Archive for March, 2008

Boeing Signs Agreement With Iraq Government (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)

SEATTLE, Wash. — Boeing confirmed reports Monday that it has signed an agreement with the government of Iraq for the purchase of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 10 787 Dreamliners.
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SPEEA Tells Boeing to Bring Back More Outsourced 787 Work (Centre Daily Times)

The Boeing Company’s decision to buy a large stake in a major supplier’s U.S. plant for the 787 is a necessary first step to bringing work back to the experienced employees who can get the program back on schedule, according to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001.
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Iraq, Boeing ink 5.5 billion dollar aircraft deal (Middle East Online)

Boeing contract is for 737 and 787 ‘Dreamliner’ planes which will strengthen Iraqi civil aviation capacity.
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SPEEA To Boeing: Bring Back More Outsourced 787 Work (The Aero-News Network)

According to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, the Boeing Company’s decision to buy a large stake in a major supplier’s US plant for the 787 is a necessary first step to bringing work back to the experienced employees who can get the program back on schedule.
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Boeing takes 787 supplier Vought under its wing (Everett Herald)

Boeing buys a stake in key 787 fuselage maker Vought Aircraft Industries, which has been a major source of Dreamliner delays.
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Boeing buys Vought’s share of Global Aeronautica plant working on 787 fuselage (Savannah Morning News)

SEATTLE - Boeing Co. has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in a South Carolina fuselage subassembly facility in a move that could improve efficiency in the construction of the new 787 airplane.
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Boeing buys stake in 787 supplier (The Wichita Eagle)

Boeing Co. agreed to buy Vought Aircraft Industries Inc.’s stake in a venture that assembles parts for the new 787 Dreamliner, including a central structure that some analysts say may delay the plane a third time. The acquisition will give Boeing “more influence” over the four sections of the fuselage that […]

Boeing takes steps to correct issues with 787 (Tacoma News Tribune)

Posted on the Biz Buzz blog at 7:48 a.m. Friday The Boeing Co. took action Friday to get a firmer grip on some of the supplier issues that have delayed the final assembly of its 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing buys half of South Carolina 787 assembly plant (Seattle Times)

Boeing has agreed to buy Vought Aircraft Industries’ stake in a venture that assembles sections of the new 787 Dreamliner, a move that may…
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Boeing Agrees to Buy Vought’s Share in 787 Venture (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

March 28 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. agreed to buy Vought Aircraft Industries Inc.’s interest in a South Carolina venture that assembles parts for the 787 Dreamliner, seeking to fix supply-chain issues that threaten to delay the plane a third time. Terms weren’t disclosed.
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