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Airlines Rue Lack of Planes as Boeing, Airbus Delays Stack Up

  • Struggles with jet shortages hang over Farnborough Airshow
  • ‘Moment of pure frustration’ for 737 Max customer FlyDubai
In Full: Airbus CEO Faury on Supply Chain, Demand, France PoliticsPhotographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Exasperation trumped exuberance at aviation’s largest annual trade expo, as airline executives lamented a shortage of Boeing Co. and Airbus SE aircraft that’s shown no signs of letting up.

The planemaking duopoly is still struggling to recover from a Covid-19 pandemic that ripped through the supply chain, forcing suppliers to shed workers with decades of experience.