January 17, 2008

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Engineers at Boeing Co. have released more than 90% of the design drawings for the new Boeing Next-Generation 737-900, a ‘definitive milestone’ for the company according to vice president of 737/757 Derivative Programmes Jack Gucker.

Now most of the design drawings are complete parts for the new aircraft are being manufactured and delivered by worldwide suppliers while workers at the Boeing plant in Wichita have completed assembly of the fuselage for the first 737-900.

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Boeing machinists on strike

Boeing machinists, who rejected the final offer from the company, launched a strike on 2 September.

The strike includes some 18,400 machinists in the Seattle area and in Wichita, Kansas and Gresham, Oregon and the action forced Boeing to stop production. Union members have said that they feel the agreement offered by Boeing was worse than the one negotiated in 2002. The 2002 deal expired on Friday, The Associated Press reported.

Boeing said that the strike would immediately put a halt to aircraft production. Company officials said before the strike that they feared it could be potentially very bad for the company, possibly sending customers to Boeing’s rivals, including Airbus.

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Boeing to cut thousands of jobs

The company announced the moves Thursday, saying it will consolidate factories that make three planes, including the F-15. The company said it expects the cuts to come from management and union members.

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Roughly 800-900 workers already have been given notice. The next round of layoff notices could go out as early as Monday, said Jerry Daniels, Boeing vice president, general manager and St. Louis site director. He said 300 to 400 workers would be let go every month until the reduction is complete. The F-15 suffered a blow last month when the Greek government signed a contract to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-16. The Greek order alone could have kept the Boeing line open two more years. The Israeli government postponed a $2.5 billion F-15 purchase just two weeks after Boeing lost the $3.5 billion sale of the aircraft to Greece. “Once we completed an assessment of our business environment based on the April 30 decision by the government of Greece, we decided to let our team and the community know as soon as possible what to expect for the foreseeable future,” said Daniels. “We remain committed to St. Louis and are taking these steps to ensure our competitiveness on our existing work, including a multiyear contract on C-17 and a proposed multiyear buy of the FA-18EF and on future programs, such as the joint strike fighter.” Daniels said Boeing has 210,000 workers nationwide. He said displaced St. Louis employees may find work at other Boeing sites.

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Company Watch - Boeing

Boeing assembles last 717 in Long Beach, Calif.. Boeing is building its final 717 in Long Beach, Calif. When the plane is completed, Boeing will stop producing planes in Southern California, and the only commercial jetliner assembly in the U.S. will take place in Washington state. February 10, 2006

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AirAsia X sets 4 February launch date for Hangzhou

Accident Boeing..
Catastrophe aérienne évitée de justesse en Inde, à New Delhi, où un Boeing 747 d’Air France a continué sa course sur le ventre en fin de piste au décollage (un voyant aurait indiqué au pilote un incendie sur l’un des réacteurs). [Différents plans] de la carcasse du 747 endommagée, toboggans gonflables sortis, diff débris, train d’atterrissage arraché, employés déchargeant les bagages de la soute…

Airbus expects strong demand for planes but no repeat of 2007
Tom Enders, chief executive, confirmed in Toulouse that Airbus had won 72 net orders fewer than arch-rival Boeing in 2007: 1,341 against 1,413. But it delivered more planes - a record 453 - as it ramps up production towards 54 a month in 2010. Enders said orders would be above the record 470 or more planes Airbus expects to deliver this year from a backlog of 3,421 orders, stretching over the six years of production. “We expect demand to continue to be strong but certainly not at the level of

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Airbus propose de produire l’A330F aux Etats-Unis
La filiale nord-américaine du groupe européen a indiqué le 14 janvier que l’Airbus A330F (Freighter)…

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Boeing 777 a mainstay of long-haul travel (CNN.com)

Great Planes! ~ Boeing 747 & 777 (Discovery Channel)
Great Planes! ~ Boeing 747 & 777 (Discovery Channel)
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Lack of Customers Not a Problem for Airbus and Boeing: It's Keeping Up With Demand
By EMMA VANDORE AP Business Writer The problem for Airbus and Boeing isn’t too few customers - it’s getting planes off their production lines fast enough to meet demand. Together the rivals won a record 2 754 orders last year.

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST
Qantas eyes late fees after Boeing 787 setback - Guardian Unlimited
Holiday ExtrasQantas eyes late fees after Boeing 787 setbackGuardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour agoBy Jonathan Standing and Aiko Hayashi SYDNEY/TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Australia\’s Qantas Airways said on Thursday it would seek compensation from Boeing Co …Customers weigh another Boeing Dreamliner delay National PostANALYSIS-Boeing delay hurt its credibility on Wall Street ReutersBoeing again delays first 787 delivery Los Angeles TimesHouston Chronicle - Bloombergall 484 news articles

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