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…
Todays key stories are mixed, with some positive and some negative events impacting Boeing. Starting with the good news, Boeing appears to have been cleared to resume wide-body jet deliveries to China after further testing of batteries powering the aircraft’s…
Today’s key stories focus on Boeing’s planned acquisition of Spirit AeroStructures, with a deal reportedly almost complete, but different from the initial offer in that stock, rather than cash, will be utilized for the transaction. That will dilute existing shareholders…
Argentina has an impressive list of fantastic meals and drinks, but coffee is not one of them. Nevertheless, one of our favorite phrases is “Let’s get a coffee” as an invitation to talk about important things. So when someone from…
This week was another tough one for Boeing. Its CEO was under the spotlight, and it was unpleasant. Boeing’s CEO admitted the company culture is “far from perfect.” The Boeing corporate culture is, potentially, at the core of the company’s…