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    Supply Chain Problems Keep Boeing Parked On Paine Field Runway

    April 14, 2015
    Seat-supplier Zodiac Aerospace has struggled to keep up with demand as the world's biggest airplane makers, Boeing and Airbus, ramp up production of twin-aisle airplanes.

    Source The Herald Business Journal

    Seat-supplier Zodiac Aerospace has struggled to keep up with demand as the world's biggest airplane makers, Boeing and Airbus, ramp up production of twin-aisle airplanes.
    Seat-supplier Zodiac Aerospace has struggled to keep up with demand as the world's biggest airplane makers, Boeing and Airbus, ramp up production of twin-aisle airplanes.

    EVERETT — The Boeing Co. has informed officials at Paine Field that it needs to use the airport's “crosswind” runway as a parking lot for a few months longer because of supply-chain problems.
    Shortages of parts, especially luxury seats for 787 Dreamliners, are fouling Boeing's production and delivery schedules, according to sources at the company. They spoke on the condition that they not be identified because they are not authorized to talk publicly about production issues.
    Runway 11/29 has been closed since October 2010, when Boeing started parking early production 787 Dreamliners on it. The airplanes came out of the company's Everett plant with many problems, requiring substantial rework.

    More details here.