BA will revisit $300 IMHO. It's a good short along with AAPL, AMZN & GOOG until Trump's trade war blows over.
Boeing seeking to reduce scope, duration of some physical tests for new aircraft https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-boeing-seeking-reduce-scope-102405342.html
Airbus Presses Its Advantage Over Boeing With Order for 100 New Longer-Range Planes Airbus launches longest range single-aisle airliner, the A321XLR, at the Paris Air Show in June. Courtesy of Airbus By BENJAMIN KATZ, JULIE JOHNSSON, and BLOOMBERG 7:03 AM EDT Airbus SE won its first order for a new longer range model, the A321XLR, and pressed its advantage over rival Boeing Co., which is still trying to get its most-popular narrow-body back into the skies after two fatal crashes. The European manufacturer gave details about the A321XLR on the first day of the Paris Air Show on Monday and said Air Lease Corp. ordered 27 as part of a larger 100-plane contract worth $11 billion at list prices, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg. The A321XLR could fly on trans-Atlantic routes and has a range of 4,700 nautical miles. With the A321XLR—for “extra long range”— Airbus has succeeded in beating Boeing to market with a new offering for middle-distance routes, such as between central Europe and the U.S. heartland. Boeing has been weighing a $15 billion investment in a jet it calls the new midmarket airplane, or NMA. But the U.S. planemaker has put those plans on the back burner until the 737 Max, which was grounded after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, gets the green light from regulators to fly again. JetBlue Airways Corp. and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, regarded as likely buyers for the XLR, on Friday urged Boeing to go ahead with the NMA that—with a planned range of 5,000 nautical miles—they say will have capabilities the European plane can’t match. The 240-seat XLR is a variant of Airbus’s best-selling A320neo family and will fly 15% further than the existing LR model, aided by extra fuel capacity that will increase its maximum takeoff weight to 101 metric tonnes. By moving first, Airbus has put pressure on Boeing to respond or risk handing over a large chunk of a segment it once controlled with its 757 and 767 planes. The NMA, which would seat up to 270 people, could begin service around 2025, Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said in a Bloomberg TV interview. The Air Lease order includes 27 A321 XLR, 23 A321neos and 50 of the A220 jetliner that Airbus acquired from Bombardier Inc. The list price of the baseline A321 is $129.5 million, while the smaller A220 goes for as much as $91.5 million, valuing the total order at $11 billion before customary discounts. Air Lease’s decision to buy A220s provides that model with a seal of approval from one of the world’s most closely watched jet purchasers. Steven Udvar-Hazy, Air Lease’s founder and chairman, has been nicknamed the “godfather’’ of aircraft leasing for his role in founding the industry
Crisper Boeing Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says his company should have communicated more "crisply" with its customers and regulators following the fatal crashes of two of its 737 Max planes. Muilenburg regarding Boeing's safety procedures failing to spot flaws: "Clearly, we can make improvements, and we understand that and we will make those improvements." The FAA may reportedly start trials of Boeing's fixes as early as this week. Reuters
Airbus vs Boeing The Paris Air Show is on, and Airbus is the big winner, scooping up $13 billion in orders on the first day. Boeing? Zilch. Airbus is seeing enthusiasm for its A321XLR, which can fly further than other narrow-bodies, and which targets Boeing's "new midmarket airplane"—unofficially known as the 797. The 797 is on hold right now, as Boeing has other issues to focus on. Bloomberg
Boeing Woes More trouble for Boeing—the FAA found another software problem in its 737 Max jets, which will now need to stay grounded for longer, possibly into the fall. The new problem relates to stabilizing the aircraft. Wall Street Journal
Plane lands fully autonomously for the first time A team of German researchers created an automatic landing system for small planes that allows them to land without a pilot and, for the first time ever, without traditional landing tech. (watch here)
Airbus vs Boeing The Saudi airline Flyadeal has opted to buy 50 Aiurbus A320neo jets rather than Boeing 737 Max planes, which it had previously said it would purchase. It's a sign that Boeing could be losing valuable deals to its competitor as a result of the crashes of two Max planes, and the delivery freeze that ensued. Wall Street Journal
Airbus Overtakes Boeing The grounding of Boeing's 737 Max aircraft presented an opportunity to Airbus: to become the world's largest plane manufacturer, without doing a thing. Boeing held the top spot for seven years, but its deliveries dropped by more than a third in the first half of this year alone as a result of safety fears, with the grounding now stretching to almost four months. Wall Street Journal