[jyl]

Very disappointing. BA’s management needs to be completely overhauled. BA shareholders need to be stuck with many years of low earnings/no dividend until the company fixes itself and launches a new aircraft. I personally think BA HQ needs to be moved back to Seattle.

Similar to INTC, but INTC replaced top management, lit a huge fire under its own ass, revamped its business practices, and is on the way to recovery. Even so it has a good ways left and success is not certain.

What should we (USA) do if BA fails to turn it around? Let commercial airliners become an Airbus monopoly or an Airbus + China duopoly? Take control of BA and force change? Split off the military/space part and let the commercial part die?

BA’s problems are hurting others - LUV (Southwest) for one, it’s 100% Boeing fleet is a risk when BA isn’t delivering the planes LUV needs, and if travelers start avoiding Boeing aircraft, LUV will be screwed.