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 50.32

-1.03 -2.01%
Volume: 4,735,870
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BEAV 19.68

-0.18 -0.91%
Volume: 638,270
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GR 57.95

-0.25 -0.43%
Volume: 1,562,693
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HON 38.60

+0.16 +0.42%
Volume: 3,788,451
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HXL 11.39

-0.52 -4.37%
Volume: 645,353
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ROK 43.51

+0.21 +0.48%
Volume: 2,610,037
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SPR 18.37

-0.21 -1.13%
Volume: 364,321
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