Leeham News and Analysis
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Leeham News and Analysis
- Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program April 18, 2024
- Focus on quality not slowing innovation, says GKN April 18, 2024
- Boeing defends 787, 777 against whistleblower charges April 17, 2024
- Dissecting Boeing CEO’s statement next new airplane will cost $50bn April 15, 2024
- Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 3. Propulsive efficiency April 12, 2024
Boeing slammed for moving jobs to Southern California, WA state for naivete
Boeing took two hits over the weekend from Seattle Times columnists for the announcement that 1,000 engineering jobs will move from the Puget Sound area to Southern California. Columnist Danny Westneat interviewed a “lonely, ignored voice” who predicted… Read More
State GOP wants Inslee to fail in aerospace, say Democratic leader
Washington State Sen. Mike Hewitt, a Republican from Walla Walla, took another shot at Gov. Jay Inslee and Inslee’s efforts to build the Boeing 777X wings here in Everett, where Boeing’s wide-body factory is located. Here is Hewitt’s… Read More
Boeing’s “exodus” from Washington State a tad overblown–so far
Boeing has been eliminating thousands of jobs–union jobs–in Washington State and moving them to other states–non-union states. Boeing won’t say where it will assemble the 777X. Nor will it say where it will assemble the 787-10. So, predictably,… Read More