Tag: Boeing

FAA Issues Warning to Boeing After Mid-Air Explosion of United Plane’s Engine

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Sunday it is issuing an emergency directive after the failure of a Boeing 777 engine near Denver, requiring immediate inspections of similar planes. The agency’s director Steve Dickson, in a Sunday night statement, wrote that he directed an “Emergency Airworthiness Directive that would require immediate or stepped-up inspections of…


Boeing to Outsource IT Work to Dell, Eliminate 600 Jobs

SEATTLE—Boeing Co. has said it will outsource a significant amount of information technology work to Dell starting in April, including support of cloud services, databases and information technology. The move is expected to eliminate 600 jobs. Susan Doniz, vice president for information technology and data analytics for Boeing, told employees Thursday that the eliminated jobs…


Boeing Posts $8.4 Billion Loss on Weaker Demand for Planes

Boeing closed out its worst year ever financially by losing $8.4 billion in the fourth quarter as the pandemic has undercut demand for planes, and the company announced another costly delay to its new large jetliner designed for long-haul flights. Most of Boeing’s troubles over the past two years have swirled around the troubled 737…


Boeing Confirms 787 Dreamliner Production Will Move to South Carolina in March

Boeing has confirmed that it will move all its 787 Dreamliner production from Everett, Washington, to its production facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, in March. “The 787 program plans to transition its production rate to five per month in March 2021, at which point 787 final assembly will be consolidated to Boeing South Carolina,”…


Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Boeing Delays 777X With Demand Hobbled

Boeing Co. took a hefty $6.5 billion charge on its all-new 777X jetliner as it posted a record annual loss on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic and the aftermath of a two-year safety crisis over its 737 MAX. The results cap a tumultuous year for the world’s largest aerospace company during which the pandemic…


Boeing Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Charge Over 737 MAX

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 MAX aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service. The government and the company said Thursday that the settlement includes money for the crash victims’ families, airline customers, and…