Boeing 737 Max Woes Are Putting Suppliers in a Planning Bind

Boeing 737 fuselages at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US.

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Boeing Co.’s challenges with the 737 Max program are putting engine-builder Safran SA in a planning bind.

The French manufacturer expects Boeing’s factory slowdown, an outgrowth of the near-disaster with one of its 737 jets last month, to ripple out to suppliers and have a possible impact on engine deliveries, Chief Executive Officer Olivier Andries said.