June 23, 2015, c. Leeham Co: Dennis Muilenburg has been named chief executive officer of The Boeing Co., elevating him from president and chief operating officer, the company announced today. Jim McNerney, chairman and chief executive officer of… Read More
Dissecting Boeing cost-cutting
Subscription required. Introduction Feb. 11, 2016, © Leeham Co. The news yesterday that Boeing is undertaking a new round of cost-cutting has been buzzing around management and labor circles for months. LNC last year began hearing management at… Read More
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Posted on February 11, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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Pontifications: A sea change at Boeing
Jan. 18, 2016, © Leeham Co. The surprise announcement last week of a tentative contract agreement between Boeing and its engineers union, SPEEA, was the best news coming out of the company that I’ve heard in years.
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Posted on January 18, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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Muilenburg’s blessing on process cleared way for SPEEA contract
Jan. 14, 2016: (c) Leeham Co. Blessing a new process in contract negotiations made an agreement possible between Boeing and its engineers’ union, SPEEA, its executive director told LNC in an interview after the surprise deal was announced… Read More
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Posted on January 14, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
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Pontifications: Boeing to focus on “long-term liabilities” in 2016’s SPEEA contract negotiations
Nov. 16, 2015, © Leeham Co. Boeing will target “long term liabilities” in its contract negotiations with SPEEA, the engineers union, its president quoted CEO Dennis Muilenburg as telling him in September. Ryan Rule, president of the local… Read More
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Posted on November 16, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Boeing unions gird for new jobs-for-tax breaks push
Nov. 11, 2015, © Leeham Co. Boeing’s two leading unions, the IAM District 751 and SPEEA, are girding for a second try in the Washington State Legislature to retroactivity tie job retention to $8.7bn in tax breaks given… Read More
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Posted on November 11, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Pontifications: Boeing moves in China only the beginning
Sept. 28, 2015, (c) Leeham Co.:The move by Boeing to establish a 737 Completion Center in China is only one step in a series of moves to increase its footprint there. Boeing also said it will join with… Read More
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Posted on September 28, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Muilenburg’s opportunity with Boeing unions
Sept. 23, 2015, © Leeham Co. The plan to open a 737 Completion Center in China is an opportunity for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA). It’s also an opportunity for Dennis Muilenburg, who was named chief executive officer of… Read More
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Posted on September 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Chinese 737 Completion Center makes tactical, strategic sense
Sept. 22, 2015, © Leeham Co. The expected announcement by Boeing and Chinese President Xi during his state visit to Seattle this week that Boeing will develop a Completion Center for the 737 in China is a significant… Read More
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Posted on September 22, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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Muilenburg becomes Boeing CEO, McNerney non-executive chairman and leaves a mixed legacy
June 23, 2015, c. Leeham Co: Dennis Muilenburg has been named chief executive officer of The Boeing Co., elevating him from president and chief operating officer, the company announced today. Jim McNerney, chairman and chief executive officer of… Read More
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Posted on June 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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“7M7” MOM means opportunities all around US
The prospect that Boeing may launch the so-called Middle of the Market (MOM) airplane seems to be gaining ground. We’ve reported previously that our Market Intelligence suggests the MOM would be launched in 2017 or 2018 with an… Read More
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Posted on June 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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