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SPEEA members representing 17,000 Boeing engineers, scientists and technical workers rejected the company’s four-year “best and final” offer and authorized a strike. The vote creates labor uncertainty as Boeing advances certification of key aircraft models, despite both sides previously describing negotiations as collaborative and civil.
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SPEEA members representing 17,000 Boeing engineers, scientists and technical workers rejected the company’s four-year “best and final” offer and authorized a strike. The vote creates labor uncertainty as Boeing advances certification of key aircraft models, despite both sides previously describing negotiations as collaborative and civil.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering an immediate start to in-house flights using Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The available reporting does not specify the proposed mission, operating structure, timing or number of aircraft involved.
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Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF, MSN 32222, to lessor Jetran. Converted in Manchester and unveiled at Farnborough, the freighter will enter DHL Air UK’s network as the first of 13 aircraft slated for revenue service within DHL’s global network.
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Voting on Boeing’s contract offer to its largest white-collar union is set to conclude Friday, with results expected by mid-afternoon in Seattle. The outcome will indicate whether the company and union have secured a labor agreement covering a substantial portion of Boeing’s professional workforce.
Thruster failures during Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight in June 2024 made its docking with the orbiting laboratory a high-risk event for astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, exposing serious concerns about propulsion reliability in a pivotal human-spaceflight test.
Boeing is on pace to replace cracked metal structures inside the two aircraft being modified as the next Air Force One fleet, according to the U.S. Air Force. The retrofit remains on track for completion ahead of targeted delivery in mid-2028, preserving the program’s current schedule.
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Alaska Airlines will launch nonstop Seattle–Athens and Seattle–Paris services in May 2027, expanding its intercontinental offering from Washington state to seven destinations. The new routes extend the carrier’s Boeing 787 international network and increase competition with Delta on Seattle–Europe travel.
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