Several carriers are seeking financing for their Boeing 737 MAX orders, but in the midst of the current global pandemic are finding that lenders with terms that were available pre-crisis are virtually impossible to find. That, of course, changes the…
News: On NBC’s Today show, Boeing CEO David Calhoun made a bold prediction that a major US airline will go out of business by the end of the year, and that it will take up to five years before the…
The government bailouts for airlines and aerospace manufacturers in the United States will come with some strings, including the potential for some equity ownership by the government in exchange for their financial support. This seems like a reasonable proposal, given…
Boeing and the airline industry are clamoring for billions of dollars in bailouts as the coronavirus crisis has dramatically impacted them financially. Clearly, Boeing, the largest US exporter, will be considered too big to fail, just as General Motors was…
Remember the US vs the ME3? Perhaps the wind has changed direction. Al Baker’s interest in buying into American was rebuffed. Yet here we are, we have a deal without equity, for now. One wonder’s if Delta’s move with LAN…
Last week at an employee forum, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker made some controversial statements regarding the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. In response to a question from a pilot, he stated that the 737 MAX “is safe for American Airlines…