Kristopher Kirkpatrick February 3rd‚ 2015 Finance Policy The Boeing 7E7 I. Statement Of The Problem Michael Bair‚ Boeing Senior Vice President announced a new “super-efficient” jet‚ the Boeing 7E7‚ also known as the “Dreamliner.” The only problem with this announcement was that it was announced in 2003‚ a time period where airline profits were the worse seen in a generation. In order for this plane to get the approval of the board‚ Bair would need to complete a valuation of the 7E7 project and
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months for all the wrong reasons. This iconic European corporation has undergone a turbulent period due to the problems surrounding the Airbus A380 project. A new flagship product that should have curved out an unassailable advantage for Airbus over Boeing went completely wrong. The Airbus A380 aircraft was a ground breaking concept that was meant to push EADS into a unique market segment. Instead‚ it threatened the very existence of the company and served as a catalyst for major surgery and a complete
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when the design activity goes wrong. This is the story in brief. 1991 - Airbus consults with international airlines about their requirements for a super-large passenger aircraft. January 1993- Airbus rival Boeing says it has begun studies into ‘very large’ commercial aircraft. June 1993- Boeing decides not to go for a super-large passenger aircraft‚ but instead to focus on designing smaller ‘jumbos’. Airbus and its partners set up the A3XX team to start the ‘super jumbo’ project. 1996 - Airbus forms
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Executive Summary The Airbus A380 project is one of the most complex projects to ever happen. An aircraft of such large size and complexity would always have problems. Although problems are always anticipated during such a large project‚ the management involved with this project mismanaged many aspects. The project’s success can be examined using many project management aspects. This report will analyse in particular the areas of project scheduling‚ stakeholder management and project leadership
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External SWOT 4 Michael Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces 5 Executive Summary Boeing is a world leader in the aerospace industry. At one point they were the highest seller’s commercial aviation with no competition in sight. That all changed‚ and soon Boeing had to change. Background Boeing was founded in 1916 by William Boeing. The company started by making small seaplanes with low top speeds. The first customer of Boeing was the New Zealand government. They used the planes for the countries mail
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have a direct impact on the variables used in calculating WACC. Such variables include the term structure of interest rate‚ the risk free rate‚ the beta‚ the market risk premium‚ the firm’s marginal tax rate‚ and its capital structure. Since Boeing has two business componentsdefense and commercialfirst begin by determining the unlevered beta for its commercial component. This is accomplished by comparing Lockheed and Northrop’s average unlevered beta which was .48 . The next step is to derive
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The Boeing 7E7 Team 14 Constantine Brocoum Courtney Delia Stephanie Doherty David Dubois Radu Oprea October 15th‚ 2009 Contents Objectives 1 Management Summary 1 Cost of Equity 1 Equity Market Risk Premium 1 Beta 2 Risk Free Rate 2 Capital Structure Weights 2 Boeing 7E7 Project Evaluation 4 Circumstances for an economically attractive project 4 Market Demand 4 Market Share 4 Sensitivity Analysis 4 Conclusion 7 Board approval for the project? 7 Appendices 7 Appendix
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When it comes to investing in the 7E7 project the investors have three major options. The first of these options is to invest in the project with a short term gain in mind. Secondly the shareholder can invest expecting the project to pay off in the long-term. And lastly the prospective shareholder can choose to not invest in the project as a whole. In order to evaluate the profitability of the 7E7 project we are going to calculate the WACC of the project and then compare it to the stated IRR of 15
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Force official who was fired from Boeing Co. last year‚ has taken great pains to protect her daughter from the fallout of an ethics scandal involving a $23.5 billion Pentagon contract. On Tuesday‚ Druyun pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy count for discussing a Boeing job while she was negotiating a lease for 100 Boeing tanker aircraft. As part of her plea deal‚ prosecutors agreed not to go after Druyun’s daughter‚ Heather McKee‚ who has worked at Boeing for more than three years. But
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board the plane where passengers could confirm that their bags are flying with them to Oakland‚ not Auckland. That would reduce passenger anxiety--and maybe make them less insistent on toting massive carry-on bags that slow down the boarding process. Boeing is also studying whether the food you eat on a flight can make you feel better. The research includes nutritional studies‚ as
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