Alenia Aeronautica is preparing to ramp up work for Boeing's 787 to 10 sections a month and has allocated €500 million ($707 million) to upgrade its facilities to get there. Given the delay in the 787's first flight, there's a lot of pressure all along the supply chain with competing needs of an aggressive ramp-up and a continued fastener shortage. The supply of the latter is being centrally managed by Boeing to ensure a balance in the production flow. Near-term production challenges seem to be abating, with the number of tem- 10 shipsets per month, which is beyond the seven-aircraft requirement financial sources say Boeing assigned to Alenia.
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