Boeing Expects Supply Chain Problems to Last Through Most of 2023

Boeing Expects Supply Chain Problems to Last Through Most of 2023
An employee works in the cockpit of a Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on the production line at Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Wash., on Nov. 18, 2021. Jason Redmond/Reuters
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DOHA—Boeing expects supply chain problems to persist almost until the end of 2023, led by labor shortages at mid-tier and smaller suppliers, partly due to the faster-than-expected return of demand, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Boeing said last month that production of its 737 aircraft had been slowed by shortages of a single type of wiring connector, while some of its airline customers had been forced to cancel flights due to a lack of staff in the post-pandemic recovery.