Boeing for the first time acknowledged pricing pressure for
the B737NG yesterday, when Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes spoke
at the JP Morgan Aerospace Conference. A synopsis can be found here
at Leeham News and Comment. Read also the comment to get an insight of what
readers think about how Boeing handles the battery problem of the B787.
Conner also said that there was (and is, I suppose) pricing pressure
on the B737MAX, but this is normal for new aircraft entering the market.
Where the pricing pressure comes from gets clear when we
look at the number of open orders and the orders Boeing has to fill until the
B737MAX enters service in late 2017 and until the B737MAX