A fuselage for an aircraft , the fuselage comprising: a pressure deck assembly extending along a roll axis of the fuselage , the pressure deck assembly comprising longitudinal beams and a pressure deck , lengths of the longitudinal beams extending lengths along the roll axis of the fuselage , the pressure deck extending between the longitudinal beams along the lengths of the longitudinal beams , the pressure deck being compliant along a pitch axis of the fuselage ; a bulkhead extending along a yaw axis of the fuselage , the bulkhead being joined to the pressure deck assembly at a corner joint , wherein the bulkhead comprises bulkhead beams that extend lengths along the yaw axis of the fuselage , the bulkhead defining an exterior side and an interior side extending opposite to the exterior side , the exterior side facing in a direction along the roll axis away from the corner joint ; a compression chord extending a length along the pitch axis of the fuselage , wherein the compression chord is joined between the pressure deck assembly and the bulkhead at the corner joint such that the compression chord extends on an outside of the corner joint , wherein the exterior side of the bulkhead defines a portion of the outside such that the outside extends away from the pressure deck in the direction along the roll axis ; and corner fittings that are joined to the longitudinal beams , the corner fittings comprising blocks and straps that are discrete from the blocks ; wherein the compression chord is joined to the blocks of the corner fittings , and the blocks of the corner fittings are joined to the bulkhead beams via the straps . a pressure deck assembly extending along a roll axis of the fuselage , the pressure deck assembly comprising longitudinal beams and a pressure deck , lengths of the longitudinal beams extending lengths along the roll axis of the fuselage , the pressure deck extending between the longitudinal beams along the lengths of the longitudinal beams , the pressure deck being compliant along a pitch axis of the fuselage ; a bulkhead extending along a yaw axis of the fuselage , the bulkhead being joined to the pressure deck assembly at a corner joint , wherein the bulkhead comprises bulkhead beams that extend lengths along the yaw axis of the fuselage , the bulkhead defining an exterior side and an interior side extending opposite to the exterior side , the exterior side facing in a direction along the roll axis away from the corner joint ; a compression chord extending a length along the pitch axis of the fuselage , wherein the compression chord is joined between the pressure deck assembly and the bulkhead at the corner joint such that the compression chord extends on an outside of the corner joint , wherein the exterior side of the bulkhead defines a portion of the outside such that the outside extends away from the pressure deck in the direction along the roll axis ; and corner fittings that are joined to the longitudinal beams , the corner fittings comprising blocks and straps that are discrete from the blocks ; wherein the compression chord is joined to the blocks of the corner fittings , and the blocks of the corner fittings are joined to the bulkhead beams via the straps . <EOS>