Boeing 737 Max at it again

[beetroot]

Not a 787... the winglet gives it away...

MAYBE an A350...

That shit with the tape, no not real... I dont believe speed tape is EVER EVER EVER allowed on the top of the wing of any airplane.

It looks like a racked wingtip to me.
It's not fake, I've put a lot of 600mph tape on the top of 787 wings.

 

[UKDslayer]

Boeing Workers Begin Massive Strike, Production of 737 Max Halted

Boeing has a new problem to address that could put the company even deeper in the hole that it has dug for itself.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[Mr.BR]

Boeing's money raise officially hit this AM. The offering: 90 million shares of common stock and $5 billion in depositary shares.

Boeing Announces Stock Offering Expected to Raise up to $19 Billion

Boeing has been struggling with a string of problems in recent years, prompting the departure of its old chief executive, who was replaced in August by aerospace veteran Kelly...

www.industryweek.com

Here are the offering details from Boeing:

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] ("Boeing" or the "Company") announced today the launch of concurrent separate underwritten public offerings of (i) 90,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share ("Common Stock") of the Company and (ii) $5 billion of depositary shares ("Depositary Shares"), each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of newly issued Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Preferred Stock"), of the Company (together, the "Offerings"). Boeing expects to grant to the underwriters of the Offerings a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional (i) 13,500,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) $750 million of Depositary Shares, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. Boeing intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of debt, additions to working capital, capital expenditures, and funding and investments in the Company's subsidiaries.
Holders of the Depositary Shares will be entitled to a proportional fractional interest in the rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, subject to the provisions of a deposit agreement. The Preferred Stock is expected to have a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Unless earlier converted, each share of Preferred Stock will automatically convert, for settlement on or about October 15, 2027, into a variable number of shares of Common Stock based on the applicable conversion rate, and each Depositary Share will automatically convert into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to a proportionate fractional interest in such shares of Common Stock. The dividend rate, conversion terms and other terms of the Preferred Stock will be determined at the time of pricing of the offering of the Depositary Shares. Currently, there is no public market for the Depositary Shares or the Preferred Stock. Boeing intends to apply to list the Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BA.PRA."

 

[lash]

“Boeing intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of debt, additions to working capital, capital expenditures, and funding and investments in the Company's subsidiaries.”

Uh huh, sure…

 

[Mr.BR]

“Boeing intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of debt, additions to working capital, capital expenditures, and funding and investments in the Company's subsidiaries.”

Uh huh, sure…

General corporate purpose was mostly burning cash on stock buybacks

Boeing’s Decline Traced to Decades of Catering to Shareholders Above All Others​

The arc of Boeing’s fall can be traced back a quarter century, to when its leaders elevated the interests of shareholders above all others, said Richard Aboulafia, industry analyst with AeroDynamic Advisory.

“Crush the workers. Share price. Share price. Share price. Financial moves and metrics come first,” was Boeing’s philosophy, he said. It was, he said, “a ruthless effort to cut costs without any realization of what it could do to capabilities.”

To drive down costs, Boeing chose to aggressively confront first its workforce and then its suppliers rather than partner with them. It left both, Aboulafia said, “angry and alienated.” Today Boeing’s leaders are tepidly admitting that this shareholders-first, cut-costs, workers-be-damned strategy was flawed. But, for two decades, it worked.

Boeing’s leaders delivered gushers of cash to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends — $68 billion since 2010, according to Melius Research — rather than investing in future all-new airplanes, such as pulling forward airline cash advances.

Many factors have contributed to Boeing’s decline. One notable change has been the company’s broad divestment of assets to please investors. One example was the sale of Spirit AeroSystems, its main aerostructures operations in Kansas. Intended to cut costs, Boeing now outsources this work to Spirit AeroSystems, which has weakened it’s quality control.

 

[lash]

General corporate purpose was mostly burning cash on stock buybacks

Boeing’s Decline Traced to Decades of Catering to Shareholders Above All Others​

The arc of Boeing’s fall can be traced back a quarter century, to when its leaders elevated the interests of shareholders above all others, said Richard Aboulafia, industry analyst with AeroDynamic Advisory.

“Crush the workers. Share price. Share price. Share price. Financial moves and metrics come first,” was Boeing’s philosophy, he said. It was, he said, “a ruthless effort to cut costs without any realization of what it could do to capabilities.”

To drive down costs, Boeing chose to aggressively confront first its workforce and then its suppliers rather than partner with them. It left both, Aboulafia said, “angry and alienated.” Today Boeing’s leaders are tepidly admitting that this shareholders-first, cut-costs, workers-be-damned strategy was flawed. But, for two decades, it worked.

Boeing’s leaders delivered gushers of cash to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends — $68 billion since 2010, according to Melius Research — rather than investing in future all-new airplanes, such as pulling forward airline cash advances.

Many factors have contributed to Boeing’s decline. One notable change has been the company’s broad divestment of assets to please investors. One example was the sale of Spirit AeroSystems, its main aerostructures operations in Kansas. Intended to cut costs, Boeing now outsources this work to Spirit AeroSystems, which has weakened it’s quality control.

Yes, 100%.

That same attitude has destroyed more once great companies (large and small) in the past 20 years than just about any other cause. I’ve seen it play out many times during my work career.

 

[BytorJr]

Yes, 100%.

That same attitude has destroyed more once great companies (large and small) in the past 20 years than just about any other cause. I’ve seen it play out many times during my work career.

Throw in real estate deals to that mix and you'll have a company called Westinghouse. One of the very best electrical companies ever: transformers, switchgear/breakers, appliances...ruined by speculative trading which became the S&L crisis - about the only bad product they had was incandescent light bulbs that had a not-so-great color (and funny shape).

 

[LRRPF52]

Hughes, Westinghouse, and Raytheon used to be the big 3 in Fighter and missile Radars as well.

Westinghouse used to make the APG-66 and APG-68 Radars for the F-16A/B/C/D.

I think Northrop-Grumman picked up the contract for APG-68.