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Port of Moses Lake, Boeing in talks to extend 737 Max leases
Boeing is currently storing more than 250 Max airplanes at Grant County International Airport.
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Jury convicts ex-Microsoft worker in digital currency scheme
The 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen helped test the company’s online retail sales platform.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement
He will remain executive chairman through the end of his contract on Dec. 31, 2021.
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Repealing Boeing’s big tax break could be a bumpy ride
It will be ended to avoid a trade dispute. But workers want Boeing to make changes if it’s…
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Skagit County potato farmers lost crops due to heavy rain
They were unable to harvest an estimated 3 square miles of potatoes in the fall.
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Delays in 737 Max certification flights may slow jet’s return
The ungrounding of the Boeing aircraft could be pushed to late June at the earliest, one source said.
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Alaska Airlines will buy 200 new jets over the coming decade
The purchase includes many Boeing 737 Maxs, and maybe some Airbus A321 jets.
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Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected 737 Max jets
Boeing said there’s no way to know how many planes have the same problem until they’re all inspected.
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Community leadership in an election year
Leadership is not a spectator sport, nor is citizenship. Let’s lead the way. Connect. Listen. Act.
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Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts
The company’s reputation has never fully recovered from the sales scandal, even four years later.
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No flashing lights planned for giant Port of Everett cranes
The Port sought public input on making them blue and adding lights or keeping them as they were.
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Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of several 737 Maxs
The company did not say what the objects were found, but one report said they included tools and…
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Boeing asks that its big state tax break be suspended
The company hopes the move will resolve a trade dispute involving European rival Airbus.
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Charge: Lynnwood tobacco smuggler dodged $1 million in taxes
The man, 57, reportedly dealt in illicit cigarettes. Tax returns claimed he sold hats and T-shirts.
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Some dissent emerges on new engineering contract with Boeing
“This is being shoved down our throats,” said one SPEEA council rep.
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FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing missed
The vulnerability could lead to an emergency similar to the one that brought down two jets.
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Everett’s new passenger terminal gets some national love
Paine Field was voted 8th-best among a selection of small airports, some of which aren’t all that small.
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United pushes back expected return of grounded Boeing planes
United, Southwest and American are bracing for a second straight summer without their Max planes.
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US manufacturing output hit by Boeing troubles, slips 0.1%
Excluding the production of airplanes and parts, factory production rose 0.3%.
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Boeing and engineering union agree on new, extended contract
The board of SPEEA will recommend the proposal to its 18,000 members in the Puget Sound area.