Boeing’s shareholders: which do you prefer? Dilution or bankruptcy?

By Scott Hamilton Sept. 23, 2024, © Leeham News: A Wells Fargo analyst calculated The Boeing Co. might have to issue 190 million shares of stock to get itself out of the financial mess it’s in. At the… Read More

Boeing CFO: we want to negotiate; taking steps to preserve cash

By Scott Hamilton Sept. 13, 2024, © Leeham News: Brian West, the CFO of The Boeing Co., said management wants to get back to the negotiating table with its largest union, the IAM 751, to reach a new… Read More

Better transparency needed on Boeing’s 1Q earnings call

Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Analysis April 22, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing reports its first quarter financing results on Wednesday. It’s not going to be pretty. But how “transparent” will CEO David Calhoun and CFO Brian West… Read More

Pontifications: Bumps ahead notwithstanding, Boeing sees steady recovery

Feb. 21, 2023, © Leeham News: Boeing will have some bumps in the road (or maybe I should say, some turbulence) now and then, but its chief financial officer is confident the company is solidly on its way… Read More

Pontifications: Boeing spending millions to retain engineers

May 16, 2022, © Leeham News: Boeing is spending millions of dollars to retain engineers represented by the union, SPEEA. It’s a reversal of efforts to trim SPEEA ranks through early buyouts and outsourcing and to address an… Read More