Der US-Flugzeugbauer Boeing sieht sich mit einem neuen Problem konfrontiert: Wegen Rissen an einem Bauteil des Modells Boeing 737NG, dem Vorgänger Typ der 737 Max, können aus Sicherheitsgründen derzeit bis zu 50 Maschinen nicht abheben. Wie ein Unternehmenssprecher der Nachrichtenagentur AFP mitteilte, seien weltweit 1000 Flugzeuge untersucht worden. Prüfungsergebnisse hätten dazu geführt, dass weniger als fünf Prozent der Maschinen nicht abheben könnten.

 

Das erfährt die Öffentlichkeit erst jetzt:

U.S. regulators decided to allow Boeing Co. BA -1.37% ’s 737 MAX jet to keep flying after its first fatal crash last fall despite their own analysis indicating it could become one of the most accident-prone airliners in decades without design changes. [...] The FAA’s analysis projected as many as 15 similar catastrophic accidents globally over the life of the MAX fleet—spanning 30 to 45 years—unless fixes were made to a particular automated flight-control system. [...]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/internal-faa-review-saw-high-risk-of-737-max-crashes-11576069202

Aus einem Artikel von Adam Levine-Weinberg :

[...] Based on its current share count, Boeing's dividend costs about $1.16 billion each quarter. If Boeing were still generating annual free cash flow of $13.6 billion or more, it could easily afford those payments. But with cash flow having turned negative recently and debt piling up on the balance sheet, the board needs to carefully reassess the current dividend policy.

Digging into the numbers
In the first quarter of 2019, when Boeing was mostly operating normally, the company generated $2.3 billion of free cash flow. However, since the 737 MAX was grounded in mid-March, Boeing has continued production on the 737 line (albeit at a slightly reduced rate) while halting 737 MAX deliveries. Since customers pay the bulk of a jet's purchase price when Boeing delivers the aircraft, this situation has decimated cash flow.

Boeing burned $2.9 billion of cash during Q3, bringing its cash burn for the first nine months of 2019 to $1.6 billion. It ended the quarter with $24.7 billion of debt, compared to just $10.9 billion of cash. At the beginning of 2019, the company had $13.8 billion of debt and $8.6 billion of cash. Boeing has undoubtedly continued to burn cash at a rapid pace this quarter while also paying $1.16 billion of dividends. As a result, its net debt will be even higher by year-end. [...]

Ich habe ja seit März behauptet dass der CEO zurücktreten muss. Jetzt ist es endlich so weit:

Boeing: David Calhoun wird neuer President und CEO. / Quelle: Guidants News https://news.guidants.com

"The Board of Directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers and all other stakeholders,"
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-ceo-dennis-muilenburg-is-out-company-names-chairman-david-calhoun-as-successor-2019-12-23?siteid=rss