Freefall: Boeing makes $3.4bn loss on 737 Max grounding in second quarter July 24, 2019 Boeing this afternoon posted a $3.4bn (£2.7bn) quarterly loss, as it continues to struggle with mounting costs relating to the grounded 737 Max plane. The massive losses come after Boeing’s surprise announcement last week that it would set aside $4.9bn (£3.9bn) to compensate airlines for the disruption caused by the jet’s grounding. Read more: Boeing [...]
Upper Crust owner SSP takes hit from Boeing 737 Max ban July 19, 2019 UK-based airport restaurant operator SSP today revealed its revenue rose by nine per cent in the second quarter despite it being hit by the Boeing 737 Max groundings. The Boeing 737 Max planes, which first flew in 2016, have been out of the air since March after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. [...]