Boeing HQ
With the Labor Day holiday in the United States, news reports regarding Boeing are limited this morning. The most intriguing story is NASA explaining the strange noise heard by the astronauts emanating from the Starliner capsule. It turns out that a communications configuration issue resulted in the sounds coming from a speaker on board the capsule. Mystery solved in the continuing saga Stranded in Space.
Boeing’s 737 MAX is the subject of a new data model at AirInsight, examining Boeing’s production rates, inventory levels, and deliveries for the 737 MAX by year and month, by model, including the -7, -8, -9, and -10, as well as by region and customer. One of the key issues we are examining for our subscribers is whether or when a de-stocking event could potentially take place since the company has asked suppliers to produce at a higher rate than the company has been able to produce aircraft. Â
Stories about Boeing’s turnaround challenges continue to emerge. In a story about the long road ahead for CEO Kelly Ortberg, there is optimism if Boeing can accomplish improvements in three key areas -manufacturing planes on time, improving communications, and focusing on the customer – he can set the turnaround in the right direction.
One challenge is a lack of trust in Boeing, as a new survey found passenger trust in Boeing aircraft dropping in the wake of the Alaska Airlines incident. Winning back the trust of both passengers and airline customers is key to Boeing’s future.
Links to today’s key stories follow:
- NASA explains strange noise heard by astronaut in Boeing Starliner – Charlotte Observer
- Boeing’s MAX progress – AirInsight
- Boeing’s CEO has a long road ahead – TipRanks
- Passenger trust in Boeing aircraft drops amid growing safety concerns, survey finds – invezz
