With a contract ratified, Boeing’s firefighters said they’ll get “fair pay for their critical work.” They’ll return to work this week.
Nearly 500 workers received back wages, in what Washington regulators call the largest-ever settlement of its kind in state history.
Union leaders are encouraging firefighters to vote “yes” on the new offer. Voting concludes Thursday.
The union’s 125 firefighters on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the offer, which included “an improved wage growth” schedule
Boeing would have been forced to end production of the 767 Freighter in 2027 due to new emissions rules if not for the extension.
A labor dispute has heated up: Boeing filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the firefighters union and threatened a lockout.
The British-American company, which is developing hydrogen-electric powered aircraft, expects one day to employ hundreds at the site.
Alaska Airlines flights, including those from Paine Field, were grounded Wednesday morning. The FAA lifted the ban around 9 a.m.
A Boeing quality engineer claims the company ignored safety concerns in the production of the 787 and 777 jets.
The flight from Paine Field makes for a relaxed departure and avoids the torture of traveling to SeaTac.
In a bid to boost the workforce, Edmonds College has teamed up with the nonprofit Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
The airline is “shifting to a seasonal market to enable some other flights in Everett.” The Honolulu flights will go from October to May.
The Seattle-based airline canceled 140 flights on Monday, including two departures from Paine Field.
Everett’s Paine Field will take 14 acres of “valuable land,” to be used for aerospace and commercial ventures.
New CEO Robert Cords will lead Paine Field-based Aviation Technical Services, which employs 800 people in Everett.
Passengers boarded Alaska Airlines’ inaugural flight from Everett to Oahu on Friday. It’s a new daily nonstop service.
Federal charges detail how off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson, 44, tried to shut down the engines of a plane bound for San Francisco.
