Boeing's dispute with a small Florida-based supplier has halted production of its 777 freighter for nearly two months
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- ✓Boeing's dispute with a small Florida-based supplier has halted production of its 777 freighter for nearly two months.
- ✓The issue also disrupted 767 output after supplier Vaero stopped delivering critical wing parts.
- ✓Although the companies reached a settlement in late September, work has not resumed, costing millions every single day.
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Boeing's dispute with a small Florida-based supplier has halted production of its 777 freighter for nearly two months and disrupted output of the 767, including freighters and KC-46 aerial refueling tankers, according to Boeing workers and court filings.
Boeing filed a complaint in August alleging supplier Vaero had stopped delivering a critical wing component known as the trailing-edge rib kit, stalling work at the Everett, Washington, wing-production facility that supports the 777 freighter and 767 programs, according to a copy of the complaint reviewed by Reuters. The disruption was costing Boeing as much as $6.5 million a day, the complaint said.
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