Boeing has changed its outlook and expectations for 2024. CFO Brian West has walked back prior projections of a recovery in the second quarter and positive cash flow in the second half, as the reality now looks quite different. Boeing’s…
Today’s key stories regarding Boeing include a critical analysis of Boeing’s production practice and a story about the use of dish soap in the manufacturing process. Other stories include Boeing executives flying on corporate jets, culture challenges going beyond safety,…
UPDATE – Boeing is telling its airline customers that it expects to resume deliveries of the 787 in the second half of this year, Reuters has reported on April 20. The report hasn’t been officially confirmed, but United Airlines and American Airlines…
UPDATE – Boeing has taken a pre-tax non-cash charge of $3.460 billion on the 787 program as deliveries remain suspended over quality issues. Abnormal costs for the Dreamliner increased by $285 million in Q4 and total approximately $2.0 billion, with…
UPDATE – Another quality issue has hit the Boeing 787. This time, it isn’t composites that are questioned but the structural integrity of certain titanium parts that are used inside the cabin. AirInsight learns that Boeing has been dealing with…
There seems to be no quick fix to the issues that have suspended deliveries of the Boeing 787 since May. According to a Wall Street Journal news report, a difference of opinion within Boeing on the status of the Dreamliner issues…