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by NKosmatos 833 days ago
Boeing shares seem unaffected by this event.

Poor Boeing, this is what happens when you lose your “soul” as a company and you start chasing margins, profit, dividends and you don’t pay attention to you people and your product.

Have seen it happening in many big companies, and I don’t understand why intelligent/educated/competent CEOs don’t see this :-(

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Tires are a wear item. They get replaced often, by the airline maintenance personnel. On this >20 year old plane, it's far more likely to be United's issue than Boeing's. I'd expect United to see a share price hit if anyone did.
I believe airline sales may pale in comparison to Global Services revenue.
> Boeing shares seem unaffected by this event.

Probably because it's considered too big to fail. It's pretty much backed by the US gov.

More likely because it's a maintenance issue at the airline, and not a structural issue at Boeing, especially given the 777's solid track record over decades service.