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Boeing Co. expects more than 3,200 union workers at three St. Louis-area plants that produce U.S. fighter jets to strike after they rejected a proposed contract Sunday that included a 20% wage increase over four years. The International Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said the vote by District 837 members was overwhelmingly against the proposed contract. The existing contract was …

Boeing machinist union overwhelmingly rejects contract offer  KSDK Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer  FOX 2 Boeing machinists in St. Louis reject new contract  STLtoday.com Boeing’s contract offer rejected by union members  Reuters Boeing workers threaten strikes at US fighter jet factories  South China Morning Post Source link

FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images After spiraling from crisis to crisis over much of the past seven years, Boeing is stabilizing under CEO Kelly Ortberg‘s leadership. Ortberg, a longtime aerospace executive and an engineer whom the manufacturer plucked from retirement to …

NEW DELHI (AP) — Air India said Tuesday that preliminary inspections found no issues in the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for select Boeing aircrafts. The announcement followed a preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash that the switches shifted and flipped within seconds, starving both engines of fuel. Air India operates a fleet of Boeing 787 …

Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches  The New York Times Air India crash report: Cockpit voices fuel controversy over doomed flight  BBC Air India says completed inspection of fuel switch locking system on Boeing fleet, no issues found  The Hindu Air India completes check of all Boeing planes, says no issues found  Hindustan Times ‘No issues found’: Air India …

While diversions due to mechanical issues aren’t that rare, two back-to-back diversions of the same flight isn’t something you see every day. Hawaiian Dreamliner has unlucky flight departing LAX On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Hawaiian Airlines flight HA1 was scheduled to operate from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL). The routine 2,556-mile flight ordinarily departs at 8:30AM and arrives at …

A flight to Atlanta returned to Los Angeles following an engine fire just after the takeoff. Delta Air Lines flight DL446 departed from Los Angeles International Airport Friday, July 18 2025 to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. While climbing from runway 25R, the Boeing 767-400ER (24 years old) experienced left hand engine fire right after the triggered the gear up. The …

Meet Skydweller: A solar-powered drone that can fly for 90 days straight — it’s wider and 160 times lighter than a Boeing 747  Live Science Source link

EU Targets Boeing, US Cars and Bourbon With €72 Billion List  Bloomberg.com Europe Draws Up Retaliatory Tariffs for U.S. Goods in Case No Trade Deal Is Reached  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s 30% tariff letter leaves EU scrambling to bring U.S. on side  CNBC European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump’s surprise 30% tariffs  NPR EU warns that its trade with the …

One of the world’s biggest aviation geeks just hosted the most on-brand wedding party one could imagine… Sam Chui has wedding party on Boeing 747-400 Aviation influencer Sam Chui is probably the world’s most well-known aviation vlogger. It’s clear that for him it’s not just a job, but a passion, as just about every aspect of his life seems to …