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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. The companies want the solution to work with the products exactly as they’re currently manufactured, which means handling a wide range of resins and shapes. On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S.

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VW Tennessee Auto Workers Approve Labor Union Representation

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states ( Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas ) each indicating in statements that unionization efforts will result in lost jobs and cutbacks from individual auto makers. The election results further occurred amid the governors of six separate U.S. plane maker.

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

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Notion and Challenge of Traveled Work Again Surfaces Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a report: Behind the Alaska Blowout: a Manufacturing Habit Boeing Can’t Break. Paid subscription). This report accounts for the notions of unconforming quality repair needs that are termed traveled work.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- February 24 2023

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This update provides added developments related to aircraft manufacturer Boeing, and to current U.S. After deliveries were suspended for upwards of two years because of a series of quality and manufacturing process issues, Boeing has plans to ramp production to five per month in late 2023 and to 10 per month in the 2025/2026 timeframe.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

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Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. Last week after a series of manufacturing and product design flaws impacted the deliveries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft since 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the way to resume airline deliveries of previously ordered aircraft.

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Airbus and Boeing Announce 2022 Commercial Aircraft Order and Delivery Performance

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European and global based commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE reported a total of 661 commercial aircraft delivered to a total of 84 airline or leasing companies during 2022. Both of these manufacturers will be reporting both Q4 and total 2022 financial performance over the coming weeks. Additional Thoughts.