Boeing

Boeing workers vote on a new contract, but the company’s problems are far from over

5:00am October 23, 2024

by Joel Rose

Striking machinists at Boeing vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. Even before the strike, the company was grappling with production and quality control problems that led to billions in losses.

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Boeing union is set to vote on a new contract deal, possibly ending strike

1:02pm October 19, 2024

The latest proposal includes a 35% general wage increase over four years — bringing it closer to the union's original ask for 40%. Boeing previously offered a 25% raise over the life of the contract.

Boeing will lay off 10% of employees as a strike shuts down airplane production

7:46pm October 11, 2024

Boeing has been losing money for over five years and is now dealing with a strike that has shut down factories in the Seattle area. The staff cuts will include executives and managers, the CEO said.

Boeing makes a 'final offer' to striking workers, but union says it's not good enough

1:27am September 24, 2024

Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.

FAA investigating cabin pressure problem that injured passengers aboard Boeing plane

3:41pm September 19, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident aboard a Delta flight in which a cabin pressurization issue with the Boeing 737 caused some passengers to bleed from the nose and ears.

Boeing machinists go on strike after rejecting contract

12:39am September 13, 2024

The deal would have raised wages by 25%, lowered employees’ share of health care costs, and boosted retirement contributions by the company. But many rank and file union members were unhappy.

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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

10:58am September 08, 2024

The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

12:10am September 07, 2024

The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.

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An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space

10:51am August 30, 2024

An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.

NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX — not Boeing's Starliner

7:00am August 24, 2024

Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.