Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

With the latest developments there is a growing sense that the ongoing crisis now has major implications for Boeing along with dependent industry supply networks. They are not good for the industry as a whole. They damage the image of the entire aerospace industry.”

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

As highlighted in our original commentary , 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. That has implications for Alaska, United and Copa airlines, the noted operators of this MAX variant.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This announcement is noted as again taking an extended industry lead from rival Boeing. Extending An Industry Lead Business and investment media have observed that with this week’s announcement, Airbus is making a further effort to increase the competitive gap with Boeing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

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.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Background In early January, 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. Some industry experts point to such facilities as “ the hidden factories.” Other viewpoints or perspectives are certainly encouraged.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2018

Sorry about your luck, Hawaii and Alaska. It’s the latest in a series of moves by the chain (which have included dollar menus and removing antibiotics from its chicken) to woo customers as competition increases in the food industry. The company officially rolled out the concept at 3,500 stores today. You’ll still get frozen beef.

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