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Boeing’s commercial and military production has been significantly disrupted as a widespread computer outage derailed work in factories from Washington to Florida, people familiar with the issues told The Air Current.
The disruption came on the last day of the quarter, when Boeing typically seeks to hand over as many airplanes as possible to waiting customers, boosting its financial results. Although the company was able to complete some deliveries, final commercial jet inspections and paperwork largely ground to a halt.
“We experienced an unplanned IT outage that affected some computer systems and applications,” Boeing said in a statement confirming an earlier TAC report. “The cause of the outage is understood — we have no reason to believe it is due to a cyberattack — and our IT team is working to bring all systems back online.”
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