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Dismantling Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast operations would harm region’s aerospace industry, says UK chair
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...four bolts meant to secure the panel to the aircraft were missing, and an audit of Boeing and Spirit by the US Federal Aviation Administration found “multiple instances” where the companies failed to meet manufacturing...
...US aviation safety regulators have capped Boeing’s output of its 737 Max aircraft while the company focuses on improving its manufacturing and quality processes....
...China dominates manufacturing, making more than half of all electric or plug-in hybrid cars, compared with just 10 per cent of traditional engine-driven vehicles....
...The US healthcare company said on Friday that it would pay $335 a share in cash to acquire Shockwave, which specialises in manufacturing a catheter-based treatment for patients with calcified arteries....
...At the same time, Apple is diversifying its manufacturing away from China. Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, is visiting Vietnam this week as the iPhone maker plans to increase its supply chain there....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 6. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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...The manufacturing time, alone, is typically four to six months, she says....
...Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Cook has become a frequent visitor to China, a key market and huge manufacturing base for Apple products....
...Yet for long-term regulatory and political reasons, component manufacturing might be most optimal when performed in-house....
...At an investment conference in December, Netflix’s co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said the company had found a niche in “sports adjacent drama”, such as its documentaries on Formula One, tennis and a recent...
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...But the Biden administration has now confirmed it will offer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the chip powerhouse making key AI chips and processors for Nvidia, Apple and AMD, some $6.6bn in grants...
...The move is a blow to Boeing, which has struggled with manufacturing defects on the 737....
...Its role has been under scrutiny over the past year amid manufacturing problems. Homendy said pilots had reported pressurisation warnings on three flights in the month before the incident....
...It was spun out of Boeing in 2005 as the US group looked to shift fixed costs of its manufacturing facilities and labour to the variable cost of procuring parts from a supplier....
...Its role has been under scrutiny over the past year amid on-going manufacturing problems. Homendy said pilots had reported pressurisation warnings on three flights in the month before the incident....
FAA recommends inspections of aircraft with same kind of door plug as Alaska Airlines plane involved in blowout
Discovery threatens wider crisis for aerospace group after plane suffered mid-air blowout
...Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Foxconn are not the only Taiwanese tech companies feeling compelled to expand abroad....
...After all, nobody wants to be the one to tell The Rock he has to wait....
...Here’s how CreditSights analysts describe their understanding of the manufacturing process: While Spirit AeroSystems installs the door plug into the fuselage before shipping 737 MAX 9s to Boeing, we believe...
...Boeing needed to take action to address its manufacturing problems, he added, and “it needs to be real action”....
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