Russia is able to manufacture their own, I think.
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I trained Aeroflot on Boeing equipment for three years. Boeing had the most to lose. They built two factories ( joint venture) in Russia to manufacture their specialized titanium parts as they had sourced their titanium from Russia. The fate of those two factories is unknown.
Boeing recently down played the situation, however they did state the parts ( titanium forgings) made would take two and a half years to three years to try and manufacture here in the states. Boeing’s B787 uses 60 tons of titanium, all of which was sourced from Russia. Boeing had to halt production of their 787 back in 2020 anyway, so time is on their side.
The biggest problem is Boeing aircraft is only 25 percent of Boeing. Their Missile and defense divisions make the most money, cruise missiles, missiles, rockets, etc…they are in a panic as they sourced 90 percent of their exotic metals from Russia…..and Vlad says again, Checkmate.
Senile Joe is an idiot, the only question is did he knowingly knee cap our aircraft, engine and defense industry or was it just plain stupidity to apply sanctions?
A peek into Boeing.
Boeing is poised to make billions in space and defense contracts, however, they may lack the materials to make the product…Boeing is awful quiet.
“ The bad news is that Russia is a big supplier of titanium. That might become an issue for Boeing (ticker: BA) shares depending on how long the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages, how long sanctions are in place against Russia, and how long it takes other titanium suppliers to ramp up production.
Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that while Boeing has suspended parts of its business in Russia, Boeing’s relationship with titanium supplier VSMPO AVISMA remains up in the air. Boeing didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about its VSMPO relationship.
The stock may be taking a hit because of the fear about titanium. Boeing stock was down about 1.7% in premarket trading. Stock markets are set to open in the red though. S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down about 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively.”
On another note: Airbus has announced they WILL keep buying titanium from Russia, they have no choice. Russia supplies 90 percent of the world’s titanium…
.” Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Monday it had suspended buying titanium from Russia, while its European rival Airbus (AIR.PA) continues to use supplies from the nation that hosts the world’s largest supplier of the commodity, VSMPO-AVISMA (VSMO.MM).”
South Africa supplies the next largest amounts. Do note, South Africa stated they will not sanction Russia and will also start dropping the USD in trade.
…..and Vlad says “ Checkmate “, again, and again.