Latest Boeing 737 Max issue expected to delay plans to increase production

By Marissa Nall  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Apr 16, 2023 The latest production flaw affecting The Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) Renton-made 737 Max line appears likely to hinder its plans to ramp up production of the jet, dealing a blow to the company and its Puget Sound-area suppliers. The issue, which surfaced last week, involves two of eight

Look at how the Boeing 747 has changed since 1968

Jan. 29, 2023 at 4:00 am Updated Jan. 29, 2023 at 12:09 pm By  Mark Nowlin Seattle Times lead graphic artist After 54 years in production, Boeing’s last 747 will be handed off to its new owner later this week. This timeline captures all the ways the iconic plane has changes since its first flight. FOR MORE ON BOEING’S

Maiden Flight of the Boeing 707

DALLAS – 12/20/1957 Today in Aviation, the original 707-120 developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as its first jetliner performed its maiden flight in 1957. Boeing derived the 707-120 from the Boeing 367-80 prototype that flew in 1954. Boeing 707 service started regularly on October 26, 1958, with Pan American World Airways, up until 1979. The long-range narrow-body

High court upholds county OK of Boeing building near Sea-Tac

Almost as soon as the Sea-Tac Communities Plan was signed, various entities began asking for re-zoning to utilize the newly available land. As ...