Archive for October, 2007

Boeing’s Bair reflects on 787, suppliers (Everett Herald)

Two weeks after Mike Bair was moved from his position as head of Boeing’s fast-selling 787 jet, he addressed the Snohomish County Economic Development Council in Everett this morning.
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Boeing may rethink global supply chain for next jet (Everett Herald)

EVERETT — Not all suppliers are created equal. The Boeing Co. found that out when building a global supply chain for its new 787 Dreamliner.
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Alenia Suspends 787 Fuselage Shipments (The Aero-News Network)

Says It’s Awaiting Revised Plan From Boeing Finmeccanica SpA subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica announced Monday it has suspended further shipments of Boeing 787 fuselage segments until the American planemaker sets a new schedule for production of the upcoming composite-bodied airliner.
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Watch out Washington, or Boeing may fly away (The Columbian)

While parts for Boeing’s new 787 “Dreamliner” are manufactured around the world, Washington elected officials should keep a close eye on South Carolina.
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Boeing OKs $7 billion to buy back more stock (Seattle Times)

Boeing said Monday that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $7 billion in common stock, stepping up a program that…
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787 parts supplier halts shipments (Seattle Times)

Finmeccanica, the Italian company building carbon-fiber pieces of Boeing’s 787, has suspended shipments until the plane maker has a new…
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Finmeccanica halts shipments to Boeing amid Dreamliner delays (International Herald Tribune)

Finmeccanica, the Italian company building carbon fiber pieces of Boeing’s Dreamliner, sees no financial impact from the decision to suspend shipments until the U.S. plane maker sets a new production schedule.
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Boeing sets $10b share buyback, holds dividend (Straits Times)

NEW YORK - BOEING said it would buy up to US$7 billion (S$10 billion) of its own stock, one of the plane-maker’s largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its cash dividend unchanged.
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Boeing sets $7 billion share buyback (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Boeing Co said on Monday it would buy up to $7 billion of its own stock, one of the plane-maker’s largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its cash dividend unchanged.
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Dreamliner delays threaten Boeing’s other programs (Everett Herald)

Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney and industry analyst Scott Hamilton agree: The company has its hands full in getting three jets — the Dreamliner, 747-8 and 777 Freighter — to its customers on time.
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