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October 15, 2024 7:52 PM

Boeing factory workers to rally in Seattle as strike enters second month

Boeing factory workers will hold a large rally in Seattle on Tuesday to demand a better wage deal, mounting pressure on new CEO Kelly Ortberg to end a bitter strike that has plunged the troubled planemaker further into financial crisis. Around 33,00...

September 17, 2024 12:39 PM

Boeing freezes hiring, weighs furloughs as 30,000 workers strike

Boeing is freezing hiring and weighing temporary furloughs to cut costs as a strike by more than 30,000 workers entered its fourth day on Monday. The planemaker and union leadership badly misjudged anger among union members who backed a strike wit...

August 27, 2024 1:17 PM

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore’s plight piles pressure on Boeing’s space unit

NASA's decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home without astronauts follows years of missteps by the planemaker in its space business and raises doubts over the future of the unit, analysts and industry sources said. Taking NASA astronauts Bu...

June 12, 2024 2:59 PM

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner’s crewed return to June 18

NASA and Boeing BA.N said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later than previously scheduled as mission analysts examine issues that could affect its retu...

June 7, 2024 10:47 AM

Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut crew welcomed aboard space station

Boeing's new Starliner capsule and an inaugural two-member NASA crew safely docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, meeting a key test in proving the vessel's flight-worthiness and sharpening Boeing's competition with Elon Musk's Spa...

June 6, 2024 12:50 PM

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams makes history on Boeing’s Starliner maiden crewed mission

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, carrying astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday for a test mission to the International Space Station. Williams, 58, an...

June 1, 2024 7:17 PM

Boeing’s Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight

Boeing's BA.N new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch on Saturday in a much-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aerospace giant's aim to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the astronaut launch business. T...

January 19, 2024 10:26 PM

PM Modi inaugurates Boeing’s largest facility outside US in Bengaluru

By: Aditya Ahuja Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center (BIETC) in Bengaluru, marking Boeing's largest investment outside the United States. The 43-acre campus, built with an investme...

January 15, 2024 5:51 PM

Boeing opens its first distribution center in India

Global aerospace giant Boeing has opened its first distribution center in India, located in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh. Spanning 36,000 square feet, this parts warehouse aims to assist regional aviation customers in optimising fleet utilisation. Boeing...

December 9, 2023 9:27 AM

Boeing Foresees Aviation Sustainability Surge at COP28

Dubai, December 9, 2023 : Kuljit Ghata-Aura, President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), has outlined a promising outlook for the aviation industry's environmental initiatives at the ongoing COP28 summit. Speaking at COP28 Ghata-Aura ...