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Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Deal Cleared in U.K. – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Deal Cleared in U.K. – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal UK regulator clears Boeing takeover of Spirit AeroSystems  Reuters UK competition regulator clears Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems merger  Yahoo Finance Boeing’s Spirit AeroSystems Deal Gets U.K. Approval. It’s Part of the Turnaround.  Barron’s Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit Deal Cleared by UK Watchdog  Bloomberg.com Source link

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Boeing’s fighter jet workers reject contract offer

Boeing’s fighter jet workers reject contract offer

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 …

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If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing’s Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing’s Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

Even after pouring $2 billion into its much-maligned Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing remain committed to getting back off the ground. As Ars Technica reports, the head of NASA’s commercial crew program, Steve Stich, revealed last week that Boeing and its propulsion supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are making considerable changes to the astronaut shuttle following a disastrous first crewed mission to …

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Boeing’s Starliner Won’t Get to Fly This Year, but the Wonky Spacecraft Is Far From Dead

Boeing’s Starliner Won’t Get to Fly This Year, but the Wonky Spacecraft Is Far From Dead

It’s been more than a year since Starliner’s failed test flight left a crew stranded in space, and Boeing’s spacecraft still isn’t ready to fly. In a recent update, NASA officials said they are working toward launching a mission aboard Starliner in 2026, and there probably won’t be any astronauts involved. During a press briefing last week, Steve Stich, NASA’s …

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