Boeing expects a lack of Four billion US {dollars} for the fourth quarter after chaotic 2024

An aerial absorption of the engines and the fuselage of an unpainted Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which was stored in the King County International Airport-Boeing field in Seattle, Washington.

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Boeing On Thursday, it said on Thursday that it had probably lost around 4 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter, which increased the manufacturer to problems that began in 2024 with a mid -air accident and ended with a crippled working strike and layoffs.

The company expects it to achieve a loss of $ 5.46 per share for the fourth quarter. It said that according to the LSEG estimates, the expectations of 15.2 billion US dollars expect less than the expectations of the analysts. Boeing said that it probably burned 3.5 billion US dollars in cash in the quarter. The company collected more than 20 billion US dollars in the quarter to increase liquidity during its crises.

Boeing has no annual profit since 2018.

Due to the strike and the new contract, the company expects a fee of 1.1 billion US dollars for its 777x and 767 programs.

“Although we face short -term challenges, we have taken important steps to stabilize our business in the quarter.

Boeing tried to regain his foot after a door connector in the air was hidden in January 2024, and triggered a new security crisis in the company that had tried to fail the failure of two fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019 allow.

The almost catastrophic accident brought a new investigation by the federal government and a slowdown with the deliveries of new aircraft. An almost two -month machine operator strike that started in September closed most of its production of commercial aircraft. The workers, mainly in the PUGET Sound area, won a new contract in November.

The important income from commercial aircraft unit will probably be $ 4.8 billion with a negative operating range of almost 44%.

Boeing's problems also extend to its defense unit, for which it expects, regulations of 1.7 billion US.

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