Clicky

Year 2024

Boeing accepts “Sweetheart” Plea Deal

Renton MAX 1 of 1 scaled

As expected, Boeing has accepted what has been described as a “Sweetheart” plea deal that resulted from its breach of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the Justice Department in 2021.  That deal, had Boeing not breached it with the serious…

The Daily Boeing: key stories for 8 July 2024

Boeing

Today’s key stories focus on Boeing’s decision regarding the Department of Justice plea deal as the deadline stretched into the weekend.  Boeing either “needs to accept a plea deal, or argue at trial why it’s innocent of a crime they…

DB1B updated

The first quarter of 2024 has been published. Here’s our updated model. Remember to use the double-headed arrow to optimize viewing for your monitor. Notes: Select each airline and watch how their business is evolving. Watch for 1Q24 traffic volumes…

Implications as new delivery rates fade

supply chain management

Airlines and lessors are frustrated by slow delivery rates on their ordered aircraft. We previously wrote a note discussing the recovering supply chain . As the year progressed, the supply chain appeared more stressed than we had thought.  There is…

The Daily Boeing: key stories for 5 July 2024

Boeing

It has been an eventful 4th of July holiday week for Boeing.  Today’s key stories focus on Boeing’s ongoing quality issues and its forthcoming “sweetheart” agreement with the Department of Justice.  With a new whistleblower indicating that what we’ve seen…