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This week Boeing must deliver on safety–again
By the Leeham News Team Analysis May 28, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s FAA-mandated plan to improve its safety culture is due this week. Following the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and a year-long safety… Read More
Pontifications: Tombstone mentalities and Fantasy Land
By Scott Hamilton Analysis April 30, 2024, © Leeham News: David Calhoun, the CEO of The Boeing Co., put this right at the top of an employee message and the 1Q2024 earnings call last Wednesday: “Since Jan. 5,… Read More
Pontifications: Boeing “transparency”–not so much.
April 9, 2024, © Leeham News: “Since [Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act] ACSAA became law, Boeing has supported implementation of the legislation, including providing full transparency for the FAA’s expert review panel in its evaluation of our… Read More
“If something requires us to cease production, we will do that:” FAA
By the Leeham News Team March 13, 2024, © Leeham News: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering whether to suspend the Production Certificate of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) if it’s not satisfied changes to its safety culture… Read More
Boeing’s safety improvement since the 2018-19 MAX crisis needs more work
Editor’s Note: This story was written before the release yesterday of an independent Expert Panel appointed by Congressional mandate to review Boeing’s safety culture. The report may be downloaded here: Boeing Safety Study by FAA Panel 2-26-24 By… Read More
Ultimately, Congress is responsible for mess at FAA, Boeing, Spirit, et al
Editor’s note: Mondays are ordinarily paywall days. Because of the nature of this topic, today’s article is a freewall post. By Scott Hamilton Commentary Feb. 26, 2024, © Leeham News: There’s no getting around the culpability of the… Read More
Risk-Adjusted Business Outlook
A 2024 view of macroeconomic and indicators for the aircraft finance and leasing markets By David Yu and William Loh Feb. 13, 2024, © Leeham News: As we entered 2024, this is an interesting time for aircraft finance… Read More
Boeing records loss in 2023, but better than expected results; no guidance for 2024
By Dan Catchpole Subscription Required Jan. 31, 2024 © Leeham News: Boeing posted a $5.8B loss in 2023, a substantial improvement over the previous year’s $11B loss. Boeing Commercial Airplanes even posted a $41M profit in the fourth… Read More
Updated: FAA grounds expansion plans for Boeing 737 MAX production, approves path for MAX 9s to resume flights
UPDATING (2) Hundreds of 737s scheduled for delivery this year and in coming years affected by FAA action. IAM shares concerns with Boeing, FAA. By Dan Catchpole Special Coverage of the Boeing crisis Jan. 24, 2024 © Leeham… Read More