Follow the Money, Not Just the Headlines
Naturally, all eyes are on Boeing’s share price. But I think that is a bit short sighted. A company like Boeing does not build a plane, it assembles one. It is a magnificent, complex jigsaw puzzle of parts made by hundreds of other companies. And for years, these suppliers have been starved of predictable, high volume orders. Now, the floodgates might just be about to open. When Boeing ramps up, companies like General Electric, who supply the engines, get a call. Spirit AeroSystems, who build huge chunks of the fuselage, get a call. These are not just any suppliers, they are critical partners locked into long term relationships. To me, this is where the more interesting, and perhaps more leveraged, opportunity could lie.