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Boeing is evaluating a further increase in 737 production to 63 aircraft per month and has told suppliers to prepare for a potential rate of up to 75 per month. The analysis suggests a second 737 North production line could be needed as early as 2028.
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Boeing is evaluating a further increase in 737 production to 63 aircraft per month and has told suppliers to prepare for a potential rate of up to 75 per month. The analysis suggests a second 737 North production line could be needed as early as 2028.
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Boeing engineers and technical workers have rejected the planemaker’s proposed four-year contract, with roughly 90% backing strike action if negotiations fail. A work stoppage could begin as early as October, adding pressure to Boeing’s already delayed aircraft certification programs.
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Members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace rejected Boeing’s “best and final” four-year contract offer and overwhelmingly authorized a strike. The union represents 17,000 engineers, scientists and technical workers, with the vote coming as Boeing approaches certification milestones for key aircraft models.
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. The aircraft, converted in Manchester and unveiled at Farnborough, will enter DHL Air UK’s network, forming part of a 13-aircraft placement within Jetran’s broader order of more than two dozen conversions.
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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.
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