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 54.68

+0.91 +1.69%
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BEAV 23.43

+2.03 +9.49%
Volume: 2,835,132
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GR 61.36

+0.38 +0.62%
Volume: 1,652,218
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HON 40.14

+0.54 +1.36%
Volume: 5,767,558
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HXL 10.97

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Volume: 1,237,130
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ROK 45.66

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SPR 19.53

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