Chandler Lutz

Is Boeing Ready To Take Off?

Nice Article, but I am a little concerned about Boeing as a company. First of all, the company (especially in the defense industry) is not really producing quality products. They are a secondary contractor for the F-22, the border fence they built was a disaster, they lost the deal for the F-35 (which will likely end up being the largest military contract ever). As for the 787, yes I agree it has amazing potential, but as you said it has already been delayed three times. What happens when further delays arise? The stock will get hammered...

I like the growing backlog for the 787, but I'm not convinced that the "outsourcing" model they employed will be effective in the long term.

The one thing I think Boeing really has going for it is that Airbus is even more of a train wreck then they are. Since airbus keeps botching every project it undertakes Boeing has become a winner in many areas by default