Tui strikes compensation deal with Boeing for grounding of the 737 Max plane By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 3 June 2020 Tui said Boeing would provide compensation for a significant portion of the financial impact of the grounding of the 737 Max Tour … Read more
Boeing eyes job cuts at its high-tech Sheffield plant as it slashes 10% of its global workforce amid Covid slump By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:30 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 2 June 2020 Boeing is considering cutting jobs at its high-tech plant in Sheffield as it battles to … Read more
Boeing announced it will involuntarily lay off nearly 7,000 employees in the US as a part of a wave of 13,000 global cuts in a previously announced plan to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The aerospace giant disclosed there will be roughly 6,770 involuntary layoffs among US employees. Another 5,520 workers were approved for … Read more
Boeing and Airbus are studying how coronavirus may spread on their airplanes, and taking a no-stone-unturned approach to developing a way to minimize risks as they search for a way to restart business amid the pandemic. They’re trying to pinpoint how the virus moves inside a plane cabin, and experimenting with using ultraviolet (UV) light to … Read more
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has failed on its first attempt to launch a rocket attached to the wing of a Boeing 747 due to an ‘anomaly’. The company confirmed Monday that the rocket’s debut flight over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California was unsuccessful. The inaugural launch had appeared to be going well … Read more
Inside Roman Abramovich’s customised Boeing jet dubbed ‘The Bandit’ with banquet suite and a missile defence system Chelsea owner and Russia oligarch Roman Abramovich owns an aircraft fleet worth around £400million The most luxurious aircraft he owns is the Boeing 747-33A ER which he himself calls ‘The Bandit’ ‘The Bandit’ has a banquet suite which … Read more
The world is now witnessing the death of the iconic 747 as the jumbo jets are stripped apart piece by piece after more than 50 years of aviation. The aircraft – whose first flight was in 1969 – is being scrapped by companies, with Virgin Atlantic leading the way in the dismantling of its fleet. … Read more
Boeing’s CEO is predicting that a major US airline will go under by the end of the year and says it will take between three to five years for the industry to bounce back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with NBC’s Today on Tuesday, CEO Dave Calhoun said the … Read more
A hot tub in the cockpit, a fully equipped kitchen and three bedrooms – welcome on board the incredible Boeing 727 that was refurbished into a luxury home. These extraordinary pictures show the unique residence owned by Jo Ann Ussery, named ‘Little Trump’ after Donald Trump’s $16million 727 corporate jet. It was located in Mississippi … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: The scandal over Boeing’s ‘flying coffin’ 737-Max jets could not have come at a worst time for the airline sector – or for Boris Johnson Boeing’s lack of real competition other than Airbus breeds arrogance CEO Dennis Muilenburg retires with £64m in shares, a pension and options There could also be an impact … Read more