Boeing expects 787 Dreamliner production growth to slow | Wilnesh News

boeing company The company told employees on Monday it expected growth in production and deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner to slow due to supplier shortages of “some critical parts.”

In January this year, Boeing has slowed down the delivery and production of the 737 Max aircraft after a door jam of a passenger plane suddenly burst during flight, causing a near-disaster for the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.

The company has been working to increase production of the 787 Dreamliner after quality issues halted deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner for nearly two years until mid-2022.

“We will continue to take steps to improve the overall health of our production system, putting your ideas into practice to improve safety, first-pass quality, training, performing more work in sequence, and ensuring our teams have the tools to achieve excellence. necessary resources,” said Scott Stocker, 787 vice president and general manager, in a memo to employees at Boeing’s South Carolina 787 factory.

Stock said Boeing still faces supplier shortages.

“To this end, we have shared with our customers that we expect growth in production and delivery rates to slow,” he wrote in a memo reported earlier by Reuters. He added that the company still plans to steadily increase rates as it high demand.

Boeing was producing about five 787 Dreamliners per month as of late last year and said in January it aimed to increase monthly production to 10 as soon as next year.

Boeing is due to report quarterly results before the bell on Wednesday and is likely to detail its production plans.