Boeing @ $76.94, +$0.39 (0.51%).
It will be interesting to see what happens to Boeing shares when the markets opens this afternoon following the emergency landing of a 787 (www.bbc.co.uk: Boeing 787 Dreamliner in emergency landing in Japan), which compounds the recent technical glitches and bugs that have, seemingly all of a sudden, surfaced on this new aircraft.
As suggested, the incidents are probably not much more than could be expected from the introduction of a new, technically advanced aircraft.
But, in this age of instant information, media hype goes a long way to heightening the situation.
Japan's 2 major airlines, ANA and JAL, have now grounded their fleets following the spate of recent incidents (www.bbc.co.uk: Top Japan airlines ground Boeing 787s after emergency), which have subsequently put the aircraft onto the radar of the various regulatory bodies, some of whom have now ordered an investigation (www.bbc.co.uk: Boeing Dreamliner investigation ordered by Japan).
But putting heightened emotion (and anticipated defence spending cuts), to one side, and with Boeing potentially entering a new period of long cycle growth through the 787 and 737, the recent incidents might create an emotionally instigated window of opportunity.
Related article links:
- www.bbc.co.uk: Top Japan airlines ground Boeing 787s after emergency
- www.bbc.co.uk: Boeing 787 Dreamliner in emergency landing in Japan
- www.guardian.co.uk: 787 emergency landing: Japan grounds entire Boeing Dreamliner fleet
- www.bbc.co.uk: Boeing Dreamliner investigation ordered by Japan
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