Boeing Starts $1 Billion Expansion Project in South Carolina
A new final assembly building will help the manufacturer increase production of its 787 Dreamliner.
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Air India Crash a Deadly First for 787
The crash of Air India Flight 171 on Thursday marked the first fatal crash and the first hull loss for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
FAA Renews Program Allowing Boeing to Carry Out Agency Tasks
The FAA has extended a program that allows Boeing to perform certain agency tasks, like inspections, for another three years.
A Look Inside the Factory of Boeing’s Newest Partner
It all happened within a week: I accepted the invitation on Monday and last Friday a small group of journalists and I were set to travel to Embraer’s main factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, a few miles outside Sao Paulo city, in Brazil. The journalist group was really small, as our ride there was quite […]
ITC Favors Bombardier and Delta in C Series Dispute
In an unexpected and shocking outcome, the U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously in favor of Canadian builder Bombardier, stating that the 108-seat CS100 does not represent a threat to the sales of Boeing’s 737-700. The dispute started in April 2017, when Boeing filed a complaint with the US Commerce Department claiming that its 737-700 […]
A New Threat to Boeing and Airbus Comes From United Technologies’ Acquisition of Rockwell Collins
Earlier this week, United Technologies Corp agreed to purchase Rockwell Collins, Inc. for approximately $23 billion. This proposed merger has the potential to significantly shake things up within the aircraft-parts manufacturing industry. United Technologies Corp is among the largest aircraft-parts manufacturers in the world, producing a considerable amount of aerospace systems including aircraft engines, which […]
