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Says without approximately $200M impact Boeing (BA) 737 MAX 9 from grounding, United (UAL) would have reported a quarterly profit.

Northcoast downgraded Boeing to Sell from Neutral with a $140 price target. The stock in premarket trading is down 1% to $168.80. The analyst expects Boeing's quarterly earnings report in two weeks to prompt concerns about the company's underlying fundamentals and ultimately shift investor focus to liquidity and acquisition concerns. Negative expectations are embedded in the lower share price, but investors may not be discounting structural issues, such as Boeing's balance sheet stability or future cash liabilities, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Northcoast believes the 787 production challenges and the Federal Aviation Administration investigation uncertainties do not appear to be reflected in consensus estimates. The firm's channel checks confirm unexpected changes were already made to the Dreamliner production schedule "that would normally indicate some type of problem not yet been communicated to The Street." Its survey results point to a 787 program build rate of two jets per month, as opposed to Boeing's claim of five.

Northcoast analyst Chris Olin downgraded Boeing to Sell from Neutral with a $140 price target.

United (UAL) has made several adjustments to its long-term fleet strategy based on future needs of the airline and manufacturers production and delivery timelines that are expected to smooth out and moderate the company's aircraft delivery schedule in the coming years including: Converted a portion of Boeing (BA) MAX 10 aircraft orders to Boeing MAX 9 from 2025 through 2027; maintained the right to convert more Boeing MAX 10 into MAX 8 or MAX 9 as needed. Have agreed to letters of intent with two lessors to lease 35 new Airbus (EADSY) A321neos with CFM engines expected in 2026 and 2027. Due to manufacturing and certification delays from prior years, by the end of 2023, the airline's contractual aircraft commitments for 2024 had increased to 183 narrowbody aircraft. At the beginning of 2024, these delays were anticipated to continue and the company expected 101 narrowbody deliveries. Following the 737 MAX 9 grounding and the FAA's announced significant production capacity constraints on Boeing, the company now anticipates 61 narrowbody aircraft and 5 widebody aircraft to be delivered in 2024. In the short run, the company expects a small number of aircraft previously scheduled to enter into service in the second quarter to be pushed into the third quarter, which is expected to have minimal impact on the company's capacity plans.

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