Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends
Economic Opportunities Flying Is More Dangerous, But Not Boeing's Fault (a) Source: The Straits Times (b) Why this is an opportunity: With the amount of people traveling by plane every year, and the amount of criticism that Boeing alone received for the two 737 Max crashes, it's clear that airlines are trying to be "safe enough" to keep their prices low. This is the opportunity to improve airline security without excessively raising prices (c) Prototypical Costumer: Airlines would be the direct customers, since the new safety measures would be for them. But travelers and airline employees are indirect customers, since they get to be safer inside of an aircraft. (d) Ease of Exploitation: If done correctly, it may be relatively easy to exploit, since all airlines will want to keep their passengers safer to increase their reputation, and they would also make more money by attracting more travelers. Why I think an opportunity exists I think it's a n...