Aerospace Stocks Hit Hard On Boeing's 787 Delay (HXL, GR, SPR)

June 23, 2009 2:45 PM EDT

Aerospace stocks are getting hit hard today after Boeing (NYSE: BA) postponed the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft.

Shares of Boeing are down 7% on the news and it is having ripple effects on suppliers and others in the sector:

  • Hexcel Corp. (NYSE: HXL) -8%
  • Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPR) -7%
  • Goodrich Corp. (NYSE: GR) -2%
  • Honeywell (NYSE: HON) -0.5%
  • Rockwell Collins (NYSE: ROK) -0.5%
  • BE Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAV) -4.5%


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BA 50.38

-0.97 -1.89%
Volume: 2,993,903
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BEAV 19.63

-0.23 -1.16%
Volume: 414,744
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GR 57.91

-0.29 -0.50%
Volume: 1,025,303
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HON 38.65

+0.21 +0.55%
Volume: 2,648,499
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HXL 11.39

-0.52 -4.37%
Volume: 489,901
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ROK 43.91

+0.61 +1.41%
Volume: 1,755,714
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SPR 18.36

-0.22 -1.18%
Volume: 236,283
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