Coming soon: We will be rolling out changes this month to Leeham News and Comment. We will expand our News and Analysis, providing the most insightful commentary of aviation issues of any on-line publication. Most on-line news resources… Read More
Update, 10:30am PDT: IAM International posted this press release about the election results, claiming the incumbents won by a 2-1 margin. Original post: Just posted on IAM Reform’s Facebook Account: IAM REFORM TO DISPUTE ELECTION RESULTS, WILL FILE… Read More
Airbus, Boeing square off on tankers: The Big Two OEMs are bidding for a sale to South Korea on airborne refueling tankers. If we remember correctly, this will be the first head-to-head competition since the USAF from 2004-2009…. Read More
Update, 8:30pm March 6: Jon Holden was elected president of IAM 751 today. He fills the remaining term of Wroblewski, to February 1, 2017. Original Post: IAM 751 members for today on the successor to Tom Wroblewski at… Read More
Boeing’s bonus to Charleston workers: We’ve ignored the continuing workmanship stories of Boeing’s Charleston plant on the 787 for the past months as Norwegian Air Shuttle, LOT and Air India continue to have problems with the airplane. We… Read More
We really hoped we were done with this story, but the saga of the IAM 751 Boeing 777X contract vote lives on. Several complaints about the timing of the January 3 vote have been filed with the National… Read More
A long article (10 pages when printed) discusses the pitfalls Boeing had by outsourcing so much work on the 787. This much is not new. The point the article raises–transferring technology and the potential decline of US aerospace… Read More
The members of the International Association of Machinists District 751, in a dramatic reversal of its November 13 landslide contract rejection, today approved a revised contract offer from Boeing by a vote of 51% to 49%. Approval means… Read More
Vote results and IAM 751 statement are here. We’ll be at IAM 751’s headquarters tonight for the vote results. Follow us on Twitter @leehamnews for news throughout the evening from around 7pm. We’ll post results here when announced,… Read More
The New York Times has a good summary of the “optics” of the IAM-Boeing 777X situation. Two third of Readers in our on-line polling this week urged IAM 751 members to accept the Boeing contract offer that contains… Read More
Odds and Ends: Coming soon–new Leeham News; Boeing v SPEEA; 86-seat Q400; Boeing 326; Budapest Air Show
Coming soon: We will be rolling out changes this month to Leeham News and Comment. We will expand our News and Analysis, providing the most insightful commentary of aviation issues of any on-line publication. Most on-line news resources… Read More
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Posted on September 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Leeham News and Comment, SPEEA
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Early IAM vote results back incumbents, reformers to protest
Update, 10:30am PDT: IAM International posted this press release about the election results, claiming the incumbents won by a 2-1 margin. Original post: Just posted on IAM Reform’s Facebook Account: IAM REFORM TO DISPUTE ELECTION RESULTS, WILL FILE… Read More
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Posted on May 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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Boeing, IAM 751, IAM Reform, International Association of Machinists, Tom Buffenbarger
Odds and Ends: Airbus, Boeing square off on tankers; IAM election; Russian titanium; MH370 hunt and hell
Airbus, Boeing square off on tankers: The Big Two OEMs are bidding for a sale to South Korea on airborne refueling tankers. If we remember correctly, this will be the first head-to-head competition since the USAF from 2004-2009…. Read More
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Posted on April 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, MH370
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, KC-330 MRTT, KC-46A, Malaysian Airlines, MH370, Tom Buffenbarger
Holden elected president of IAM 751
Update, 8:30pm March 6: Jon Holden was elected president of IAM 751 today. He fills the remaining term of Wroblewski, to February 1, 2017. Original Post: IAM 751 members for today on the successor to Tom Wroblewski at… Read More
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Posted on March 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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777X, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Jon Holden, Tom Wroblewski
Odds and Ends: Boeing’s bonus to Charleston workers; E-Jet E2 EIS; IAM and Airbus; Fending off A330neo
Boeing’s bonus to Charleston workers: We’ve ignored the continuing workmanship stories of Boeing’s Charleston plant on the 787 for the past months as Norwegian Air Shuttle, LOT and Air India continue to have problems with the airplane. We… Read More
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Posted on February 21, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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Would delayed IAM vote had made a difference? We don’t think so
We really hoped we were done with this story, but the saga of the IAM 751 Boeing 777X contract vote lives on. Several complaints about the timing of the January 3 vote have been filed with the National… Read More
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Posted on January 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists
777X, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Natrional Labor Relations Board, NLRB
Outsourcing focus of Boeing report, but misses bigger picture; IAM vote aftermath; Boeing’s 2013
A long article (10 pages when printed) discusses the pitfalls Boeing had by outsourcing so much work on the 787. This much is not new. The point the article raises–transferring technology and the potential decline of US aerospace… Read More
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Posted on January 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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787, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CFM International, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, ERJ-145, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, McDonnell Douglas, MD-80, Q400
IAM 751, in dramatic reversal, accepts Boeing 777X contract
The members of the International Association of Machinists District 751, in a dramatic reversal of its November 13 landslide contract rejection, today approved a revised contract offer from Boeing by a vote of 51% to 49%. Approval means… Read More
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Posted on January 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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737, 737 replacement, 757, 757 replacement, 777X, 777X site selection, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists
Tonight’s IAM 751-Boeing 777X contract vote (Update, 9p)
Vote results and IAM 751 statement are here. We’ll be at IAM 751’s headquarters tonight for the vote results. Follow us on Twitter @leehamnews for news throughout the evening from around 7pm. We’ll post results here when announced,… Read More
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Posted on January 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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777X, 777X site selection, Boeing, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists
Countdown to IAM-Boeing vote January 3; poll results; union urged to accept; no tax breaks from WA if Boeing splits work
The New York Times has a good summary of the “optics” of the IAM-Boeing 777X situation. Two third of Readers in our on-line polling this week urged IAM 751 members to accept the Boeing contract offer that contains… Read More
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Posted on January 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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