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A GAO watchdog report ties the slide to maintenance and spare-parts problems, despite a $13.7B readiness plan.
By Khalid Al-Harbi·· 4 min
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A GAO watchdog report ties the slide to maintenance and spare-parts problems, despite a $13.7B readiness plan.

First-day trading for the aerospace and AI company turned an unprecedented IPO into a $2tn-style market reckoning for public-market readiness.