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The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 13, 2021. The company said Thursday that it will move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Va.

Boeing is moving its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area

May 05, 2022
The company, a major defense contractor, said it will use its campus in Arlington, Va., as the new headquarters, placing its executives closer to key federal government officials.
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A Russian Aeroflot airplane is moved from a remote location at John F. Kennedy Airport in October, 2002, in New York.

Sanctions may ground Russia's planes, but the firms that own them can't get them back

Mar 13, 2022
Russian airlines can no longer get spare parts or technical support for their Airbus and Boeing planes.
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FAA toughens oversight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner

Feb 15, 2022
Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing
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Technology
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami International Airport. In a joint letter, the heads of Boeing and Airbus Americas reportedly called for postponing a planned Jan. 5 rollout of a 5G wireless network.

Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G wireless service over safety concerns

Dec 21, 2021
The commercial jet makers have been warning that a plan to deploy new 5G wireless networks could pose a danger to vital aircraft systems.
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A United Airlines plane takes off over another plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport last year. United Airlines has announced a new order of 270 narrow-bodied planes from Boeing and Airbus.

United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In A Massive Bet On The Future Of Travel

Jun 29, 2021
After a devastating pandemic limited travel for more than a year, United is optimistic about the future and plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading and expanding its fleet.
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Boeing said Friday that some of its 737 Max planes may have an electrical problem, leading airlines to ground dozens of the jets. An American Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 Max is seen here in December in Miami.

Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

Apr 09, 2021
The airplane manufacturer says the issue is not related to the software system that has been blamed in the fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
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Pieces of the airplane engine from United Airlines Flight 328 sit scattered in a neighborhood after the jet's engine failure on Feb, 20 in Colorado. An engine on the Boeing 777 exploded after takeoff from Denver.

United Grounds 777 Jets After Engine Failure

Feb 21, 2021
Federal aviation regulators have called for investigations into Boeing 777 jets equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines.
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World
A Boeing 737 Max airliner is shown at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Wash., in November. European aviation regulators gave the all-clear to return to service following a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

Boeing's 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says

Jan 27, 2021
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed to fly once again. The Max jetliner was grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes.
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Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that crashed near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2019.

Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

Jan 08, 2021
The airplane manufacturer admits deceiving regulators about the safety of a flight control system blamed in two crashes that killed 346 people. Critics call the settlement "a slap on the wrist."
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A Boeing 737 Max lands earlier this month at an airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On Friday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation released its probe into what went wrong with the airliner after it was involved in multiple deadly cr

Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

Dec 19, 2020
The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system.
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European airline Ryanair is ordering 75 Boeing 737 Max airplanes, the two companies announced Thursday.

Boeing Lands 1st 737 Max Order Since Troubled Plane Was Cleared To Fly Again

Dec 03, 2020
Just two weeks ago, U.S. regulators cleared Boeing's 737 Max to fly following the deadly crashes of two of the planes in 2018 and 2019. Now Boeing is reporting an order for 75 of the aircraft.
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A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight late September in Seattle.

Troubled 737 Max Nearing Takeoff As FAA Review Of Jetliner Nearly Complete

Nov 10, 2020
FAA chief Stephen Dickson says his agency is "in the final stages of reviewing" changes Boeing has made to the aircraft after two deadly crashes and could finish the evaluation "in coming days."
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Boeing will be laying off thousands of additional employees as the airplane manufacturer continues to lose money due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Citing 'Devastating' Pandemic Impact, Boeing To Lay Off 7,000 More Workers

Oct 28, 2020
"This moment is among the most difficult in our more than 100-year history," CEO Dave Calhoun said. Most of the layoffs will be in Washington state, where Boeing designs and builds many aircraft.
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A Boeing 737 Max heads to a landing past grounded Max jets at Seattle's Boeing Field after a test flight in June. It was the first of three days of recertification test flights that mark a step toward returning the aircraft to passenger service.

Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes

Sep 16, 2020
An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
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The Federal Aviation Administration's emergency air worthiness directive orders inspections of older Boeing 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that have been in storage because of reduced demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAA Orders Thousands Of Boeing 737s To Undergo Emergency Inspections

Jul 24, 2020
The agency says older 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that have been in storage because of the COVID-19 pandemic might have developed engine valve problems that could lead to engine failure.
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A Boeing 737 Max aircraft lands following a FAA re-certification flight on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Wash. The 737 MAX has been grounded for commercial flights since March 2019 following two crashes.

FAA Inches Closer To Approving Boeing's Fixes To Troubled 737 Max

Jul 21, 2020
The FAA says an airworthiness directive for Boeing's 737 Max is near, but it still may be months before the troubled plane flies passengers again.
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A line of Boeing 737 MAX jets sit parked on the airfield adjacent to a Boeing production plant last month in Renton, Wash. Boeing now says it is cutting thousands of jobs.

Boeing Cuts More Than 12,000 Jobs Due To Drop In Air Travel

May 27, 2020
The number of people traveling by air has plummeted more than 90% since the beginning of March. More than half of the employees losing their jobs are being laid off involuntarily.
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The Boeing headquarters is seen amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 29, in Arlington, Va. Boeing announced sweeping cost-cutting measures Wednesday after reporting a first-quarter loss of $641 million following the hit to the airline business from the

Boeing Cuts Its Workforce Due To The Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 29, 2020
The airplane manufacturer said it will eliminate nearly 16,000 jobs. Airlines are on pace to lose about $300 billion this year and aren't likely to be buying planes anytime soon.
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Boeing To Reopen Some Production Plants With New Worker Safety Protocols

Apr 17, 2020
The aerospace giant said it will begin opening plants in Washington state in phases, despite a drop in orders for its planes.
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Employees work on Airbus SE A321 fuselages at the company's final assembly line facility in Mobile, Ala. in 2017.

Boeing And Airbus Halt Production; Future Of Airplane Manufacturing Uncertain

Apr 06, 2020
Airbus and Boeing halt production of its jets because of the coronavirus. Orders for new planes have fallen as air travel has plummeted due to the pandemic.
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Rescuers work at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last year.

Ethiopian Officials Say Faulty Boeing Software Played Role In Deadly 737 Max Crash

Mar 09, 2020
The findings of the interim report were released a day before the anniversary of the crash of Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
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A Boeing 737 MAX 9 sits at the front of the assembly line at the company's airplane production facility in Renton, Wash., in February 2017.

Regulators Issue Another Safety Fix For Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Plane

Feb 25, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive for the jetliner that stems from a faulty component that could make the aircraft vulnerable to lightening strikes.
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A Boeing 737 Max airplane being built for Norwegian Air International taxis for a test flight, at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash.

Spirit AeroSystems, A Major Supplier Of Boeing's 737 Max Jets, Lays Off 2,800 Staff

Jan 10, 2020
The company builds parts including wing components, engine pylons and the entire fuselage for Boeing's troubled 737 Max jets. The planes have been grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes.
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Middle East
A rescue worker combs the wreckage of a Ukraine International Airlines plane near Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday. All 176 people on board died in the crash, which Ukraine is now investigating.

Trudeau: Evidence Shows Iranian Missile Shot Down Jet In Possibly 'Unintentional' Act

Jan 09, 2020

Canada's prime minister announced the preliminary finding a day after the Ukrainian plane crash that killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians. Iran denied the assertion, saying it is "impossible."

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A rescue worker searches the scene where a Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed near Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday. All 176 people onboard the Boeing 737-800 were killed.

Canada 'Shocked And Saddened' After Jet Crash Kills 63 Canadians

Jan 08, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the plane crash in Tehran that killed 176 people "heartbreaking." One newspaper reported that nearly half of the Canadians who died are from the Edmonton area.

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