(Reuters) -Boeing slowed production of 737 MAX airplanes to 31 per month from 38 due to delays related to fitting wing systems, the Air Current reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the progress of the planemaker’s factory in Renton, Washington. The factory had briefly reached a production rate of 38 planes in February but…
Boeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in early November. The company said Tuesday that plane-building resumed at its plant in Renton, Washington, after going through a process of identifying and fixing potential problems. Boeing shares rose 5%…
By Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert SEATTLE – Boeing restarted production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner last week, about a month after the end of a seven-week strike by 33,000 factory workers, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Getting the 737 MAX production line moving again is essential to the heavily debt-burdened…
By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing said on Wednesday it is issuing layoff notices starting this week to workers impacted by a broader plan by the heavily indebted planemaker to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. U.S. staff receiving the notices this week will stay on Boeing’s payroll until January…
Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing is set to confront another hurdle next week when it faces a civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but “all but one” have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said Saturday that members will vote Wednesday on a new contract deal that includes a 35% pay hike over four years that could end a more than month-old strike. Around 33,000 of Boeing’s unionized West Coast workers, most in Washington state, have been…