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Boeing to be arraigned in court over two Max jet crashes

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Boeing representatives and relatives of some of the passengers killed in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets will meet face-to-face in a Texas courtroom Thursday, where the...

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Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company's finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said.“We expect about 2,000...

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Boeing to sell a whopping 220 jets to Air India, third-biggest sale in...

Boeing on Tuesday unveiled a massive new aircraft purchase agreement with Air India valued at $34 billion, the company’s third largest sale of all time by dollar value, as India’s largest international...

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China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan sales

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy...

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Boeing to end production of 'Top Gun' plane F/A-18 Super Hornet

Even “Top Gun” couldn't save the F/A-18 Super Hornet.Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025 after a final delivery to the U.S. Navy.Production of...

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With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast

In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers - China and the United States.Riyadh signed a Chinese-facilitated deal aimed at restoring...

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GAO denies Sikorsky-Boeing challenge to lucrative Army helicopter

The Government Accountability Office denied a protest from defense contractors Sikorsky and Boeing over the Army’s decision last year to award a lucrative helicopter contract to rival Bell Textron,...

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U.S. must expedite delivery of KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to Israel

Iran has arrived at the nuclear threshold. It has already enriched uranium to just shy of weapons grade and could make a bomb's worth of fissile material in just days. It is essential that the United...

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Boeing signs alternative fuel deal with Los Angeles startup Equatic to cut...

SAN DIEGO — As the aviation industry seeks to cut its carbon footprint, Boeing has just signed a deal to help its quest for a sustainable jet fuel, and it's tied to an unlikely source: the ocean.The...

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Inside the Beltway: Vivek Ramaswamy defends 'nationalism'

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy continues to make frequent appearances in the media, and Sunday was no exception.“Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream was curious if the candidate was...

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U.S. to sell Poland $12 billion worth of attack helicopters, weapons

The State Department this week signed off on a deal to sell Poland about $12 billion worth of AH-64E Apache helicopters, weapons and related support equipment.A NATO member and strong backer of Ukraine...

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Joe Biden seeks deeper ties with Vietnam on supply chain front

SEOUL, South Korea — The press conference by a clearly fatigued President Biden dominated much attention on his two-day trip to Vietnam, but despite the dodgy optics, administration officials say the...

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Boeing says deliveries of new airplanes are up, generating much-needed cash...

Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 56 commercial planes in November, an increase as the company tries to fix manufacturing problems that have disrupted production of its best-selling aircraft.Most...

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Boeing wants airlines to investigate possible missing parts on 737 jet

After discovering a loose bolt on the rudder system of one of its 737 Max planes, Boeing is asking airlines to inspect their aircraft.After a routine maintenance check discovered the bolt had a missing...

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FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Air Max 9 aircraft after Alaska Airlines...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Air Max 9 aircraft for inspection following an incident in which a panel of fuselage blew out of an...

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U.S. increases oversight of Boeing, will begin production audits after latest...

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week, the...

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40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair...

Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40...

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Boeing cuts fourth-quarter loss to $30M, but that was before one of its jets...

Boeing narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $30 million and increased production of its best-selling plane just before one of them suffered a blowout of a side panel during a flight, an accident that...

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Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some...

Boeing reported another problem with fuselages on its 737 jets that might delay deliveries of about 50 aircraft in the latest quality gaff to plague the manufacturer.Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO...

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FAA chief pledges to hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration says the agency will use more people to monitor aircraft manufacturing and hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety...

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