Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Flight attendants operating Alaska Airlines’ new long-haul Boeing 787 routes have filed a formal grievance, alleging management violated an agreement by adding new Main Cabin products after the union approved the service flow. The dispute centers on whether staffing levels can support the expanded onboard offering.
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Israel intends to ask the United States for information on Boeing’s F-47, according to Israeli media, in an early effort to assess whether the next-generation air-superiority fighter could eventually become available to the Israeli Air Force.
Flight attendants operating Alaska Airlines’ new long-haul Boeing 787 routes have filed a formal grievance, alleging management violated an agreement by adding new Main Cabin products after the union approved the service flow. The dispute centers on whether staffing levels can support the expanded onboard offering.
United Launch Alliance, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin rocket joint venture, is wrapping up a $1.5 billion private-bond transaction—three times the deal’s original size. The financing gives the venture a significantly larger capital-markets transaction as it advances its rocket business.
A new Netflix documentary scheduled for release August 19 will examine Boeing’s corporate culture, the 787 Dreamliner program and allegations raised by whistleblowers. The film places the manufacturer’s people, production practices and reported internal concerns at the center of a broad public-facing investigation.
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United Launch Alliance has appointed longtime company executive Mark Peller as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Peller succeeds the company’s previous leader as the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture navigates challenges surrounding its Vulcan rocket program.
Riyadh Air has begun daily direct flights between Riyadh and Islamabad, marking its entry into Pakistan with Boeing 787-9s. The Saudi startup plans to add Lahore service on Aug. 18, expanding its South Asian network as it builds out scheduled international operations.
Boeing’s deferred production costs are increasing once more, according to Leeham News & Analysis. The development puts renewed focus on the company’s production economics and the pace at which costs associated with aircraft manufacturing can be recovered through future deliveries.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has invited proposals from leasing companies, airlines, operators and aircraft owners to provide three Boeing 787-9s on dry lease. The request would expand the carrier’s widebody capacity through an operating-lease structure rather than direct aircraft acquisition.
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