Boeing profit slumps 53% as MAX grounding takes heavy toll

Wed, Oct 23, 2019
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Economy, Foreign

Boeing Co reported a 53 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as the world’s largest plane maker was hurt by the grounding of its best-selling 737 MAX jets.

The company had a negative free cash flow of 2.89 billion dollars in the quarter, compared with a positive free cash flow of 4.10 billion dollars a year earlier.

Core operating earnings fell to 895 million dollars or 1.45 dollars per share from 1.89 billion dollars or 3.58 dollars per share, a year earlier. (NAN)

– Oct 23, 2019 @13:43 GMT |

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