http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:24 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:24 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021045398_boeingordersxml.html?syndication=rss Boeing posted a net total of 83 new orders Thursday, with an estimated purchase value after discounts of $4.9 billion. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021045398_boeingordersxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021037931_boeingmcnerneyxml.html?syndication=rss Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney, acknowledging that “I’m sounding like Darth Vader here,” touted plans Wednesday to reduce costs by squeezing suppliers hard and cutting jobs across the company. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021037931_boeingmcnerneyxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038247_apusplanedebrishouse.html?syndication=rss Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house. Boeing news http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038247_apusplanedebrishouse.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 10:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021033087_boeingconnerxml.html?syndication=rss At Boeing’s annual investor conference, Commercial Airplanes chief Ray Conner predicted that the 787 and 777X will dominate the widebody jet market against competition from Airbus. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021033087_boeingconnerxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 08:08:19 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021032941_boeingproductionxml.html?syndication=rss CEO Jim McNerney said at an investor conference that Boeing has an “upper bias” toward speeding up production of both planes. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021032941_boeingproductionxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021026806_apwav2rocket.html?syndication=rss One of the V-2 rockets that Nazi Germany used to rain terror on London during World War II is now on display at Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field in Everett. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021026806_apwav2rocket.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:50 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021024118_boeingunitedxml.html?syndication=rss Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner cleared another hurdle in restoring its image as United Airlines, the only U.S. operator of the aircraft, resumed flights Monday. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021024118_boeingunitedxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021013820_painefieldaviationxml.html?syndication=rss As a kick-off to air-show season, attendees at Paine Field “Aviation Day” Saturday viewed thrilling flying displays by historic “Warbirds,” the romance of the vintage aircraft accented by flights of the very latest Boeing jets. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021013820_painefieldaviationxml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 23:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020993633_777engineproblemsxml.html?syndication=rss After two in-flight engine shutdowns on GE-powered 777-300ERs this year, GE recommends urgent inspection and possible replacement of engine gearboxes on 25 of the widebody jets. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020993633_777engineproblemsxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 08:17:25 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020989420_boeingmax7xml.html?syndication=rss Southwest Airlines revised its 737 jet-order book, converting some existing orders to new MAX models and adding five orders while deferring some deliveries. The changes gave Boeing the first orders for its 737 MAX 7 model. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020989420_boeingmax7xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 08:16:40 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020963458_boeingitxml.html?syndication=rss Boeing will inform its information-technology workers Monday that 1,500 IT jobs in the Puget Sound region will go away in the next three years through a combination of layoffs, attrition and relocation to Missouri and South Carolina. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020963458_boeingitxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020982897_boeing787deliveriesxml.html?syndication=rss Boeing is delivering 787s again after a four-month halt while it fixed problems that led to smoldering batteries. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020982897_boeing787deliveriesxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 11:35:22 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020982864_turkishjetordersxml.html?syndication=rss Turkish Airlines finalized an order for 70 Boeing 737 jets, including 50 of the forthcoming MAX variant. Last month, the airline ordered 82 Airbus A320s, including 53 of the biggest A321neo models. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020982864_turkishjetordersxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 11:34:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020980473_apeufranceearnseads.html?syndication=rss European aerospace company EADS said strong deliveries by airplane maker Airbus helped drive higher earnings in the first quarter and laid out the hope that the new A350 long-range aircraft should make its first flight this summer. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020980473_apeufranceearnseads.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:35 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020979617_boeing777xxml.html?syndication=rss In a sign the new jetliner program will launch within a matter of months, Vice President Bob Feldmann announced a team leader for development of the plane’s new carbon-fiber-reinforced wing, managers for finances and supplier management, and the chief test pilot. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020979617_boeing777xxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 09:26:26 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020975186_ospreyreconsideredxml.html?syndication=rss The Boeing-Bell developed aircraft, which takes off and lands like a helicopter but rotates its engines forward to fly like an airplane, had a troubled start but has come into its own in Afghanistan. Boeing news http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020975186_ospreyreconsideredxml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 09:32:48 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020964082_apusscispacestation.html?syndication=rss Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020964082_apusscispacestation.html?syndication=rss Sun, 12 May 2013 09:09:36 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020962898_albaughblackstonexml.html?syndication=rss Jim Albaugh will advise Blackstone on private equity deals in aerospace and defense. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020962898_albaughblackstonexml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 May 2013 15:46:05 PDT