Boeing shares fell 2.4% to about $197 as CEO Kelly Ortberg said stabilizing 737 MAX production at 47 aircraft a month was taking longer than expected. Trading volume reached 11.7 million shares by midday, 77% above typical levels. Wing-production bottlenecks at Boeing's Renton, Washington, facility, engine delivery delays and unresolved certification issues are slowing the ramp-up, putting pressure on delivery-based cash generation and the company's $10 billion cash-flow goal. Investor disappointment was compounded when an anticipated Chinese order for about 200 aircraft failed to materialize. Boeing secured a major counterweight through Korean Air's finalized order for 103 aircraft valued at about $36.2 billion at list prices, while the FAA approved an emissions exemption covering 35 additional 777F freighter deliveries beyond 2028. Lufthansa reportedly committed to 20 more 737 MAX 10s. Analysts retain a Moderate Buy consensus and an average price target of $272.58, although Bank of America called the selloff excessive and warned of a possible SPEEA engineering-union strike whose contract expires October 6. Boeing's elevated leverage, weak quick ratio, recent earnings miss and trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages underscore the continuing financial and operational pressure.