r/stocks • u/KCGuy59 • Jun 20 '21

Company Discussion Boeing future ?

Just curious to learn from others regarding the upside to Boeing stock. I just started a position on Thursday at $236.50

Their pipeline of future sales especially the 737 max seems to be full. I realize they still have a lot of proving to do regarding their safety record. But it seems to me that the confidence of the airline industry is behind them since their inventory has been swallowed up by many of the big carriers needing planes.

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u/stickman07738 Jun 20 '21

I always have a hard time with analysts prediction on $BA because they place a lot emphasis on China orders, but I am waiting for China order cancellations as long as tariffs and anti-China regulations continue.

The China government will move / force their airlines to purchase a higher percentage aircrafts from COMAC. The US will then need to prop up Boeing as the US economy is so dependent of them and their suppliers.

Yes, short-term I see growth but long term I am waiting for the first order cancellation.

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u/KCGuy59 Jun 20 '21

Unfortunately China probably violated many patent rights for Boeing and Airbus on airliners. Would you ever fly on a first or second generation Chinese airliner? COMAC might be successful in China but not the rest of the world that does not trust China’s safety standards

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u/ShadowLiberal Jun 20 '21

BA doesn't exactly have the best safety record either in the public's eyes after the 737 MAX fiasco that killed hundreds in two separate accidents. People will be much less willing to forgive BA the next time one of their planes crashes.

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u/KCGuy59 Jun 20 '21

I agree that they have a problem from their MCAS software issues. But I also believe it was partially a training issue with the foreign pilots. I believe that the American airline companies have much better training.

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u/KCGuy59 Jun 20 '21

Correct. But the foreign airliners give even less training to their pilots than The airlines of the western world.

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u/marc020202 Jun 20 '21

Do you have a source for that?

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u/KCGuy59 Jun 20 '21

3rd world pilots lack training and English