Supplier Parts Shortage Slows Boeing 787 Production

As the 22nd 787 enters final body join on the assembly line in Everett, Wash., Boeing says it will delay receiving wing and fuselage sections until early June as some of its suppliers struggle with parts shortages. The delay will last for 24 manufacturing days (the average is 22 per month), affect...

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