This $175 Million Machine Won’t Be Ready Until 2029 – That’s A Problem For Boeing

The fact that Safran’s latest $175 million machine will not be operational until 2029 says more about how strained aircraft engine production has become than any earnings report or investor call ever could. In an industry built on precision, scale, and timing, waiting nearly half a decade for one piece of industrial infrastructure to come online highlights just how deep the bottlenecks now run.