Building a new Boeing

Our fourth merger brief explores what happens in an industry where government is the marriage broker. Was Boeing wise to team up with McDonnell Douglas when that company’s biggest customer had cut its spending in half?

Aug 10th 2000|

This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Building a new Boeing”

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