Boeing presented a new contract offer on Monday to the union representing more than 3,200 striking workers at its St. Louis-area plants, proposing a higher ratification bonus and other revisions in a bid to end the walkout.
Boeing stock dropped 13% after a $4.9 billion charge on the delayed 777X program, but long-term prospects remain positive. Q3 2025 results showed strong revenue growth and stabilization in defense, yet earnings missed due to the 777X setback. Despite near-term headwinds, BA is projected to recover margins, reduce debt, and generate significant cash by 2027.
BA's stock lags peers as supply-chain woes, trade tensions, and weak returns cloud its recovery despite rising aircraft orders.
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A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, agreed with prosecutors' request despite objections from some victims' families who wanted the case to go to trial.
A federal judge in Texas dismissed a criminal case against Boeing over crashes of its 737 Max airplanes, despite expressing skepticism about the wisdom of dropping that prosecution. The Department of Justice had asked Judge Reed O'Connor to dismiss the case.Some families of victims of the crashes had strongly opposed the DOJ's move to toss the case.
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More than six years after a Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed in Ethiopia, the first civil trial stemming from the disaster that killed all 157 people on board the plane appears poised to move forward.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said on Tuesday that five members of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to negotiate in good faith and reach a fair agreement with the striking members.
Boeing's stock had a tougher week after releasing their Q3 '25 financial results on Wednesday morning, October 29th, with the stock falling roughly 9-10% over the five-day period. The unexpected negative news on the call was that the 777X took a bigger quarterly charge in Q3 '25, thus causing an actual EPS loss of ($7.47) versus the estimated EPS of ($5.15). The quarterly loss for the Commercial Airline Segment was ($5.3) billion, the largest quarterly loss for Commercial since December '21's ($4.45) billion hit.
Freedom Capital analyst David Silver upgraded the airplane maker's shares to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $223 from $217.
Boeing NYSE: BA and Airbus OTCMKTS: EADSY are the world's dominant players when it comes to commercial aircraft production. Despite sharing this market, one thing that these names have not held in common is stock market performance.