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HOTR: When will Boeing return 737 rates to pre-grounding level?
By the Leeham News Team March 5, 2022, © Leeham News: When will Boeing return the 737 production levels to the pre-grounding rate of 52/mo? It’s a question that is of key interest to the industry, employees, and… Read More
“Downfall” and “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw”
Feb. 17, 2022, (c) Leeham News: Tomorrow the documentary movie Downfall will be available on Netflix and, probably, Youtube. Unveiled during the Sundance film festival, Downfall is about the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. The producers’ staff of Downfall… Read More
Boeing has cash flow positive 4th quarter, 1st since 2019; takes charge on 787 program
Jan. 26, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing reported its first cash flow positive quarter, the fourth quarter, since early 2019 today as it issued its 2021 financial results. The 737 MAX was grounded worldwide March 10-13, 2019. The… Read More
Forecast 2022: Boeing hopes for the best on pandemic, 787, MAX
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Introduction Dec. 20, 2021, © Leeham News: To say that last two years have been challenging for Boeing is an understatement. But for the first time in a long time, officials appear optimistic… Read More
2022 Outlook depends largely on pandemic, Boeing recovery
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Dec. 13, 2021, © Leeham News: Attempting a forecast for the new year historically has been reasonably easy. One just started with the stability of the current years, and maybe the… Read More
Pontifications: Assessing the future of stand-alone GE Aviation
By Scott Hamilton Nov. 22, 2021, © Leeham News: GE Aviation’s (GEA) spin-off takes the corporate burden off its back and opens that way to move forward just as commercial aviation should be over the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Read More