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mahatmakanejeeves

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11. From The Wall Street Journal.:

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Thu Apr 25, 2019, 01:30 PM

Apr 2019

BUSINESS | EARNINGS
Boeing Details Financial Hit From 737 MAX Grounding
Plane maker defends safety of best-selling aircraft, promises return to service

By Doug Cameron and Andrew Tangel
Updated April 24, 2019 5:25 p.m. ET

Boeing Co. executives said they didn’t know when the 737 MAX would return to service and defended the design and certification of their best-selling plane, grounded by global regulators following two fatal crashes.

The aerospace giant said Wednesday it has begun factoring in more than $1 billion in additional costs while the plane is grounded and production of additional aircraft remains scaled back.

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Boeing's profit falls 21% on the 737 Max crisis [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

Wow. I guess all that corner-cutting didn't results in huge profits after all, huh Boeing? Aristus Apr 2019 #1

A very expensive bad decision paleotn Apr 2019 #2

Lose the trust Corgigal Apr 2019 #3

It is interesting the stock price went up on releasing this news hueymahl Apr 2019 #4

The shareholder meeting is next week. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #5

So their quest to save money by not properly training pilots turned into a financial disaster. Initech Apr 2019 #6

They didn't train pilots because of the cost. They didn't train them because it would have SFnomad Apr 2019 #8

Wonder if airheadbus's stock has gone up.. Maxheader Apr 2019 #7

But, all that money and work rules they saved on safeinOhio Apr 2019 #9

Boeing sponsored an event last week at--the Trump Hotel D.C. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #10

From The Wall Street Journal.: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #11