Mulally in Miami

Published 9:00 pm Monday, March 27, 2006

Reuters http://today.reuters.com/business/NewsArticle.aspx?type=businessIndustry&storyID=2006-03-28T161323Z_01_N28390480_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPROIND-TRANSPORT-BOEING-SUPPLYCHAIN-DC.XML caught up with Boeing’s commercial airplanes chief, who talked about raw materials but didn’t discuss 787 production levels or 2006 sales projections.

Key Quote: “‘Titanium (is tight), all the way down to the sponge. Titanium’s tight but it looks OK right now. Composites are tight … some of the new aluminum alloys, aluminum lithium. I would just characterize all of the raw materials because it’s not just Boeing that needs things, it’s driven by economic development worldwide.’”