It’s been nearly 25 years since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction. Now, after years of delays, new secondary barriers protecting airline cockpits are beginning to take flight. Inside a Southwest Airlines hangar at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, CBS News was given an early look at the…
SEATTLE — Washington-based aircraft corporation Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, according to Bloomberg News. “This is wonderful news for Washington [state], obviously, with new jobs,” aviation expert Michael Boyd said. SEE ALSO | Boeing secures big win landing $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways If the 500…
Boeing is reportedly in discussions to sell up to 500 aircraft to China, according to sources familiar with the matter, News.Az reports, citingBloomberg. The company and Chinese officials are still working to finalize the details of the agreement, including the specific jet models and types involved in the potential deal. News.Az Source link
By Dan Catchpole SEATTLE (Reuters) -U.S. planemaker Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 48 airplanes in July, down from 60 in June but five more than a year earlier. It was the most deliveries by the company in July since 2017, when it delivered 58 aircraft. Boeing continued to fall further behind European rival…
00:00 Speaker A Boeing, um, some of its employees poised for a strike, the second latest strike that we’ve seen in less than a year. 00:08 Speaker B Yeah. 00:09 Speaker A Um, what do we, who does this affect, what do we know about it? How likely is it to actually happen? 00:14 Speaker…
Boeing workers who build fighter jets are on strike, their union says. The walkout began at midnight Central Daylight Time. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Sunday….
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China’s aviation regulator has been surveying the country’s airlines to gauge their need for commercial jets made by Boeing, suggesting a possible area in which trade ties between Beijing and Washington might flourish if a broader deal is hammered out. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has requested carriers to update their fleet purchase…
By David Shepardson OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing has not yet asked the agency to remove a 38-plane per month cap on 737 MAX production and will review the planemaker’s supply chain before making any decision. The FAA imposed the production cap shortly after a January 2024 mid-air…
(Reuters) -Air India has completed the inspection of fuel control switches on Boeing 787 planes with no issues being found, Indian broadcaster NDTV said on Wednesday, citing an official. Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the NDTV report. India on Monday ordered its…