Boeing News Updates

Business

Boeing Sees April Pass With Zero Airliner Orders

Boeing Co. failed to sell a single commercial airplane and saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.

May 12, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Boeing to Restart 737 Max Production After Four-Month Shutdown

Boeing Co. got a boost after CEO Dave Calhoun told Fox Business that the planemaker’s 737 Max assembly lines will rumble to life later this month.

May 8, 2020
Business

Boeing Gets $50 Billion of Orders for Bonds Amid Strong Demand

Boeing Co. has already received $50 billion of orders for its bond offering April 30, as the company comes off of one of its worst quarter on record with the pandemic upending the global aviation industry.

April 30, 2020
Business

Boeing to Cut Output, Thousands of Jobs on Vanishing Demand

Boeing Co. unveiled deep cuts to jobs and production as the manufacturer rushes to adapt to a shrinking market for jetliners after the worst downturn in aviation history.

April 29, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing to Offer Buyouts, Mull Output Cuts Amid ‘New Reality’

Boeing Co. is offering buyouts to its entire staff of 161,000 people and weighing new output reductions as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to depress aircraft sales for years.

April 2, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Will Halt Work at Seattle-Area Factories

Boeing Co. is temporarily shuttering its Seattle-area manufacturing hub for two weeks, adding to a wave of plant closings sweeping the globe and compounding difficulties for a company navigating one of the aviation industry’s biggest disruptions in decades.

March 23, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Boeing Seeks US Aid Plus Help for Suppliers, Airlines

Boeing Co. has asked White House and congressional officials for short-term aid for itself, suppliers and airlines as the outlook for the travel industry worsens by the day because of the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said.

March 17, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Inspects 737 Max for Fuel-Tank Debris in New Setback

Boeing Co. is inspecting more than 400 stored 737 Max jets after discovering debris such as tools or rags left in the fuel tanks of several newly built but undelivered aircraft.

February 19, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Airbus Presses Boeing Rivalry With Jet Deal, Production Ramp-Up

Airbus SE pledged to churn out more aircraft than ever and consolidated its ownership of the A220 jetliner, pressing home its advantage over Boeing Co. and its grounded 737 Max in the growing narrow-body market.

February 13, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Monthly Orders Fall to Zero for Second Time in Max Crisis

Boeing Co. failed to sell any commercial planes in January, extending a slump that has strained the company’s finances since two deadly crashes grounded the best-selling 737 Max last year.

February 11, 2020