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Boeing"s Nightmare Continues: Dreamliner Workers Warn Of Defective Manufacturing, Dangerous Quality Lapses

Just as it looked like the fallout from the Boeing 737 MAX crashes was finally fading into the background, the New York Times is raising new questions about an entirel.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 21st, 2019

Boeing stock hits a low as it faces new quality-control allegations

Boeing faced new claims this week of quality lapses in its factories and will be the subject of a Senate hearing on its safety practices......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 12th, 2024

Northwest lawmakers seek Boeing records to probe quality-control lapses

The lawmakers say multiple issues have emerged recently regarding the production of Boeing's 737 Maxes and 787 Dreamliners......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 19th, 2021

Boeing supplier TECT Aerospace shutters Kent facility

The closure affects about 50 workers. The contents of the manufacturing facility are being auctioned off online......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 12th, 2021

Boeing expands "Dreamliner" inspection after more defects: WSJ

Boeing Co. has expanded inspections of newly built 787 Dreamliners after finding a previously known manufacturing defect in sections of the jet where it hadn't been detected yet, The Wall Street Journal reported, c.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 14th, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: Boeing probed for quality-control lapses on 737 Max assembly line

Boeing Co. faces criminal and civil scrutin.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: Boeing probed for quality-control lapses on 737 MAX assembly line

Boeing Co. faces criminal and civil scrutin.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2020

Boeing to resume 787 Dreamliner operations in South Carolina

Boeing Co. said late Monday it will reopen its 787 Dreamliner operations in South Carolina, with most workers returning May 3 or May 4 and exec.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2020

CBJ Morning Buzz: More workers at CLT laid off as pandemic continues; Manufacturing giant idles plant; Groups at odds over NC restrictions

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Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 14th, 2020

Boeing, Airbus suspend South Carolina, Alabama jet output to help slow pandemic

Boeing closed its last commercial aircraft manufacturing plant that remained open, the 787 Dreamliner assembly complex in Charleston, South Carolina. Airbus is halting A320 jet assembly in Mobile......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 6th, 2020

Boeing supplier lays off dozens amid 737 Max production halt

Senior Aerospace AMT, an aerospace supplier that makes parts for Boeing 737 Max and other jets, will lay off 72 workers later this week. The layoffs were revealed by the Washington state Employment Security Department, which said it received a WARN no.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 4th, 2020

Boeing"s Dreamliner production cuts will have effect on Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems Inc., which continues to wrestle with the fallout of the 737 MAX, builds the forward fuselage on the Dreamliner......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 29th, 2020

Kentucky community and technical colleges prepare future employees for the high-tech world of manufacturing

In today’s world of work, manufacturing requires workers to be tech savvy. This is no longer your grandfather’s dirty, dark and dangerous factory work. Today’s manufacturing facilities are bright, clean and high tech. You’re more likely to see e.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 14th, 2020

30 Year Boeing Quality Manager Says "Fly Something Else", Refuses To Fly On 787 Dreamliner

30 Year Boeing Quality Manager Says "Fly Something Else", Refuses To Fly On 787 Dreamliner Slipping through the cracks of the Boeing controversy - which has take.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 14th, 2020

Triad truck maker to lay off 350 production workers

As the heavy truck manufacturing industry continues to suffer from a down cycle in orders of new Class 8 vehicles, Greensboro-based Mack Trucks is planning to lay off about 305 employees at its Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, plant.  WFMZ TV in Alle.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 9th, 2020

Airbus buys Seattle-area robotics supplier that built systems for Boeing jets

A Mukilteo-based robotics supplier that's made manufacturing systems for the 787 Dreamliner, 777 and 747 aircraft programs was just acquired by Boeing rival — Airbus......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 12th, 2019

Boeing faces new whistleblower complaint as former engineer says faulty 787 Dreamliner systems could leave passengers without oxygen in emergencies (BA)

REUTERS/Randall Hill John Barnett, a former quality-control engineer at Boeing, told the BBC he had found faulty emergency oxygen bottles while working on the 787 Dreamliner in 2016. He said Boeing stonewalled his complaint. He is now sui.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 6th, 2019

Boeing defeats attempt to unionize South Carolina plant

A panel of National Labor Relations Board members rules in Boeing's favor in a long-running case involving workers at its 787 Dreamliner jet assembly complex in Charleston......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 9th, 2019

Apple, Foxconn say they overly relied on temporary workers in China

Apple Inc and manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Co Ltd on Monday rebutted allegations of lapses in people management leveled by a non-profit monitor of worker rights, though confirmed they employed too many temporary workers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 9th, 2019

More than 100 workers to be laid off at Ampco-Pittsburgh plant in Avonmore

Last week, Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. announced it would be divesting its cast roll manufacturing facility in Avonmore, Pa. With that divesture comes the elimination of more than 100 jobs. In a WARN Notice filed this month with the Pennsylvania Departmen.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 15th, 2019

NY Times investigation finds problems with Boeing Dreamliner manufacturing

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallApr 21st, 2019