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A DHL Boeing 737-800 freighter arriving from Phoenix made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport around 11 p.m. after its brakes locked, blowing four tires and sending flames and sparks from the right main landing gear. No further operational details were reported.
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SPEEA and Boeing will meet Monday to determine next steps after both union-represented worker groups rejected contracts negotiated by their respective bargaining teams last Friday. The talks will determine whether the sides can resume negotiations and address unresolved labor issues affecting Boeing’s engineers and technicians.
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A DHL Boeing 737-800 freighter arriving from Phoenix made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport around 11 p.m. after its brakes locked, blowing four tires and sending flames and sparks from the right main landing gear. No further operational details were reported.
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Boeing has advertised contractor positions for engineering and technical roles, signaling a new escalation in its labor dispute with the white-collar union representing workers in its commercial airplane division. The postings suggest the company is preparing additional staffing options as tensions with employees continue.
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport in Iran on Aug. 25. The aircraft, operating a Tehran–Mashhad service with 127 people aboard, suffered a nose-gear collapse; all occupants were safely evacuated, according to reports.
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