The Impact of the Boeing Strike on the Supply Chain

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Today’s key stories are new, yet similar to stories and themes we’ve seen over the last years. First, another new whistleblower has emerged with claims of supplier quality issues on the 787 . Richard Cuevas claims to have observed “substandard…

In a vote Sunday, unionized Airbus workers in Mirabel rejected Airbus second contract offer to workers building the A220, nee Bombardier CSeries. Airbus had been holding talks with the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace workers (‘IAM’) over the last…

UPDATE – In the worst scenario, the eleven-day strike at Spirit AeroSystems in June and July could impact 737 P-8A and MAX fuselage deliveries to Boeing by between twenty and fifty shipsets this year. Spirit has revised its guidance for…
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The International Association of Machinists voted Friday to accept Boeing’s contract offer that was previously rejected by union leadership, extending the contract by eight years and guaranteeing that the 777-X will continue to be built in the Puget Sound region. …