staging.rockymountainvoice.com

Menu

Tag: Boeing

Boeing to layoff hundreds in Washington state as company-wide cuts continue
No Comments
Fox Business, National

Boeing to layoff hundreds in Washington state as company-wide cuts continue

By Elizabeth Pritchett  | Fox Business Boeing is laying off 396 employees at locations in Washington state, Reuters reported on Monday. The move is part of a 10% global workforce cut that the company announced in October, which is expected to impact approximately 17,000 jobs within Boeing. A total of 2,199 Boeing workers in the state of Washington – where its workforce totals more than 60,000 – will be laid off over the next few months, Fox Business reported in November. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
Read More
Boeing machinists go on strike
No Comments
National, THE HILL

Boeing machinists go on strike

By Taylor Giorno | The Hill Boeing factory workers went on strike early Friday morning after overwhelmingly rejecting a new union contract with the company. Around 33,000 machinists went on strike shortly after midnight on the West Coast after the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union announced 94.6 percent of workers had voted to reject the proposal and 96 percent approved the stoppage. The work stoppage puts financial strain on the storied airplane maker, which has been struggling to repair its reputation after the door plug of a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, prompting regulatory action and congressional scrutiny. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
Read More
Boeing’s troubles are spilling over to its airline customers, could impact air travel
No Comments
National, The Washington Post

Boeing’s troubles are spilling over to its airline customers, could impact air travel

By Lori Aratani | The Washington Post After three years of scrambling to hire and train pilots, United Airlines is encouraging its aviators to take unpaid time off next month, the latest example of how woes at Boeing — including delays in aircraft delivery — are rippling through the aviation industry. Production limits imposed on Boeing after a piece of the wall blew off an Alaska Airlines plane midflight in January are in part responsible for the delays, which are forcing carriers to halt hiring and rethink schedules even as demand for air travel remains robust. Southwest Airlines, which operates an all-Boeing fleet, had anticipated receiving 58 737 Max 8 aircraft, but will instead receive 46. Boeing’s continued challenges, Southwest said in a regulatory filing, may require it to...
Read More