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Boeing 747 first flight
A four-engine wide-body jet aircraft, consistent with a Boeing 747, is photographed on a runway with landing gear deployed and engine exhaust/tire smoke visible. The image appears to be from the early 1970s based on photo quality and aircraft livery style, but specific airline markings are not clearly legible. -
2022-11-03Boeing CEO: No Clean-sheet Aircraft This Decade
By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor November 3, 2022 Boeing CEO David Calhoun explicitly erased any notion that the company will launch the development of a new commercial airplane this decade during the company’s 2022 Investor Conference Wednesday, explaining that it needs to see the availability of technology capable of generating a 20- to 30 percent operating cost -
2022-08-27High court upholds county OK of Boeing building near Sea-Tac
Washington's Supreme Court unanimously upheld King County's approval of Boeing's plan to build corporate headquarters on a 30-acre site near Seattle-Tacoma Airport, rejecting challenges from a local citizens' group. The court ruled the approval was a legislative action rather than a quasi-judicial rezone, meaning the appearance-of-fairness doctrine did not apply, even though two County Council members had accepted campaign contributions from Boeing employees. The ruling also addressed a separate Snohomish County case, allowing environmental-impact statements for two large residential developments to be submitted piecemeal. -
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Pension deadline could speed retirement of experienced Boeing engineers
Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:48 pm A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Everett in 2020. Some experienced engineers who designed this plane are weighing retirement as a big cut to their lump-sum pension payout looms later this year. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times -
Boeing 737 MAX in Green Primer Livery Taxiing at Boeing Field
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in green primer livery, bearing line number 7396, taxis at Boeing Field (King County International Airport) in front of the Boeing manufacturing facility. The aircraft appears to be destined for Jet Airways based on the partial tail livery visible, photographed during what appears to be a pre-delivery flight operation. -
Hold leadership accountable for disastrous Boeing ethos
Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm Updated Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane lands following a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle in April 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) By The Seattle Times editorial board The days when Boeing earned renown as an aerospace titan that Puget -
2021-12-24Paine Field Master Plan Stakeholder Committee
A comprehensive list of stakeholders and their representatives for a Master Plan Stakeholder Committee, including representatives from Boeing, FAA, airlines, local government districts, education institutions, and aviation organizations. The document also includes staff and consultant information with airport directors and operations personnel. -
A behind-the-scenes look at Boeing’s shifting leadership landscape — and its profound effects
Dec. 12, 2021 at 7:00 am Updated Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:34 pm 1 of 15 | Sections of a Dreamliner were delivered from Japan to Everett. These wings were from a plant in Nagoya, Japan. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, 2007) By Peter Robison Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from the new book “Flying