Boeing to Hire 10,000 workers in 2023, report says
Boeing expects to hire 10,000 workers in 2023 as it recovers from the pandemic and increases jetliner production, but will trim some support jobs, the U.S. planemaker said Friday. The…
Tata’s Air India to seal half of jumbo plane order – sources
Air India will on Friday seal half of an order worth billions of dollars for some 495 jets with Boeing and engine suppliers General Electric and CFM International, two industry…
Boeing reports operating loss in Q4
Boeing on Wednesday (25 January) said it suffered a US$650 million operating loss in the fourth quarter. The company blamed the unexpected loss on “abnormal production costs” as it tried…
INCIDENT | British Airways Boeing 777 Emergency Slide Deployed During Pushback
A spokeswoman for British Airways confirmed that the emergency slide was accidentally inflated rather than being activated in response to an actual emergency aboard a Boeing 777-200 headed for Lagos,…
Boeing 737 MAX makes first passenger flight in China since March 2019
A Boeing Co 737 MAX made its first passenger flight in China in nearly four years on Friday, marking a major milestone in the U.S. planemaker’s attempt to rebuild its…
Russia’s Aeroflot bought 10 Boeing 777 from Russian bank VEB, sources say
An Irish lessor that sold 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot last year was a local subsidiary of state controlled Russian development bank VEB, two sources familiar…
Lessor BOC Aviation orders 40 Boeing 737 MAX planes
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd said on Wednesday it had ordered 40 Boeing 737 MAX planes to be delivered in 2027 and 2028, in a year-end boost to the U.S.…
INCIDENT | United Airlines Boeing 767 returns to Hong Kong after engine problem
On 20th December, an United Airlines Boeing 767 experienced a series of compressor stalls on engine number 2 while departing Hong Kong. The Boeing 767-300 with registration N648UA was departing…
US lawmakers grant Boeing 737 MAX strings-attached deadline extension
In a recently published bill, the United States (US) Senate has granted approval to Boeing and, subsequently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue working on certifying the 737 MAX-7…
Boeing planemaking chief sees ‘strong indications’ of recovery
Boeing’s top commercial airplanes executive told suppliers on Tuesday the U.S. planemaker is seeing strong signs of market recovery as it appoints a new supply chain boss with a mission…