Aaron
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Debris found in fuel tanks of some undelivered Boeing 737 Max jets
Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it had found debris in the fuel tanks of undelivered 737 Max jetliners, the latest setback in the plane maker’s efforts to...www.marketwatch.com
Has Boeing hit rock bottom at this point ? They really seem to have gone waaay too far into the cost cutting and managing through Excel spreadsheets, moving the HQ from Seattle to Chicago so that those pesky engineers can't bother the management isn't a move in the right direction, imo. Will Boeing management be able to let people with actual technical knowledge call the shot again, and start making planes that were super reliable like the 777 or the 737 ?
Boeing is still worth twice as much as Airbus, and with Airbus now having multiple assembly line in the USA, even the increase of tariffs aren't going to protect Boeing much, as Airbus as one A320 and two A220 production lines in the USA/Canada, that's about 200 planes / year.
That being said, the A220 is encountering some significant problem with its engine, multiples aircrafts had to do an emergency landing after engine failure, if Airbus manage to fix that issue, it would mean that Boeing really has a huge problem, but honestly their main problem isn't Airbus, it's their own management.
From what I've read from people who know the industry is that there are two likely scenarios now.
1. They will get a hefty gov't bailout til they get their shit together.
2. The company will be split into two, one military and one civilian. The civ one will be allowed to go bust but will be resurrected swiftly with new management.
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