Airlines

Boeing Spotlights the Best in the Industry with 2023 Supplier of the Year Awards

At the 2023 Supplier of the Year ceremony, Boeing honoured 12 of its top-performing global suppliers. Suppliers were recognized for driving a stable, predictable production system that contributes to Boeing’s safety, quality, sustainability, and delivery obligations to customers.

Boeing honours India’s Tata Advanced Systems as its best supplier.(Opens in a new browser tab)

William Ampofo, vice president of Parts and distribution Services and Supply Chain for Boeing Global Services and chairman of Boeing’s Supply Chain Operations Council, praised the Supplier of the Year awardees for being proactive, open, and trustworthy in a difficult climate. “Their cooperation and dedication to safety and quality was the benchmark to help us drive stability in our supply chain and consistently deliver for our customers.”

Boeing’s 2023 Supplier of the Year winners are:

Outstanding Performance:
- Commercial Airplanes – Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, Inc. of Dickinson, N.D.
- Defense, Space & Security – Dynamatic Technologies Limited of Bangalore, India
- Global Services – C.E. Machine Company, Inc., of Wichita, Kan.
- Indirect Supply Chain – Microsoft of Redmond, Wash.
Alliance Award: Toray Composite Materials America, Inc., of Tacoma, Wash.
Collaboration Award: Janicki of Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
Pathfinder Award: CSIRO of Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Safety & Quality Award: KF Aerospace of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Supplier Diversity Award: Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium Pty Ltd of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Supply Chain Visibility Award: ValStream of Dallas, Texas
Support & Services Award: Harper Engineering Co. of Renton, Wash.
Sustainability Award: EPIC Fuels of Irving, Texas

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Boeing spends more than $34 billion annually on more than one billion parts and works with more than 11,000 active suppliers globally. An industry-pioneering awards programme that recognises the accomplishments of Boeing’s top-performing suppliers is called the Supplier of the Year Award programme.

Airlines

Air India Express Aircraft Engine Part Falls Outside Delhi Airport; DGCA Orders Probe

Air India Express flight skids off runway while landing at Kochi airport

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an inquiry following reports that metal fragments were discovered at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after an Air India Express flight made an emergency landing on Monday evening.

The emergency landing was prompted by a detected engine fault, but fortunately, the landing was executed safely without any injuries to the passengers.

The situation began when crew members of the Air India Express flight reported an engine issue, leading to the emergency landing. The DGCA has confirmed that a thorough investigation is underway and has directed that the aircraft undergo a comprehensive safety inspection.

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The discovery of metal debris outside the airport has raised concerns, prompting the DGCA to probe whether these fragments are linked to the aircraft involved in the emergency landing. Authorities are particularly focused on whether the metal pieces, which were found near the airport, originated from the same Air India Express flight that experienced engine trouble.

While preliminary assessments suggest that the debris could be a broken blade from an aircraft engine, the exact source remains unconfirmed. The airline has yet to verify if the metal fragments are from their aircraft.

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The Delhi Police, working in conjunction with the DGCA, have initiated their own investigation to determine the origin of the metal pieces. A technical team is set to analyze whether the fragments are associated with the aircraft in question. As the investigation continues, a case has been filed with the airport authority to address the matter.