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Boeing’s Financial Performance- External Pressures Increase

Supply Chain Matters

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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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also indicated last week that regulators “ won’t be rushed ” into clearing the 737 MAX 9 model to fly again.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The article cites Dr. Darren Prokop, of the University of Anchorage Alaska, who explains supply chain visibility involves seeing “a particular activity with access to information at selected nodes.” ”[3]. The number of global locations from which materials travel can be numerous.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest January 26 update on commercial aircraft producer Boeing ongoing efforts to address the implications of the 737 MAX 9 door plug in-air blowout incident. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch immediate investigations.

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