A Senate bill introduced June 16 calls for more government oversight of aircraft certification in reaction to a pair of Boeing Co. 737 Max crashes.
June 16, 2020Boeing News Updates
Boeing, Suppliers Plunge on Stop-And-Go 737 Max Comeback
Shares of Boeing Co. and its largest suppliers sank June 11 after the planemaker pared output plans for its beleaguered 737 Max just two weeks after restarting work in its Seattle-area factory.
June 11, 2020Boeing, Suppliers Advance on Restart of 737 Max Production
Boeing Co. and its suppliers climbed as the plane maker resumed production of the 737 Max jetliner while working with regulators to end a yearlong global grounding.
May 28, 2020Boeing Begins Cutting Workforce With 6,770 Layoffs in US
Boeing Co. unveiled the first and deepest of its planned job cuts, saying it would notify 6,770 employees in the U.S. this week that their positions would be eliminated.
May 27, 2020Boeing Sees April Pass With Zero Airliner Orders
Boeing Co. failed to sell a single commercial airplane and saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.
May 12, 2020Boeing to Restart 737 Max Production After Four-Month Shutdown
Boeing Co. got a boost after CEO Dave Calhoun told Fox Business that the planemaker’s 737 Max assembly lines will rumble to life later this month.
May 8, 2020Boeing Gets $50 Billion of Orders for Bonds Amid Strong Demand
Boeing Co. has already received $50 billion of orders for its bond offering April 30, as the company comes off of one of its worst quarter on record with the pandemic upending the global aviation industry.
April 30, 2020Boeing to Cut Output, Thousands of Jobs on Vanishing Demand
Boeing Co. unveiled deep cuts to jobs and production as the manufacturer rushes to adapt to a shrinking market for jetliners after the worst downturn in aviation history.
April 29, 2020Boeing to Offer Buyouts, Mull Output Cuts Amid ‘New Reality’
Boeing Co. is offering buyouts to its entire staff of 161,000 people and weighing new output reductions as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to depress aircraft sales for years.
April 2, 2020Boeing Will Halt Work at Seattle-Area Factories
Boeing Co. is temporarily shuttering its Seattle-area manufacturing hub for two weeks, adding to a wave of plant closings sweeping the globe and compounding difficulties for a company navigating one of the aviation industry’s biggest disruptions in decades.
March 23, 2020