Alcoa praises Boeing employees on achieving the commercial aviation milestone of manufacturing the 1000th 777 aircraft.
The 777 has about 3 million parts provided by 500 suppliers, including Alcoa Fastening Systems.
Nearly one million fasteners, including internally and externally threaded, are used in each plane, bringing the total number of fasteners used in 777 production to approximately 1 billion. (…)
via How Many Fasteners in a Boeing 777? – Global Fastener News – USA.