How Boeing plans to return the Max to the skies
The Story of Money
Manuela Saragosa
4.4 • 400 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Nearly one year after the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jet, more than 700 of these planes remain on the ground, with costs to the US manufacturing giant estimated to reach nearly $20bn. The FT's Claire Bushey reports on how the crisis unfolded, and what it will take for the aerospace company to return business as usual.
Further reading:
Boeing tightens its belt as Max crisis drains cash (paywall)
https://www.ft.com/content/949eea64-3e44-11ea-a01a-bae547046735
Boeing faces Max hurdle as pilot confidence crumbles (paywall)
https://www.ft.com/content/2c0419cc-3983-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
Aviation: Boeing parks its 737 aspirations (paywall)
https://www.ft.com/content/ad45dd3e-2314-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
Grounding a global fleet: Boeing faces its greatest challenge (paywall)
https://www.ft.com/content/53b2142a-4711-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3
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