Will Washington become a right-to-work state in order to secure design and manufacturing of Boeing's 777X here?

The answer: Not likely.

But one state senator has proposed legislation that would weaken labor unions here should the state workers' compensation insurance rates continue to increase. The move...

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Boeing resumed 787 deliveries Tuesday with a delivery to Japan's All Nippon Airways.

The resumption of Dreamliner deliveries is an indication Boeing's 787 program is back on track after the jet's three-month grounding by the Federal Aviation Administration.

"The health of our 787...

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Airbus unveiled the first painted A350 XWB jet Monday at its factory in Toulouse, France.

The European company's latest jet, the first A350 Extra Wide Body aircraft emerged from the paint hangar with an Airbus livery.

Airbus will soon begin some of the final tests on the mostly composite A350 to clear the way for the jet's first flight this summer.

The company has won 616...

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The launch customer for Boeing's Dreamliner will return the 787 to passenger service on June 1, the airline said Thursday.

Japan's All Nippon Airways had 17 Boeing 787s in its fleet when the jet was grounded by aviation officials on Jan. 16. The grounding was lifted three months later after Boeing devised an updated battery system for the...

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Gov. Jay Inslee will reveal  on Thursday his plan for keeping design and manufacturing work on Boeing's 777X in Washington state.

The governor also plans to unveil a comprehensive strategy "to support and grow" the state's aerospace industry,...

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Boeing dropped orders for five 747 jumbo jets from the backlog this week but added a request for a 777.

The jet maker announced last month that it will slow production on the 747 from two to 1.75 jets monthly next year due to declining demand.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. and...

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Boeing's 787 was returned to passenger service with a flight Saturday by Ethiopian Airlines.

Ethiopian is the first carrier to return the 787 to service since the Dreamliner was grounded Jan. 16 due to battery failures. The Federal Aviation Administration approved Boeing's updated battery system last week and

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Boeing CEO Jim McNerney opened the company's quarterly earnings call with updates on the 787 battery situation and key development programs like the 777X.

The company gained FAA approval Friday on a redesigned...

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Two companies in Snohomish County won top honors last week from the Boeing Co.

Boeing recognized 16 companies and one university during its 2012 Supplier of the Year awards ceremony last Thursday.

The awards are based on meeting or exceeding quality, on-time delivery, post-delivery support and affordability goals.

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The owner of British Airways signed a tentative deal Monday to buy up to 36 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

International Airline Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, pledged to buy 18 A350s and secured options for 18 more, Airbus said Monday. The order is...

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More than a dozen witnesses will be questioned next week at an investigative hearing on the Jan. 7 battery fire on a Boeing Co. 787.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released the agenda for the hearing the agency is hosting April 23 and 24 in Washington, D.C. The hearing will be webcast live on the

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Spokane should be the base for the KC-46A tankers that Boeing is building for the Air Force, Washington lawmakers wrote on Wednesday.

 

Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane "is in an optimal strategic position to maximize support for the KC-46A mission," the state’s Congressional delegation wrote in a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael...

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The Federal Aviation Administration's top official gave no indication Tuesday whether the agency will sign off on Boeing Co.'s redesigned 787 battery system.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said that Boeing has completed all the testing and analysis on the new battery.

The FAA is reviewing the company's reports, Huerta told the

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The Boeing Co.'s biggest rival took a big step Monday toward building airplanes in the United States, breaking ground on a manufacturing facility in Alabama.

"In about two years we will start assembling the first airplane here in Mobile," said Fabrice Brégier, president of Airbus.

Brégier spoke at a ceremony to mark...

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Roughly a year after its creation, the governor's office of aerospace could be on the state budget chopping block.

The Senate's proposed budget, which is being voted on this afternoon, would eliminate funding for the office.

Former Gov. Chris Gregoire named the first director, Alex Pietsch, of the aerospace office

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Boeing tested the 787's redesigned battery system on a flight today in an effort to gain approval from aviation authorities to return the jet to commercial service.

