On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:
— Revelations of texts from a Boeing technical pilot involved with the development of the 737 Max indicating concerns about with the plane’s flight control system that caused the crash of two jets, prompting the grounding of the fleet
— 737 Max financial impact on Boeing
— Look ahead to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s upcoming testimony before congressional committees investigating the two 737 Max crashes
— Outrage from American Airlines and Southwest Airlines pilots’ associations and impact on future 737 Max sales
— Whether Boeing needs to develop a new jetliner to replace the 737
— Raytheon’s victory in the US Army’s competition for a new radar for the Patriot air and missile defense system
— Thales’ Capital Markets Day and revised sales and guidance
— Babcock outlook
