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• Ian Molyneaux
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace is encouraging its members to approve Boeing’s latest contract proposal. The union’s recommendation reduces the immediate risk of a strike, which could have added further labor uncertainty to Boeing’s operations and manufacturing environment.
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Bangladesh will purchase 11 additional Boeing aircraft for national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, bringing its planned order total to 25 jets. The deal comes as Dhaka seeks closer trade ties with Washington while facing concerns over potential U.S. tariffs on Bangladeshi exports.
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The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace is encouraging its members to approve Boeing’s latest contract proposal. The union’s recommendation reduces the immediate risk of a strike, which could have added further labor uncertainty to Boeing’s operations and manufacturing environment.
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SPEEA’s bargaining councils recommended that Boeing engineers and technical employees approve the planemaker’s latest offers, which include higher wage increases after members rejected an earlier proposal on Aug. 21. The recommendation sets the stage for ratification votes on two contracts over the coming week.
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Boeing Defence Australia selected Lite Coms to supply tactical satellite terminals for the Australian Defence Force’s beyond-line-of-sight communications program, while Boeing subsidiary Insitu and Gogo Special Missions completed testing of a lightweight Galileo HDX solution integrated onto a Group 3 uncrewed aircraft.
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