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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputational and cultural challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Paid subscription).

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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the latest incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. That has implications for Alaska, United and Copa airlines, the noted operators of this MAX variant. All rights reserved.

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Representatives for Boeing, American, United, Alaska have reportedly either had no comment or have not immediately responded to press inquiries.

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

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Latest Incident On Friday of last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out. based carriers Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. Global air regulators are expected to follow. All rights reserved.

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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Hopefully, it will be positive when the dust settles.

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Boeing’s Financial Performance- External Pressures Increase

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Management Commentary As we have noted in prior updates, the latest being last week , the incident of a near catastrophic blowout of an Alaska Airlines newly delivered Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft has triggered a series of new events hat have added more scrutiny to Boeing ’s production and quality control processes. All rights reserved.

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Breaking News- Major Senior Leadership Change for Boeing

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Since January’s incident involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX aircraft experiencing cabin de-pressurization because of a rear cockpit door blowout the crisis surrounding Boeing with airline customers, flyers, and major suppliers has only deepened. All rights reserved.