The Dreamliner left Paine Field at 10:39 a.m. The 787, painted in a LOT Polish Airlines livery, returned to Everett one hour and 51 minutes later at 12:30 p.m. The flight plan can be viewed at

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Even with labor contracts in place, the Boeing Co. still is in hot water for actions by the company during negotiations with the union representing engineers and technical workers.

The regional director for the National Labor Relations Board has found that Boeing violated federal labor law during contract talks with the Society...

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For the second time this week, Boeing is put the 787 in the air Wednesday for testing unrelated to the jet's redesigned battery system.

"This is a routine test flight designed to address some of the component reliability projects we have been working," Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman, wrote in an emailed statement. "The battery certification demonstration flight will take place in the coming...

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A 787 has taken off from Paine Field on the way to Moses Lake, but Boeing said the flight is not part of the company's effort to certify the Dreamliner's redesigned battery.

"The battery certification demonstration flight will take place in the coming days," Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman, wrote in an emailed statement Monday.

"This is a routine test flight...

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A Boeing employee in South Carolina died Friday after sustaining injuries in a fall at the company's North Charleston site on March 18.

"This is obviously a very difficult and tragic incident, and we are deeply saddened at the loss of our teammate," Boeing said in a statement Friday.

The employee was injured in Boeing's composite fabrication area on March 18. Boeing...

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Turkish Airlines announced on Friday an order for up to 117 Airbus A320 aircraft, a deal valued at $9.3 billion at list prices.

 

The order, described as the carrier’s largest consists of 57 of Airbus A320 new engine option family aircraft and 25 of the existing A320 jets. Turkish Airlines also has options for an additional 35 of the new engine...

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Boeing has named new managers in charge of the 747 and 777 production programs.

Elizabeth Lund takes over as general manager of the 777 program while Eric Lindblad has been assigned as general manager of the 747 program.

Pat Shanahan, senior vice president of airplane programs, announced the changes Thursday. The move comes less than a week after Boeing

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Lufthansa handed Airbus an order valued at $11.2 billion for 100 single-aisle aircraft, the companies said Thursday.

The order consists of 70 of Airbus' A320 new engine option aircraft as well as 30 of the existing model of A320 jets. Germany's Lufthansa Group also agreed to buy two additional A380 super jumbo jets.

The...

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Both Congress and the Pentagon seem to agree that now is not the time to cut funding for the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker program.

 

It took the Air Force a decade to award a contract to the Boeing Co. for the aerial refueling tanker, which is based on Boeing’s Everett-built 767 commercial aircraft. The new KC-46A will...

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Boeing will ask its board of directors in April for approval to begin offering its updated 777X to customers.

 

That would position the company to deliver one of the two new 777X models by 2019, reports Aviation Week.

 

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Contract ballots were mailed Thursday to 7,500 Boeing Co. technical workers, whose rejection of the company's offer would "almost certainly lead to a strike," union leaders say.

Negotiators for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace have "extracted everything we could" from Boeing without calling for a strike, they wrote in a letter sent Thursday to...

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U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen is lobbying the Federal Aviation Administration to keep the air traffic control tower at Everett's Paine Field open despite federal budget cuts.

The control tower at Paine Field is on the FAA's list of potential closures under budget sequestration.

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As the Boeing Co. awaits approval by federal regulators on a solution to return the 787 to commercial flight, the company quietly is checking the public's opinion of the grounded Dreamliner.

Boeing is conducting a survey about air travel in general and flying on the

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Airbus rolled the first A350 XWB that will fly outside Tuesday to begin the next phase of ground tests.

This first A350, also known as MSN001, recently completed some indoor tests including the stability of movable parts like the rudder, elevators and wing spoilers. After rolling...

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Japan's All Nippon Airways has taken its Boeing Co. 787 off its flight schedule through the end of May.

The launch carrier for the Dreamliner, ANA said late Sunday that is extending the cancellation of 787 flights through May 31. The airline previously had taken the 787 off flights through the end of March.

Boeing's 787 was...

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