The meeting is Chinese President Xi Jinping's first Washington visit in a decade and caps a week of preparatory talks.
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While Boeing and Airbus remain mired below key moving averages, aviation rival Embraer sets its sights on a breakout.

Talks between President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping Thursday won't deliver breakthrough on AI chips and rare earths, Jefferies analysts said. The Trump administration's plans for a Board of Trade to oversee a reduction in tariffs across a range of products is "the single most possible deliverable" from talks, the analysts said.

President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are seeking stability as investors watch for progress on tariffs, trade deals, AI and Taiwan.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Boeing's drone subsidiary Insitu and aviation Wi-Fi provider Gogo have successfully tested a military drone using satellite communications, the companies said on Tuesday, underscoring growing efforts by governments and defense firms to reduce reliance on Elon Musk's Starlink. Gogo Special Missions, the military and government arm of Gogo, and Insitu integrated a modified version of Gogo's Galileo HDX antenna onto Insitu's Integrator drone, a mid-sized uncrewed

A Reuters report on Iran's Hormuz offer sent defense primes tumbling Tuesday morning, but the selloff in Lockheed Martin and RTX started long before today's headline, raising a harder question about what the market is actually pricing in.

There's a strong possibility the defense and aerospace giant's backlog will grow even more in the near future.

BA's Kuwait Super Hornet support deal highlights international demand for military aircraft and long-term lifecycle services.

If you own Boeing (BA), the worry is whether its commercial airplane business can earn money on the jets it sells. In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, that business lost money. Its operating margin was negative 2.7%, meaning costs ran above sales. The jet business brought in nearly half of Boeing's revenue for the quarter. That makes its margin the number that matters most for Boeing's profits.

With the Trump-Xi summit approaching, Boeing and NVIDIA both carry massive China exposure but in completely opposite ways, and that difference points to only one name as a genuine binary trade on the outcome.
Investing.com -- Yardeni Research has cautioned investors not to expect a major breakthrough when President Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, though it said modest progress would still be welcome.

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and Korean Air finalized an order for 103 aircraft worth $36.2 billion at list prices, comprising 20 777-9s, 25 787-10s, 50 737-10s and eight 777-8 freighters. Reuters reported that the aircraft will support Korean Air’s fleet expansion following its integration of Asiana Airlines, while about 80% are expected to replace existing […]
Jefferies lowered its Boeing price target and 2026 free cash flow forecast, with the firm expecting a longer path toward stable commercial aircraft production.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s rollback of emissions requirements for the legacy Boeing 777 will help mitigate tight capacity in the air cargo sector. The post U.S. emissions rollback on Boeing 777 freighter helps air logistics appeared first on FreightWaves.

The sluggish 737 Max production ramp raises fresh questions for investors.
Redesigned seals are shipping, but production approval still depends on a separate FAA process.

Bank of America reiterates its Buy rating and price target on a popular plane maker even after its shares fell on its CEO’s warning.
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On September 14, the Pentagon announced nearly $1.9 billion in contract awards and potential contract value involving two of its largest prime contractors, showing how the US defense budget continues to provide recurring funding to both uncrewed systems and long-range tactical weaponry. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)’s long-delayed MQ-25A Stingray has finally begun production, thanks to […]
US equity investors are expected to look out for Fed speak, purchasing managers' indexes, and Iran g

Following the successful launch of its last three O3b mPOWER satellites, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has completed its 13-satellite constellation for operator SES. F11, F12 and F13 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and joined the 10 already in orbit. The completed constellation offers strategic benefits to Boeing beyond this specific program. It acknowledges […]

WW International (NASDAQ:WW) executives outlined the company’s efforts to reposition its weight-management business around behavioral support, telehealth and GLP-1 medications, following a restructuring that substantially reduced its debt burden. Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s healthcare conference,
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24, with trade, tariffs, Taiwan, the Iran war, and artificial intelligence among the main issues expected to shape their second meeting this year, Reuters reported.

Boeing has a chance to prove it can deliver a product under budget -- if not exactly on time.

Boeing's slow progress is not being recognized yet by the market.

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AerSale Corporation previously announced the lease of a Boeing 757-200PCF freighter to Kazakhstan-based Jupiter Jet, while Boeing also secured regulatory relief to continue selling 777F freighters and gained approval as prime contractor for a US$5.75 billion JDAM-ER munitions package to Saudi Arabia. Together, these developments highlight how Boeing’s freight and defense franchises can offset pressure from ongoing 737 and 787 production challenges and cash flow constraints. Next, we’ll...
Investing.com -- NASA and Boeing are discussing using the Starliner spacecraft for 10 or more new missions to low-Earth orbit, despite technical failures during its troubled 2024 crewed test flight, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively.

Boeing (BA) stock is down about 8% over the past year and trades about 22% below its 52-week high. Inside the factories the picture reads differently: the company is delivering airplanes at a pace it has not managed since 2018, against a record order book. The upside case rests on a clear assumption: translating that delivery pace into positive free cash flow.
