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…
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…
Due to the independence day holiday, the Daily Boeing will not be published today. Our column will return tomorrow. Wishing our readers in the US a safe and happy holiday. Views: 21
The European Commission announced its conditional approval for Deutsche Lufthansa’s proposed 41 percent stake in Italy’s ITA Airways. The deal, negotiated last year, has Lufthansa paying €325 million for its stake in the carrier, with the Italian finance ministry also…
Today’s key stories focus on speculation that Pat Shanahan, former Boeing VP and now CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, could become David Calhoun’s replacement. It is our view that, just like Stephanie Pope, both executives are steeped in the Boeing culture…
The Boeing Spirit AeroSystems Deal is Expensive. The finalization of a re-acquisition by Boeing of Spirit AeroSystems has been widely announced as a $4.7 billion transaction, using stock rather than cash to complete the deal. But that isn’t the entire…