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Boeing to be called Boo-boo head …

No, Bill Boeing’s company is not getting a new name.

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Murtha wants Air Force tankers quickly, split-buy optional

Rep. John Murtha visited the Boeing Co.’s Everett factory today.(Read my initial story).

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Worried about getting laid off, Boeing workers?

This week, the Boeing Co. is expected to hand out 4,500 layoff notices in its Commercial Airplanes division.

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How many jet sales will Boeing, Airbus win in 2009? Poll

After years of spectacular jet sales, Airbus and Boeing face a “challenging” economic climate for new aircraft sales…

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Gov. assigns advisor to "keep" Boeing, jet biz in state

Gov. Gregoire has assigned a special advisor on aerospace to serve for the next six months.

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Bird strike buzz …

The dramatic landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River last month made “bird strike”…

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Southwest’s bikini model ‘S.I. One’ jet

Haven’t picked up the latest copy of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition?

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Airbus: A350 XWB on schedule for 2013 delivery

Airbus is taking a “more conservative” approach to delivering its A350 XWB jet compared to some “other” airplane…

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I can has aeroplanes

I’m taking in the wisdom of great aerospace minds today at the PNAA conference today.

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Boeing’s 4Q loss worse than initially thought

The Boeing Co. has revised its fourth quarter and year-end earnings-per-share figures initially provided Jan. 28.

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‘I survived tanker hell’

The Air Force tanker competition has become the “worst, most partisan, most awful” program aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia…

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ILFC chief sees slow year ahead for Boeing, Airbus

Leasing guru Steven Udvar Hazy expects more order cancellations from airlines. “It wouldn’t surprise us if in the…

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Nip/tuck star at Boeing delivery to V-Australia

Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson brought a little bit of Hollywood with him when he came to Seattle to…

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Pentagon not keen on split-buy tanker deal

The Pentagon hasn’t yet pulled the trigger to restart the $35 billion tanker competition between the Boeing Co.…

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SPEEA rallies for Boeing workers in Wichita

Boeing engineers and technical workers in Everett turned out this morning in support of fellow union members in…

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Japan Airlines ‘patiently waiting’ for Boeing 787

Japan Airlines has no plans to cancel its Boeing 787 Dreamliner order.

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Boeing jobs in India safe

The Times of India reports that Boeing workers there won’t be among the 10,000 company-wide to lose their…

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SPEEA tells Wichita members to reject Boeing contract

Boeing’s engineers union, SPEEA, will put the company’s latest contract offer up to vote for members in Wichita.…

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Machinists to Boeing: ‘Stop blaming us for troubles’

Boeing’s unions weren’t happy with the company’s fourth quarter loss or its increasing job cuts announced Wednesday.

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Boeing layoffs increase

Today is a busy Boeing news day with the company’s earnings report, 787 cancellations and EADS dropping out…