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FAA Audit Details Boeing's Pattern of 'Troubling Production Problems'
The FAA identified several instances where Boeing workers cut corners, including one mechanic who used an improvised device to measure gaps between components.
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Boeing Offers Union 30% Wage Hike in Bid to End Strike
Roughly 33,000 Boeing workers have been on strike since September 13, idling the planemaker’s main jetliner factories near Seattle.
Workers picket outside a Boeing Co. facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, on Monday, September 16, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
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Boeing Furloughs Salaried Staff to Preserve Cash
The austerity measure affects tens of thousands of U.S.-based employees, managers and executives, according to the company.
Workers picket outside a Boeing Co. facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, on Monday, September 16, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
Boeing Starts Hiring Freeze, Weighs Temporary Furloughs
The planemaker will also stop issuing “a majority” of its supplier purchase orders for the 737, 767 and 777 jetliner programs affected by the walkout.
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Boeing Workers Reject Deal, Go on Strike
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg had previously pleaded with workers not to go on strike, saying the action would put the company’s “recovery in jeopardy.”
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport, January, 2024. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
Trafigura Sees ‘Confusion’ Over Aviation Emissions Scheme
Aviation is one of the heaviest-emitting industries, and among the most difficult to decarbonize.
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Boeing Must Be ‘in the Green’ Before 737 Max Cap Is Lifted, FAA Head Says
The FAA capped output of Boeing’s 737 Max at a rate of 38 per month in the wake of a January 2024 near-catastrophe, in which a door cover blew off during flight.
Michael Whitaker, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Photo: Bloomberg.
Boeing Shares Gain on Optimism Labor Deal Will Avert Strike
The company’s credit rating is on the edge of being cut below investment grade, and output of the 737 model has been capped by regulators.
Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing. Photo: Bloomberg
Cathay Pacific Cancelled Flights After Component Failure on Airbus A350 Aircraft
Airline says 15 jets need new part after Rolls-Royce engine problem.
An Airbus A350 Air France plane taxiing at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Photo: iStock/Matthieu Douhaire
Biden Admin Awards $291M in Grants for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
The Biden administration is currently targeting 2050 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector.
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U.S. Airlines Lobbied EU to Limit Monitoring of Plane Emissions
Aircraft engines spew a host of gases that warp the climate at high altitudes, including nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and water vapour.
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