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June 29, 2026
By Bloomberg
FAA Issues Directives for Boeing Jets on Canada 5G Interference
The latest FAA action comes just a few years after the airline industry and wireless carriers clashed over the expansion of new 5G services.
June 24, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
EU Orders Airbus to Inspect Cracks in Wings of A380 Planes
Cracks in the wing beam of some A380 planes were discovered during previous inspections, with regulators warning that the issue could compromise the wing's structural integrity.
June 22, 2026
By Bloomberg
China Targets U.S. Rare Earths Firms in Response to Pentagon List
The move was in response to the Pentagon’s decision this month to add some of China’s biggest companies to a roster of firms it accuses of supporting the Chinese military.

June 11, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
U.S. Manufacturing Hit Four-Year High in May
June 8, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
Airlines Unlikely to Meet 2050 Net Zero Goal, Says IATA Chief
June 5, 2026
By Bloomberg
Airbus Delays XLR Deliveries to IndiGo as War Hits Suppliers
June 5, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
787-9 Dreamliner’s Nose Collapses on Runway
June 3, 2026
By Bloomberg
Trump Begins Rebuilding His Tariff Wall Citing Forced Labor

June 2, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
U.S. to Levy 25% Tariff on Brazil, After 301 Investigation
May 28, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
Boeing Has the All-Clear to Ramp up 737 Max Production, Says CEO
May 28, 2026
By SupplyChainBrain
$200M Venture Fund to Target U.S. Supply Chain Efficiency
May 26, 2026
By Nick Bowman, Senior Editor
NASA Lays Out Roadmap for Permanent Moon Base
May 26, 2026
By GAINS
The End of Planner Heroics: How AI and Decision Engineering Are Reshaping Supply Chain Planning

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The New Demand Planning: Leveraging CRM for Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Success
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The Intelligent Enterprise for the Aerospace and Defense Industry
November 1, 2019 | SAP
Scenario Planning: How to Drive Better Decision Making in Integrated Business Planning
September 12, 2019 | Oliver Wight
Get Rhythm: The Operating Cadence of Integrated Business Planning
September 12, 2019 | Oliver Wight

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Where Will We Get the Rare Earth Minerals for Our Electric Cars?
October 14, 2021
Are we on target for making zero-emission vehicles account for half of all cars sold in the U.S. by 2030? Not without enough rare earth minerals to build them.
To the Moon and Beyond: Creating a Deep-Space Supply Chain
May 26, 2021
This supply chain is shooting for the moon.
A U.S. Producer Challenges China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Mining
October 29, 2020
The 17 “rare earth” minerals that are essential to so many high-tech products today, from electric cars to magnets and military systems, aren’t literally rare, but their mining and production is. Read more.