Tier 1 suppliers are a “failed market”

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Feb. 20, 2025, © Leeham News: The Tier 1 supply chain is all but dead. Kevin Michaels. This rather startling conclusion belongs to Kevin Michaels, the managing director of the consulting firm Aerodynamic… Read More

Boeing buys Vought 787 facilities

Update, 9:10 AM PDT: Innovation Analysis Group has a podcast with Jon Ostrower, who broke the news last week, about the likely purchase of Vought, and us. We look at the prospect of where Line 2 will be… Read More

Boeing acquires piece of troubled SC company

Boeing today (March 28) acquired the Vought share of Global Aeronautica, giving the 787 manufacturer a 50% stake in the company. The plant in Charleston (SC) has been one of the key trouble spots in the 787 program…. Read More