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☆ Managers at Boeing's largest factory 'hound mechanics' to keep quiet about safety concerns, employee says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewManagers at Boeing's largest factory in Everett, Washington, "will hound mechanics" to keep quiet about safety and quality assurance concerns, a mechanic who has worked for the company for more than three decades told The Guardian. Boeing's Everett site, one of the world's largest manufacturing buildings, produces the 747, 767, 777, and 787 airplanes. The factory is also responsible for fixing the 787 Dreamliner, and the unnamed mechanic told the Guardian that it was "full of" faulty 787 jets waiting to be mended. Many of the planes arriving at Everett come from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly building in South Carolina, which it opened in 2011. AdvertisementFollowing the Alaska blowout incident, the FAA ordered Boeing to produce an action plan to address its safety issues.

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☆ Boeing hands over first 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Boeing on Thursday handed over a 787 Dreamliner directly to a Chinese airline for the first time since November 2019, a milestone that could open up the possibility of deliveries of the manufacturer's cash cow, the 737 Max. The Boeing 787-9 for privately owned Juneyao Airlines departed from outside of Boeing's Everett, Washington, factory for Shanghai, Boeing said Thursday. The last new delivery of a new Boeing 787 to a Chinese airline was in 2021 through a leasing company. Boeing sent the aircraft as China's pause on scores of pending deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max, the company's bestselling jet, nears its fifth year.

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☆ Boeing delivers last 747, saying goodbye to 'Queen of the Skies'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Valerie Insinna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"It's the airplane that redefined the industry and redefined air travel," said Guy Norris, co-author of "Boeing 747: Design and Development Since 1969." British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who was inspired to start an airline with a single Boeing 747 after getting stuck on a delayed flight, earlier on Tuesday called it a "wonderful beast" as he bid farewell. When Boeing confirmed in July 2020 that it would end 747 production, it was already only producing at a rate of half an aircraft a month. Smith said all 747 program workers were transferred to other jobs or voluntarily retired. Boeing will remain tied to the 747 through the aftermarket business and the Air Force One replacement program, which Boeing won in 2018.

Boeing has 138 737 MAX airplanes in inventory for Chinese carriers but has been unable to deliver them amid U.S. China geopolitical tensions. Calhoun said last week China will "need the MAX" to meet demand. So then we try to move down that path and then hopefully, hopefully we get a robust pipeline in China as well." In September, Calhoun said Boeing would begin to remarket some 737 MAX jets earmarked for Chinese customers. Calhoun said last week that effort to remarket planes was on pause "until we understand completely where China wants to go."

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe rise and fall of the Boeing 747Boeing's 747 is one the most recognizable planes to take to the skies. It has flown more than 3.5 billion passengers since 1970. But over the last few decades, airlines have looked for more ways to cut costs and to make airplanes more efficient. CNBC visited Boeing's Everett, Washington factory to see the last 747 roll off the production line. CNBC takes a look at how the 747 changed aviation and what's next for Boeing.

☆ Why Boeing stopped making the 747 jumbo jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Erin Black | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Since its first commercial flight in 1970, Boeing 's 747 jumbo jet has flown more than 3.5 billion passengers. The double-decker plane made air travel way more affordable for millions of people around the globe. Two-engine jets can now fly near the same capacity and fly farther than older, four-engine planes like Boeing's 747 and the Airbus A380. CNBC visited Boeing's Everett, Washington, factory to see the last 747 roll off the production line. CNBC looks back at how the 747 changed air travel and what's next for Boeing.

☆ Boeing airplane deliveries picked up in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing 's aircraft deliveries picked up last month with airlines getting more 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner planes. Boeing also delivered 32 of its 737 Max planes to carriers including United and Southwest . November deliveries also included the second-to-last Boeing 747, which went to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings . Boeing logged orders for 21 planes in November, which did not include United's massive order for at least 100 Dreamliners, announced earlier Tuesday. So far this year, Boeing has delivered 411 planes and logged net orders for 571 planes.

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