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Boeing and One Airline’s CEOs Shares Candid Perspectives on the State of Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights for our readers an on-stage conversation held between the CEO ’s of Boeing and Qatar Airways at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum. Background In our ongoing coverage of commercial aircraft and aerospace industry supply chains, we have highlighted and described the various ups and downs of this industry.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

While in 2022 Pakistan received oil supplies from Qatar, Nigeria, Egypt, and Italy, this year supplies from Nigeria and Qatar are set to fall. Consider this: in January 2022, globally Qatar exported 7.2M tons; this January Qatar exported only 5.7M Aerospace & Defense will see higher costs for jet fuel.

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The decrease of air freight, an opportunity for commercial airlines?

KEPLER Consulting

In March 2018, Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace (now Safran Cabin) announced a partnership for the development and launch of passenger units located on the lower decks of A330s – space previously reserved for passenger luggage and cargo. Cargo decks of commercial planes are becoming an additional source of revenue to leverage. (2).

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The countdown is officially on for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Instead, due to the climate in Qatar, the tournament was pushed out to November and December. This, along with a host of controversies, have led many to believe that awarding Qatar with the World Cup was a blatant mistake. trade with Asia.

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Airbus Acknowledges Supply Network Constraints Impacting Wide Body Production

Supply Chain Matters

Background and Perspective In a number of prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on commercial aircraft and aerospace supply networks, we have highlighted how the now post-pandemic domestic and international demand for air travel has again accelerated the demand from air carriers for new, more technology laden and fuel efficient aircraft.

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Boeing Lands Significant 787 Dreamliner Aircraft Deal

Supply Chain Matters

This new airline is being formed to compete with existing Middle East based international carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways. The new international air carrier is to be named Riyadh Air, which is reportedly procuring 39 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with an option for 33 more.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

During the conference, Coca-Cola issued a strong call to action against paid recruitment practices (highly prevalent in south and southeast Asia) and CH2M discussed the FIFA human rights scandal in Qatar, giving first-hand proof that Tier 2 service suppliers are not immune to negative publicity and front page coverage around human rights.