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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 22. May 16, 2025
- Services are driving revenues and profits in difficult times, Part I May 15, 2025
- The BWB has a long way to go before flying passengers, freight May 12, 2025
- Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 21. May 9, 2025
- Does an A220-500 need a new wing and engines? Part 2. May 8, 2025
Boeing faces three labor contracts expiring this year
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton March 10, 2025, © Leeham News: Boeing endured a costly 53-day strike last fall by its largest and most powerful union, the IAM 751. The November settlement provided a 43% wage hike, added… Read More
Boeing strike post mortem: Ortberg has work to do
Teamsters contract expires in April 2025. IAM’s contract with Boeing’s defense unit follows in July. SPEEA engineering contract negotiations come up, too. Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Analysis Nov. 15, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO… Read More
How Boeing’s actions affect Products, Airbus: Analysis (Update)
Updated Oct. 12 with new and clarifying information. By Scott Hamilton Oct. 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s late announcement today of a 10% company-wide layoff of its 170,000 leaves a lot of questions. Boeing managers were told… Read More
Boeing 3Q deliveries up despite strike
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 8, 2024, © Leeham News: Third quarter deliveries by Boeing were up slightly despite a strike the last two weeks of the quarter by its machinists union. Boeing deliveries 92 737s during the quarter,… Read More
IAM rejects Boeing contract, strikes at midnight
Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair Sept. 12, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s largest union today rejected a four-year contract and approved a walk-out beginning at midnight tonight. The vote to reject the contract and go on strike were… Read More
Boeing, IAM reach tentative agreement on new contract
By Scott Hamilton IAM 751 and Boeing reach a four year contract agreement. The IAM summary is here. Additional contract news from the IAM is here. The Boeing fact sheet is here: Boeing fact sheet IAM 751 W24… Read More
If a strike occurs, here’s what Boeing can do
Subscription Required Contingency plan for 4-12 week strike. By the Leeham News Team Analysis Sept. 5, 2024, © Leeham News: There seems to be quite an expectation that there will be a strike by Boeing’s touch labor union,… Read More
Using stock could be one option for IAM salary demands
Subscription Required By The Leeham News Team Aug. 26, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s in contract negotiations with its touch labor union, the International Association of Machinists District 751 (IAM 751). The powerful union wants a 40% raise… Read More
Boeing, firefighters settle contract, ending lockout
By the Leeham News Team Analysis May 31, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing firefighters on Thursday approved a new contract, ending a lockout by Boeing since May 1. Firefighters approved the new contract by a vote of 78%… Read More
Boeing’s safety, labor battles heat up while CEO will walk with $34m payout
By Scott Hamilton May 16, 2024, © Leeham News: Even as Boeing is under fire for safety issues, the company’s battles heat up. Boeing remains at an impasse with its engineers and technicians union over creating a new… Read More