Boeing will stop moving planes forward on its 747-8 jet production line in Everett for a month so mechanics can catch up on a backlog of thousands of unfinished jobs that are choking the line.
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Boeing is moving ahead with efforts to sell a long-awaited stretch version of its fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner that poses a serious threat to Airbus' best-selling rival. Delete the scoop?
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Boeing said it will restructure its defense, space and security business and cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels as part of a broad cost-cutting drive. Delete the scoop?
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The 777 is incredibly important to Boeing. It has no real rival, and delivers an estimated $1.2 billion in revenue per month... Delete the scoop?
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Credit Suisse and UBS issued notes on Boeing today. Here are excerpts. Key points: production ramp up on the 787 may go faster than expected; Boeing continues to consider a rate higher than 10.mo f... Delete the scoop?
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Major Boeing customers say the jet maker has tapped the brakes on its plan to develop a new version of its star widebody jet, the 777, a plane that Washington state's aerospace industry dearly wants to see built here. Delete the scoop?
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Boeing Co., feeling no pressure from airlines for an immediate decision on the stretched version of its 787 Dreamliner, said the plane wouldn’t reach customers until late this decade. Delete the scoop?
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Boeing will seek to transfer major elements of the 787's cockpit systems to the new 777X, perhaps preserving the common cockpit rating achieved between... Delete the scoop?
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787-10 'Gate 4' formal launch still planned in June 2013 Time between start of final assembly & flight testing on 787-9 narrowed to 4 months Folding wingtip decided for 777X 800lbs weight penal... Delete the scoop?
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That the very large aircraft market has its limits has long been recognized by Boeing and Airbus. But five years after entry into service of the Airbus A380 and two years after the Boeing 747-8F was first delivered, even their existing backlogs appear to be partially under threat. Delete the scoop?
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Boeing is shaking up how the Commercial Airplanes division is structured, putting new emphasis on aircraft development. Delete the scoop?
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The Boeing board in October may have moved a step closer to formally launching soon a stretch version of the Dreamliner, the 787-10. Delete the scoop?
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As director of 777 manufacturing at Boeing, Jason Clark is busy overseeing more than 3,000 factory workers who build seven of the $300 million airliners every month. Delete the scoop?
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Eyes are on Boeing over the prospect of a 777X. Chatter doesn’t cease about the prospect of an Airbus A330neo. Boeing is in no hurry to proceed with the “7X” and an A330neo is unl... Delete the scoop?
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Boeing has suffered its largest Dreamliner cancellation so far after Qantas scrapped its firm order for 35 787-9s worth $8.5 billion, taking the cumulative... Delete the scoop?
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