Search

MAX Woes Send Boeing To $1 Billion Loss In Fourth Quarter; Defense Suffers From Starliner Setback

MAX Woes Send Boeing To $1 Billion Loss In Fourth Quarter; Defense Suffers From Starliner Setback
Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun. Photo: Boeing

As expected, Boeing [BA] on Wednesday announced dismal fourth quarter financial results due to massive charges and additional costs related to the 737 MAX commercial aircraft, leading to losses in the quarter and for 2019, and the company’s defense and services segments also fared poorly with lower sales and various charges. Boeing swung to a $1 billion loss, negative $1.79 for earnings per share (EPS), in the quarter from $3.4 billion ($5.93 EPS) in net income a year ago, largely…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]


Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]


Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]


HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]