Struggling Aerospace Suppliers May Not Be Able to Support Jet Output Hikes: Survey

Boeing 787 Dreamliners in final production at widebody factory in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 17, 2019. Eric Johnson/Reuters

Meeting Boeing Co. and Airbus SE’s planned jet output hikes this year will not be a “slam dunk” for the aerospace supply chain, a Morgan Stanley survey of 80 suppliers showed on Thursday.

While the aerospace sector seeks to speed up its recovery from a pandemic-led slowdown as a travel boom spurs demand for jets, inflationary pressures, and labor availability are impeding their progress and have dampened sentiment, the survey showed.