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2024-11-04Boeing Machinists approve new contract, ending strike
By Lauren Rosenblatt , Dominic Gates , Paige Cornwell and Alex Halverson Seattle Times staff reporters The Boeing strike is over after 53 days. Machinists union members voted Monday to approve the company’s most recent contract offer, enabling Boeing to restart work at assembly plants in Everett and Renton and at parts plants throughout the -
2024-10-12Hold The Line Protest
A man holding a megaphone and an orange sign reading 'HOLD THE LINE!' pickets outside a Boeing facility, visible by the Boeing logo on a building in the background. This appears to be a labor strike action by Boeing workers. -
2024-10-11
Boeing to cut 10% of workforce, stop most 767 production amid strike
Boeing will lay off 10% of its workforce in the coming months and cut its commercial jet production amid a month-old strike that has left the company burning through cash as its factories sit idle. By Lauren Rosenblatt, Alex Halverson and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The company said Friday it would end production of its Everett-built 767 -
2024-08-25
Inside Boeing’s factory lapses that led to the Alaska Air blowout
By Dominic Gates and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The near-catastrophic midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January was caused by two distinct manufacturing errors by different crews on successive days last fall in Boeing’s assembly plant in Renton. The first manufacturing lapse occurred within -
2024-08-08See how new Boeing chief Kelly Ortberg’s pay compares with WA’s best-paid CEOs
By Alex Halverson Seattle Times business reporter Newly appointed Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has the chance to reach a $22 million compensation package next year, which could make him one of Washington’s highest-paid CEOs. Ortberg, who started in the job Thursday, will also receive compensation for the remainder of 2024. He’ll receive a cash payment -
2024-07-29Materials used in 787 body
Infographic showing materials used in the Boeing 787 body, including fiberglass, aluminum, carbon laminate composite, carbon sandwich composite, and aluminum/steel/titanium. A pie chart shows total materials by weight: composites 50%, aluminum 20%, titanium 15%, steel 10%, other 5%; noting the 777 uses 12% composites and 50% aluminum by comparison. -
2024-07-29Boeing 777 Aircraft Materials Diagram
A labeled diagram of the Boeing 777 aircraft illustrating the distribution of composite materials used in its construction, including toughened graphite, graphite, hybrid, and fiberglass components. The diagram uses color-coding to identify where each material type is applied across the airframe, including the tail, wings, engine nacelles, and fuselage sections. -
2024-05-20
Everett-built Boeing 767 gets a 5-year reprieve from climate rules
By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter Boeing will have five extra years to build its 767 freighters in its Everett plant thanks to a provision in the newly passed Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. Boeing won’t say what these extra years will mean for the aviation company beyond 2028, when it originally planned to -
2024-05-18
Boeing’s low-key board chair steps into the spotlight with CEO hunt
By Julie Johnsson , Ian King and Siddharth Philip Bloomberg As Boeing’s board searches for a chief executive officer to steer the U.S. plane-maker out of its worst crisis in years, directors are intent on finding a leader who can make a fresh start — meaning deep aerospace experience isn’t necessarily required. That opens the -
Boeing and the Dark Age of American Manufacturing
Somewhere along the line, the plane maker lost interest in making its own planes. Can it rediscover its engineering soul? By Jerry Useem Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The sight of Bill Boeing was a familiar one on the factory floor. His office was in the building next to the converted boatyard where workers lathed the