If Boeing Co's Japanese suppliers for the 787 Dreamliner are disrupted by more than several weeks, the company could face new production issues for the long-delayed aircraft, the head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said on Monday.
"We have a little bit of stock, but not much. I think if we go longer than several weeks, we'll have issues," Jim Albaugh told CNBC business television.
"It's probably too early to tell right now," he said. "We have talked to our suppliers. Their factories are in good shape."
Boeing 787 suppliers in Japan include Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Fuji Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Albaugh said Boeing was looking into whether suppliers in Japan have enough power to continue operations. He said Boeing would know more about the matter later this week.
Boeing's carbon-composite Dreamliner is nearly three years behind its original schedule partly because of snags in the extensive global supply chain.
But the company has said it intends to make first delivery of a 787 to its first customer, Japan's All Nippon Airways, in the third quarter.
Shares of Boeing were down 2.3 percent to US$70 on the New York Stock Exchange in early Monday afternoon trading.
"We have a little bit of stock, but not much. I think if we go longer than several weeks, we'll have issues," Jim Albaugh told CNBC business television.
"It's probably too early to tell right now," he said. "We have talked to our suppliers. Their factories are in good shape."
Boeing 787 suppliers in Japan include Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Fuji Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Albaugh said Boeing was looking into whether suppliers in Japan have enough power to continue operations. He said Boeing would know more about the matter later this week.
Boeing's carbon-composite Dreamliner is nearly three years behind its original schedule partly because of snags in the extensive global supply chain.
But the company has said it intends to make first delivery of a 787 to its first customer, Japan's All Nippon Airways, in the third quarter.
Shares of Boeing were down 2.3 percent to US$70 on the New York Stock Exchange in early Monday afternoon trading.
