Originally Posted by
Loose rivets
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However, my heart sank when I saw the lawsuit filed by the Dublin firm. Could it be that's why Dennis ordered the suspension of production?
I doubt that was the trigger, BA have telegraphed for a while that they would have to suspend production if the grounding extended past the end of 2019.
I suspect it is due to "simple" (that is if you have an advanced accounting degree which I don't ) math balancing the cost of continued production against the cost of a shutdown/restart.
At some point the cost of cash to cover production/storage would start to go up significantly.
Other factor could be advanced payments that were due X months before scheduled delivery, I would guess (understatement here) that those have pretty much dried up.