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Subject:
Boeing
reefdiver
4/7/2008 8:11:23 PM
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So Boeing just lost the tanker contract, the 787 is behind schedule with a wing box modification due, the 747-8 program has just announced delays, the CSAR-X contract is back up in the air, there don't seem to be a lot of orders coming for the C-17 - although Boeing has just self-funded the build of 20 more. Additionally, its not clear if Boeing will have a good chance for the next bomber.
On the plus side, with the F-35 behind schedule, the F-18 seems to be getting a longer life, and there may be a possibility of a C-5A replacement rfp in the future for which Boeing may be well placed with their experience in all-composite bodies for the 787. Additionally, there seems little chance the CH-47 is going away, and there's the possibility of a quad tilt rotor for the heavy lift copter.
So hows the future look for Boeing - will the 787/747-8 delays and loss of yet another major contract (after the F-23, the debacle of the tanker leasing deal, a possible loss in the CSAR-X, and KC-X) negatively affect the balance in their battle with EADS/Airbus/Europe in general? |
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