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Russia Sanctions Hit Boeing Supply Chain

Boeing has warned that it won’t deliver as many Dreamliner jets as anticipated in 2024.

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To Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability, Complex Manufacturers Have a Long Road Ahead

When it comes to supply chain ESG, most companies have a lot of work ahead to achieve the deepest levels of program maturity. But it’s worth the effort.

Airbus Reaches Deal With Canada Workers, Averting Lockout Threat

A rejection of the deal would have triggered a lockout starting on May 2 at the Mirabel manufacturing plant near Montreal.

The A220 program, which was developed in Canada, is 75% owned by Airbus and 25% by the Quebec government’s financial arm, Investissement Quebec, through a limited partnership. Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg

How Manufacturing Execution Systems Can Solve Staffing Shortages

Implementing advanced technologies such as an MES allows businesses to alleviate the immediate challenges associated with staffing shortages, and lay the groundwork for long-term workforce resilience.

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Lufthansa to Cut Costs After $908M in First Quarter Losses

Lufthansa estimates weeks of airline worker strikes impacted first quarter earnings by as much as €350 million.

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Spirit Aero, Airbus Near Critical Talks on Fate of Supplier

Spirit, which was spun out of Boeing in 2005, is in an increasingly stretched financial position as the U.S. planemaker slows output of its 737 aircraft.

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Boeing Posts $355M Loss in First Quarter of 2024

The planemaker saw revenue fall 8% year-over-year in Q1, in what CEO David Calhoun called a "tough moment" in a letter to employees.

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Alaska Air Profit Forecast Signals Rebound From Max Woes

Alaska shares gained 5% in New York after earlier rising as much as 7.1%, the most in more than two years.

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Boeing Sharply Criticized at Two Senate Committee Hearings

One witness said there was a disconnect between Boeing management's words about safety and what workers observe on the factory floor.

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Number of Boeing Workers Reporting Safety Concerns Skyrockets in 2024

Boeing vice president Lisa Fahl says that the number of workers using the company's service to report safety concerns has risen by 500%.

Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto

American Air Pilots Cite ‘Significant’ Jump in Safety Issues

The union message underscores the heightened scrutiny on airline safety following a January incident in which a panel blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight.

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Boeing Whistleblower Claims 787 Dreamliners at Risk of Breaking Apart

The whistleblower accused the planemaker of subpar safety standards and retaliation for identifying engineering issues.

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