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As It Launches Buyouts, Southwest Blames Boeing

All-737 carrier says its plane deliveries have been delayed

(Newser) - Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts and extended leaves of absence to airport workers to avoid what it calls "overstaffing in certain locations," which it blames on a shortage of new planes from Boeing. The move on Monday comes as a hedge fund presses Southwest to increase profits and...

Boeing Strike Ending After 7+ Weeks
Boeing Workers
Vote to End Strike
Nov 5, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Boeing Workers Vote to End Strike

Striking workers accept latest contract

(Newser) - Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash, the AP reports. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...

Hurricanes, Strikes Result in Anemic Hiring Numbers

Employers added just 12K jobs in October, lowest since 2020

(Newser) - America's employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of hurricanes and a Boeing strike in particular that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end...

Watchdog: Air Force Bought Some Expensive Soap Dispensers

AF paid $1M more than it should've for dispensers, other spare parts from Boeing, per DOD agency

(Newser) - A new report from a Department of Defense watchdog claims Boeing managed to slip a few pricey items through, reports Reuters , inflating the cost of a dozen spare parts for C-17 transport planes used by the Air Force to the tune of almost $1 million. According to the DOD's...

Boeing Workers Reject Latest Offer, Will Continue to Strike

Wednesday's vote did not get majority of support needed

(Newser) - Boeing factory workers voted Wednesday to reject the company's latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant's bestselling jetliners, the AP reports. Local union leaders in Seattle said the proposal fell short of the majority of support needed from...

Operator Confirms 'Total Loss' of Boeing-Made Satellite

Apparent explosion of Intelsat satellite leaves customers without communications services

(Newser) - Narrowed eyes are again on Boeing following the apparent explosion of a Boeing-made communications satellite on Saturday. Operator Intelsat confirmed the "total loss" of the satellite on Monday. Intelsat 33e, launched in 2016, was estimated to have a 15-year lifespan, though a propulsion issue in 2017 shaved a few...

Boeing Makes New Offer to Striking Workers

Union says latest offer is 'worthy of consideration'

(Newser) - Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month, the AP reports. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...

Boeing to Cut 17,000 Jobs, Postpone New Plane

Cargo plane will be phased out, as CEO promises structural changes

(Newser) - Boeing announced Friday that it will eliminate 17,000 jobs—10% of its workforce—as it deals with deepening losses. Machinists are on strike against the company, which already was dealing with damaging safety and manufacturing problems. Boeing has lost more than $25 billion since the start of 2019, per...

Boeing Yanks Its 'Best Offer' to Striking Workers

Takes 30% pay increase off the table

(Newser) - Boeing made a "best and final offer" to 33,000 striking workers in late September. It's now yanked it off the table. The Guardian reports the company has withdrawn it's 30% pay increase offer, which would have been phased in over four years, after talks reached a...

Good News for Stranded Astronauts: Your Ride Is Here

SpaceX craft arrives at International Space Station, but won't return to Earth until February

(Newser) - The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will...

Senate Report Doesn't Spare Boeing—or the FAA

Following the January door plug incident, 'schedule pressure is still significant'

(Newser) - The results of a Senate Permanent Subcommittee special investigation of Boeing's safety culture and practices are out, and they aren't going to be a source of relief for the beleaguered company. KOMO reports the report , in which it was revealed that Boeing factory workers felt pressured to focus...

With Strike Talks Stalling, Boeing Institutes Furloughs

Federal mediators meet with union and company but make little progress

(Newser) - A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and the company started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees to conserve cash. Federal mediators joined talks between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...

Boeing Workers Go On Strike for First Time in 16 Years
33K Boeing Workers
Go on Strike
Sep 13, 2024 5:02 AM CDT

33K Boeing Workers Go on Strike

It's company's first strike in 16 years

(Newser) - Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike started at 12:01am Pacific time, less than three...

Boeing, Union Reach Deal on Biggest Raise Ever

If ratified, the contract increases worker pay 25% over four years

(Newser) - Boeing and a major union reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Sunday that would provide 25% raises over four years and avert a factory strike. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers represents 33,000 workers who could have struck this week at factories in the Seattle...

Starliner Is Back on Earth, Sans Crew

Boeing capsule lands in New Mexico, leaving astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore at ISS

(Newser) - Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range,...

Astronaut Reports 'Strange Noise' From Starliner

NASA has solved the mystery of odd pulsing sound coming from Boeing Starliner docked at ISS

(Newser) - NASA's Butch Wilmore had Mission Control scratching its head this weekend with a question about an odd noise. "I've got a question about Starliner," Wilmore said in his Saturday message to Houston from the Boeing aircraft docked at the International Space Station, per the Guardian . "...

For Safety's Sake, NASA Picks SpaceX to Return Astronauts

The decision, a blow to Boeing, means crew members will stay in space until next year

(Newser) - NASA announced Saturday that it had made its decision on how two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth: in SpaceX's Dragon capsule instead of in Boeing's Starliner. Referring to past fatal accidents, NASA officials said the astronauts' safety was the main driver...

After Scary Mid-Air Dive, 895 Boeing Planes Must Be Inspected

FAA has issued an airworthiness directive related to 787 Dreamliners

(Newser) - Following a terrifying mid-air dive in March that left more than 50 people injured on a flight from Australia to New Zealand, the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the aircraft involved in the LATAM Airlines incident. Nearly 900 Boeing 787 Dreamliners must be inspected within the next 30...

'Scariest Thing' About Boeing Blowout: No Communication

Interview transcripts, other documents released amid 2-day investigative hearing

(Newser) - The pilots of the plane whose door plug blew out earlier this year couldn't communicate with flight attendants, had trouble communicating with air traffic control due to noise, and saw their eye protection fog up from use of oxygen masks. Those details and others, showing the chaotic aftermath of...

Troubled Boeing Will Now Be in This Man's Hands

Kelly Ortberg to replace Dave Calhoun as CEO

(Newser) - Robert "Kelly" Ortberg was named Boeing's next CEO on Wednesday, the same day the company reported a loss that makes clear the task the 64-year-old will have ahead of him. The AP reports the company recorded a $1.44 billion loss in Q2, a number that outpaced Wall...

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