The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing it has not completed key work needed in order to certify the 737 MAX 7 by December, according to a letter from the FAA seen by... — read more
China Certifies C919 Jet To Compete With Airbus And Boeing
China held a ceremony on Thursday to certify its C919 narrowbody passenger jet, photos on social media showed, representing a major milestone in the country's ambitions to challenge Airbus and Boeing in commercial... — read more
Russia Says Goodbye To Airbus And Boeing And Goes It Alone
Not a huge loss but another nail in the coffin "Foreign aircraft will drop out of the fleet. We believe that this process is irreversible, and Boeing and Airbus planes will never [again] be delivered to Russia. We don't expect sanctions to be eased... — read more
Insiders who placed huge bets on The Boeing Company earlier this year would be disappointed with the 13% drop
The recent 13% drop in The Boeing Company's (NYSE:BA) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased US$1.1m worth of stock at an average buy price of US$209 over the past 12 months. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in... — read more
Toxic culture
The atmosphere here has a negative effect on people. Everyone is tense and it is not at all surprising that people who leave Boeing and go to another company soon become less bitter and generally more enthusiastic about work. What, in your opinion... — read more
Airbus scores another win over Boeing in China
09/26/2022 https://asianaviation.com/airbus-scores-another-win-over-boeing-in-china/ Airbus scored another big win over Boeing with the news that Xiamen Airlines is “switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest Airbus... — read more
Predicament of Boeing lifer
If you’re a Boeing lifer and not ready for retirement, where are we supposed to go next? Boeing purposely paid us the bare minimum to stay alive and made our skills atrophy so they couldn’t demand more money. There’s no other company is going to hire... — read more
Changes Boeing urgently needs?
I think the company urgently needs radical changes. The only question is which changes should have priority?
Ha Ha !!....Raytheon Beats Lockheed, Boeing for $1 Billion Hypersonic Cruise Missile
(Bloomberg) -- Raytheon Technologies Corp. beat Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. for a $1 billion contract to design, develop and produce a new hypersonic we-pon for the US Air Force, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
Ha ha ....Airbus wins €4.85bn China jets deal in blow to Boeing
Deal cements aircraft maker’s place in Chinese market https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2022/09/22/airbus-wins-485bn-china-jets-deal-in-blow-to-boeing/
Boeing will outsource more corporate jobs to India
Boeing told nonunion corporate staff in an all-hands virtual meeting this month that it will begin outsourcing finance and accounting jobs to Tata Consultancy Services of India... — read more
Qantas Boeing 737 Returns To Melbourne Amid Reports Of Fumes In Cabin
It's not Boeing if it ain't smoking! https://simpleflying.com/qantas-boeing-737-returns-melbourne-fumes/
Boeings Business Plan
What is this company going to do? No plans to develop a new clean slate design for the middle market and the legacy 777/777F and 767F will shut down production by 2027. The 747 program is over. The 777X is down for the foreseeable future. That leaves... — read more
Probability of bankruptcy
Almost everyone is talking about the possibility that the company enters bankruptcy next year. What's the probability for that happening in your opinion? I firmly hope that this will not happen.
Not a good business model
Delivering their 737Max inventory has been artificially propping Boeing up for past year or so and keeping their quarterly reports from being even more dismal than they would be...if that is even possible... Boeing can't deliver newly manufactured... — read more
Documentary about Boeing MAX 737 Disaster Premieres on Amazon Prime
The work of NYC-based aviation accident law firm Kreindler & Kreindler is featured in a new documentary released by Amazon Studios. The tragic story of the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX crash is told through the perspective of Pulitzer... — read more
Is it that bad to work here?
Is Boeing really that bad? I would love the opportunity build a long career with the company. Why so much hate? They build beautiful aircraft and the workers seem to be compensated well with all kinds of benefits.
Looks like the start up of Aviall changes
Now that we have a new quality manager here. Will things return to the normal?
Hiring Freeze
Word going around on the shop floor is that there are hiring freezes taking place. What’s about to happen? Are we in for another round of layoffs? This industry is a stressful one to be in when you can’t plan for anything in the future. — read more
Boeing layoffs will be inevitable in the next 6 months
The August inflation report is out and it’s not looking good. The feds goal of a soft landing on the economy is nothing more than a dream. Manufacturing is going to be hit hard. I suggest getting those resumes ready to take your talent elsewhere. The... — read more
China’s Homemade Jet to Rival Airbus, Boeing May Be Certified This Month
China’s homebuilt single-aisle passenger jet, the C919, aimed at rivaling planes made by Airbus SE and Boeing Co., could be certified by Chinese regulators as early as Sept. 19, local media reported Tuesday, in a nod to the aircraft’s model... — read more
layoffs are comin
chances are there are mass lay offs in the future (between nov 2022 and april 2023) so if you get promoted chances are they planned to chop you off anyways. get your resume ready.
If you're looking to get promoted right now, just wait or apply somewhere else.
There were salary tables updated earlier this year or last year. Anyone who is getting promoted IS NOT getting the salary table, but much much less. You're better off applying elsewhere or applying to a position a level higher directly. Just a head... — read more
Boeing Rips Off America, Again
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/boeing-rips-off-america-again/ar-AA11spO9
Who’s got the money! Where’s it coming from and how is Boeing covering these loses?
737 losses 737 max 10 losses Tanker losses 777x losses Star liner losses Artemis losses
More Boeing Quality - The US Army has grounded about 400 Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook helicopters over engine fire fears
More Boeing built junk...the Chinook follows in the footsteps of the Max, 787, KC-46, 777X, Starliner.....the apathy and #QuietQuittingBoeing really shows https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-chinook-helicopters-boeing-engine-fire-grounded-2022-8 — read more
S is about to HTF
Prepare, if you did not already.
Boeing Quality - KC-46 Tanker Made Emergency Landing With Its Bo-m Deployed
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/kc-46-flying-a-congressional-delegation-landed-with-its-bo-m-deployed
Boeing Has #1 Internship Program in The Nation
https://www.flyingmag.com/boeing-ranked-as-top-internship-program/
Exit Stage Left, With The Money if you’re smart
Boeing may see hundreds of veteran engineers retire this fall ahead of a pension adjustment that will dramatically slash the payouts to those who choose to take the money in a single lump sum. The interest rates used to determine the lump sum will... — read more
Brilliant...Now Paying SpaceX for Access to Space!
Because of lack of Russian rocket engine availability...now buying space access from SpaceX: https://www.reuters.com/technology/northrop-buys-trio-spacex-launches-it-upgrades-antares-rocket-2022-08-08/ Wonder if customers are getting a discount for... — read more
Nailed It:
@OP+1hZNoIOc @9kxh+1hZNoIOc Left Boeing for SpaceX years ago. No comparison. Refreshing to work with honest, intelligent and passionate people. Working at Boeing was like being a pledge in some moгonic gangster fraternity. Amazed they are still in... — read more
St charles Missouri
How are the jobs at st charles Boeing..Do the engineers with 'clearance' get laid off frequently?
Engineering jobs at Boeing suck
No respect Easily replaceable When you become a senior senior you will be laid off at the next downturn or recession No real engineering work anymore, everything is either integration or supplier management. Not challenging or... — read more