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Boeing Let Finance Outvote Its Engineers, in One Chart

Buybacks of $43.1 billion between 2013 and 2019 exceeded Boeing’s profit over the same period. Source: Boeing filings, NTSB and DOJ.
Boeing Let Finance Outvote Its Engineers
GroupMeasureValue
Never broke787 orders in 2025321
Never brokeFuel burn cut20%
What brokeBuybacks 2013 to 2019$43.1B
What brokeLosses since 2019$35B+
What brokeDoor team trained1 of 24

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