Boeing suffers the consequences of anti-Russia sanctions

2022-06-11 09:58:43

(MENAFN) According to aviation safety expert Roman Gusarov, Boeing's decision to halt manufacture of its popular 737 MAX airliner may be linked to sanctions placed on Moscow. Russia supplies the American aircraft manufacturer with essential parts and components.

The Wall Street Journal stated this week that Boeing had to suspend manufacturing of narrow-body planes for 10 days in May owing to supply-chain issues.

“Boeing’s dependence on Russian titanium is extremely high, amounting to about 30-40%, meaning that at least every third Boeing aircraft is assembled entirely from Russian titanium,” Gusarov claimed. In addition to titanium, which is essential in aviation engineering, the firm imports titanium components from Russian manufacturer VSMPO-AVISMA.

According to the expert, the US aircraft maker has recently received nearly finished parts built in a jointly managed plant in the Russian town of Verkhnyaya Salda.

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