A Boeing first: 787 order canceled (Everett Herald)
Azerbaijan Airlines replaces a request for one Dreamliner with an order for two 767s and two 737s.
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Archive for August, 2008
Machinists criticize Boeing’s entry-level offer (Everett Herald)
EVERETT — The Boeing Co. has offered to boost entry-level Machinists pay $1.28 an hour in an early pitch to stave off a labor strike this year.
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Mitsubishi Motors to build new battery plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A Mitsubishi Motors Corp. affiliate will build a factory in Japan to mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for its upcoming all-electric car, the company said Wednesday.
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Delayed 787 Dreamliner section finally arrives (The Oregonian)
The long center-fuselage section of Boeing’s Dreamliner No. 4 finally arrived in Everett Monday night — five weeks later than the revised delivery date set in April when the last major program delay was announced.
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Delayed 787 Dreamliner section finally arrives; flight test schedule tightens (Seattle Times)
The center fuselage of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner No. 4 arrived in Everett Monday night five weeks late. Boeing says it still hopes to stick to the revised delivery schedule set in April.
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Boeing, unions must confront outsourcing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Outsourcing and job security are critical to the future of Boeing and its unionized workers. So why doesn’t the issue get more attention than it does?
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Delayed 787 Dreamliner section finally arrives. Flight test schedule tightens. (Seattle Times)
The center fuselage of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner No. 4 arrived in Everett Monday night five weeks late. Boeing says it still hopes to stick to the revised delivery schedule set in April.
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Delta to Become First Domestic Airline to Offer Broadband for Everyone (AnandTech)
Delta opens up the friendly skies to WiFi…
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Boeing shares hit 3-year low (Chicago Tribune)
Shares of Boeing Co. slid to a three-year low Thursday, amid concerns over high oil prices and a possible strike at the company’s commercial airplane business. […]