Seven-week strike at Boeing finally ends
The seven-week strike at Boeing, that has exacerbated its already challenging production schedules, has finally ...
Andrew W. Sieber
By Alex Lennane
Boeing admitted yesterday that it had failed to deliver a single 777 freighter in the first quarter of the year.
The troubled plane-maker did, however, produce 11, according to analysis by Jefferies, but they are yet to have engines fitted and these so-called ‘gliders’ are stored at its facility in Everett.
Aside from the cashflow issues the delays will surely cause Boeing, it will also challenge its customers – and could impact the airfreight market.
Boeing has some 55 orders for the 777F ...
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