Business
Paine Field to get a paltry amount of airport stimulus money
Federal grants are based on 2018 passenger counts. Unfortunately, Everett passenger service began in 2019.
Business
Boeing’s order book shrinks as struggling buyers cancel 737s
The company lost orders for 150 Renton-built 737 Max aircraft last month.
Business
2,500 Boeing workers to resume work in Everett and elsewhere
With COVID-19 still a concern, the company promised to “have all of the necessary safety measures in place.”
Business
Airlines cut Paine Field departures to a handful a day
Alaska Airlines is down to four daily Everett departures. United is flying once or twice.
Business
Boeing extends temporary shutdown of Puget Sound plants
The company had planned to reopen on Wednesday. About 60 Everett employees have tested positive.
Business
Boeing takes new blow with Avolon scrapping $8 billion order
The plane-leasing company will also defer delivery of 25 Boeing and Airbus narrow-bodies.
Business
Key system on Boeing’s KC-46 tanker needs a complete redesign
The change in the Everett-built airplane involves a remote vision system used for aerial refueling.
Business
Boeing to offer buyouts, weighs wide-body production cuts
The buyouts would keep a $60 billion bailout option viable. Forced layoffs would complicate that effort.
Northwest
Aviation pioneer, innovator and entrepreneur Joe Clark dies
He is the man most responsible for those elegant upswept wingtips now standard on new Boeing 737s.
Business
Paine Field passenger volume plummets; flight changes likely
Despite a 68% drop, the passenger terminal’s owner expects to weather the coronavirus crisis.
Local News
Inslee signs the law repealing a Boeing tax break
The move, which the aerospace giant sought, aims to resolve an international trade dispute.
Business
Boeing plants here to close; infected Everett worker dies
To the relief of anxious employees, the company said it will shut down factory operations for two weeks.
Business
Lawmakers: Protecting jobs is priority in any Boeing bailout
“The money has to be used for the continued operation of the company,” said Rep. Rick Larsen.
Business
Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing board over airlines bailout
The Trump administration has said it would back Boeing, which is also a top U.S. defense contractor.
Business
Aerospace suppliers: If Boeing halts production, so will we
The coronavirus brings new worries for companies unhinged by the 737 Max crisis.
Business
Boeing tumbles 17% after seeking $60B for aerospace bailout
The planemaker is racing to shore up cash needed to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Business
Companywide, Boeing reports 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19
Boeing will equip more employees to work remotely, but for now factory workers will stay on the line.
Business
Boeing might have to cut production — and shed Everett workers
With airline schedules slashed, the company faces a challenge comparable to the aftermath of 9/11.
Business
Last to ground the Max a Year Ago, FAA’s global status shaken
Boeing projects it will take until midyear to get approval for the multiple fixes on the plane.
Local News
5 Boeing workers in Everett tested positive for COVID-19
The company says work areas were “deep-cleaned” and they and other workers were sent home for quarantine.