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- Boeing and Airbus could face difficulties as dockworkers go on strike.
- Both plane makers ship some components to their plants in North Carolina and Alabama.
- Supply-chain disruption has hampered the aviation industry this year.
Plane makers in the US could be further hampered by strike action as dockworkers take to the picket lines .
Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts have been shut down as 45,000 workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Boeing is in the third week of a labor dispute with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that has resulted in strike action at its Seattle-area facilities…