By Jon Hemmerdinger
The coronavirus pandemic, combined with the 737 Max grounding, could leave Boeing facing challenges more significant than it has experienced in perhaps 50 years, say some aerospace analysts.
Still, the diversification of Boeing’s business should provide some cushion from commercial transport woes, they say.
“Put this all together, this could be potentially the greatest challenge facing Boeing since the early 1970s recession,” says Kevin Michaels, managing director of aerospace consultancy AeroDynamic Advisory.