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Today, 03:05 PM | #5551 |
pie is never free
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Shouldn't this pretty much sink Boeing?
Between this and the litany of commercial liner disasters, things should be looking very grim for them |
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Today, 04:37 PM | #5552 | |
Kind of a mod
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More broadly, I doubt it'll have a huge impact on Boeing's bottom line in the short-term. They have annual revenues of around $80 billion, so Starliner makes up a relatively tiny piece of the pie. There's no question that their brand has taken a huge hit, though. |
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Today, 04:56 PM | #5553 | |
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Boeing's problem is they have gotten so big and stodgy they confuse the symbols of good performance with actual good performance. They think they did well because a line on a financial statement looks pretty good. The executives pat themselves on the ass because they saved a buck here. The fact they couldn't produce a functional space craft....well thats just a blip they'll figure out in the next quarter. |
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Today, 05:16 PM | #5554 | |
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