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Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output

Supply Chain Matters

Faury indicated to reporters that the expansion of Tianjin capacity is an important part of the strategy for producing upwards of 75 of the A320 family aircraft on a monthly basis by 2026. This facility also serves a base for commercial aircraft sold to China based airlines.

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Breaking- Pratt And Whitney Engine Reliability Issue Far More Expansive

Supply Chain Matters

According to business and industry media reports at the time, the engine recall would affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. The suspected flaw requires that engines be internally inspected to assess if repairs are needed, and to what extent. Repair and remount.

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Engine Reliability and Supply Surfaces for Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

According to business and industry media reports, the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Last week Airbus again reiterated for investors the targeting of A320 family production levels of 50 per month by 2026. CEO Faury acknowledged such a frustration last week.

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Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All?

Talking Logistics

Here are some excerpts from the press release : According to the report, ATA’s first in-depth examination of the driver shortage since 2015, the driver shortage eased in 2016 to roughly 36,500 – down from 2015’s shortfall of 45,000. “We Just pay drivers more and you’ll fix the problem,” is the most common solution I hear from folks.

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Airbus Reiterates 2023 Aircraft Delivery Commitments

Supply Chain Matters

The European producer further reiterated that future monthly production plans for the Airbus A320 aircraft family is progressing well towards the previously announced rate of 75 aircraft per month in 2026. It was initially believed that the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. From Fuel to Fertiliser, Supply Shortages Start to Bite.

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The Ultimate Guide to Coffee Profit Margins

Unleashed

billion in revenue in the past year, with an annual growth (2015-2020) of -1.0%. billion), growth is in the positives – 0.5% (2015-20) and 2.7% (2019-20). Despite a shrink in revenue growth, profit margins are still in the positives at 3.1%, shrinking only marginally since 2015 (-0.2%). Coffee distributors took in AU$2.3