Boeing strengthens ties to seat-maker EnCore
Boeing will extend its collaboration with aircraft-seat maker EnCore, helping to develop an alternative supplier of cabin fittings after bigger players including Zodiac Aerospace suffered a series of production stumbles that have held back plane deliveries. After selecting the LIFT by EnCore economy-class berth for its 737 narrow-body jet, Boeing has chosen a new model for the twin-aisle 787 Dreamliner, the companies said Tuesday. “It’s not a secret that there have been challenges in the seat industry,” Beth Anderson, Boeing’s VP for payloads and systems, supplier management, said. “It’s not just Zodiac. There isn’t enough capacity.” Boeing’s expansion into helping to supply what’s usually regarded as “buyer-furnished equipment” is a further sign that it’s intent on taking whatever steps are necessary to avoid production delays. <br/>
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Boeing strengthens ties to seat-maker EnCore
Boeing will extend its collaboration with aircraft-seat maker EnCore, helping to develop an alternative supplier of cabin fittings after bigger players including Zodiac Aerospace suffered a series of production stumbles that have held back plane deliveries. After selecting the LIFT by EnCore economy-class berth for its 737 narrow-body jet, Boeing has chosen a new model for the twin-aisle 787 Dreamliner, the companies said Tuesday. “It’s not a secret that there have been challenges in the seat industry,” Beth Anderson, Boeing’s VP for payloads and systems, supplier management, said. “It’s not just Zodiac. There isn’t enough capacity.” Boeing’s expansion into helping to supply what’s usually regarded as “buyer-furnished equipment” is a further sign that it’s intent on taking whatever steps are necessary to avoid production delays. <br/>
