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Holiday aerospace networking event Dec. 12
You can imbibe wisdom and eggnog while rubbing elbows with the movers and shakers of Northwest aerospace on…
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‘Sharp questions’ posed at Machinists district meeting
A regularly scheduled meeting of Machinists District 751 leadership and rank-and-file members saw heated discussion Tuesday evening about…
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The Boeing 777X’s burgundy branding
AirlineReporter.com has an interesting review of the gradual visual branding changes Boeing has unveiled in recent years, starting…
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Boeing 777X program briefing planned Sunday night
Boeing is to brief the media on the 777X airplane program Monday morning at the Dubai Airshow in…
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Meet our new aerospace writer
We have a new aerospace and business reporter, replacing Michelle Dunlop, who left us in August. His name…
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Analyst: ‘It behooves both parties’ to resume talks
Following last night’s rejection of a new Boeing Co. contract by members of the International Association of Machinists…
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Boeing’s message vs. big profits
While Boeing Co. leaders have said workers need to make concessions for the company to stay competitive, it…
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Another open letter, from a Machinists member to Boeing
Yesterday, the Boeing Co. placed double-page ads in The Daily Herald and other newspapers to explain its contract-extension…
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Inslee signs Boeing bills; Machinists plan protest today
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed into law a lengthy extension of a multibillion-dollar tax break to help convince…
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Machinists union: The vote is on
Jonathan Battaglia, a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), said Saturday the vote…
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Boeing’s Conner: ‘Let’s move forward together’
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner sent a letter about the company’s contract-extension proposal straight to manufacturing employees…
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Machinists dive into the Boeing proposal’s fine print
Some FOD surrounding the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) contract extension …
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Boeing and the 777X: next steps
UPDATE: The union has released a detailed summary of the proposed contract extension, and voting will be one…
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Boeing, Machinists union in talks over 777X
Reuters and The Seattle Times are reporting that the Boeing Co. and the International Association of Machinists and…
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Report from an aerospace supplier’s open house
We were unable to attend, but Allison Tapert, the promotions and marketing coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Aerospace…
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Urgent airworthiness directive issued for Boeing 747-8s
The Federal Aviation Administration today issued an urgent airworthiness directive requiring immediate inspections of Boeing 747-8s to ensure…
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New board member, officers at Aerospace Alliance
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance has a new president, vice president and member at large on its board…
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Boeing to cut production rate for 747-8
It’s hard for an aerohead to not feel sad upon hearing more news that points to the end…
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Tour Washington aerospace suppliers
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance has two breakfast showcases scheduled in coming weeks that feature executives of prominent…
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Ethiopian 787 fuselage repair imminent
The Puget Sound Business Journal and Aviation Week’s Things With Wings blog report that the Boeing Co. is…