News / Threat to freighters as parts shortages hobble airlines, manufacturers and MRO

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Buoyed by strong passenger demand, airlines have ramped up their schedules aggressively for the summer season, but they may get tripped up by a lack of functioning aircraft.

Supply chain problems in the aerospace sector are hobbling aircraft output and causing carriers to resort to desperate measures to keep their planes in the air – and the problem is not going away soon.

All parts of the industry – from carriers and manufacturers to maintenance and repair firms and conversion outfits – ...