Families of Boeing crash victims renew push for FAA changes
Relatives of some of the passengers who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines marked Wednesday's two-year anniversary of the disaster by seeking the improbable: a reversal of government orders...
View ArticleWichita aerospace supply company files for bankruptcy
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita aerospace supply company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following losses it blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of Boeing’s 737 Max plane.TECT...
View ArticleBoeing sues subcontractor over work on Air Force One planes
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed...
View ArticleWashington state proposal targets Boeing plant’s pollution
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Boeing will spend millions of dollars and decades cleaning up pollutants that have seeped into the soil and groundwater beneath one of their plants in Washington state, a...
View ArticleBoeing sees uptick in airplane orders as travel picks up
Boeing orders picked up in March, fueled by a major deal with Southwest Airlines that helped to offset another round of cancellations for its 737 Max airliner.Boeing said Tuesday that it received 196...
View ArticleAir Force One subcontractor countersues Boeing over delays
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft for Boeing countersued the Chicago-based aircraft giant Friday over Boeing's allegations of missed deadlines for work...
View ArticleLawsuit over Indonesia 737 crash claims autothrottle problem
SEATTLE (AP) - A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea in Indonesia...
View ArticleAirlines waiting for word from Boeing on fixing Max planes
More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max jetliners remain grounded by problems with an electrical issue in some components, and airlines are waiting for Boeing to come up with a plan for repairing the...
View ArticleAir Force One subcontractor laying off 223 after losing job
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A Boeing subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft until getting the boot announced Friday that it was cutting 223 jobs.In a statement, GDC Technics CEO Brad...
View ArticleUS to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially...
View ArticleBoeing woes could mean delays for new Air Force One
Even presidents sometimes face flight delays.The troubled rollout of the replacement for Air Force One could be facing more obstacles following a dispute between aerospace giant Boeing and one of its...
View ArticleBudget carrier flydubai posts $194M loss due to pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai's budget carrier flydubai reported Sunday a loss of $194 million in 2020 as revenue fell by more than 50% in what it described as one of the toughest years in...
View ArticleBoeing gives $50M to help launch new Virginia Tech campus
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Boeing is giving Virginia Tech $50 million to help launch the school's graduate technology campus in northern Virginia.Virginia Tech announced the multi-year donation to the...
View ArticleFurther U.S. sanctions on Russia must ensure U.S. businesses aren't caught in...
President Joe Biden appropriately imposed an array of sanctions against Russia recently, chiefly striking back at a sweeping Russian cyberattack that created significant data breaches for Fortune 500...
View ArticleBlacklisted Chinese tech still spreading in U.S. as lawmakers scramble to...
The blacklisting of Chinese companies has not stopped their tech and products from entering the U.S., leaving lawmakers searching for a solution.The U.S. government prohibited federal agencies from...
View ArticleU.S. needs its own cleaner supply of titanium
Titanium is a superstar metal. It is as strong as steel, but less dense, which makes it lighter. It can withstand high temperatures and other stresses. These traits make it ideal for use in aircraft,...
View ArticleNew Air Force One delayed over Boeing woes, COVID-19
President Biden may need to get reelected if he wants to catch a ride on the next generation of Air Force One, the presidential plane.Boeing is behind schedule on its contract to build two new Air...
View ArticleEU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union reached a deal Tuesday to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus and phase out billions of dollars in...
View ArticleBoeing says airplane orders topped cancellations last month
CHICAGO (AP) – Boeing easily beat rival Airbus in orders for new planes last month, but Chicago-based Boeing trailed its European rival in delivering planes to airline customers.Boeing said Tuesday...
View Article'Fundamental shift' in post-9/11 era shifted trillions of dollars to major...
The post-9/11 era brought permanent changes to U.S. military strategy.For defense contractors, it also sparked a significant cash windfall as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and conflicts in other...
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