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David Calhoun, left, seen in 2004, is the new CEO of the Chicago-based Boeing Co., replacing Dennis Muilenburg, right, who is seen in an Oct. 20, 2019, photo.

Here’s why Boeing fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg, and what aviation insiders say his successor must do

December 24, 2019 at 2:11 p.m.

The ouster of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the board of directors' decision to name Chairman David Calhoun as CEO brings an immediate shift in tone that many aviation industry...

The massive wings for the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner are moved May 15, 2007, after being unloaded just before dawn from a super freighter Dreamlifter aircraft after a flight from Japan, in Everett, Wash. The original 787 wing design certified by the FAA has undergone several modifications.

Boeing discarded some 787 lightning safeguards, and FAA overrode its own experts to OK the move

December 11, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Last spring, Federal Aviation Administration managers approved removing a key feature of the 787 Dreamliner wing that aimed to protect it in the event of a lightning strike. Boeing's design...

Boeing 777s are built in 2013 in Everett, Wash. An insider said Boeing routinely uses accounting tricks to beat expectations. "It all gets blessed by accounting. Nobody is breaking the law," the insider said. "But financial engineering is artificially boosting the stock price."

For Boeing, juggling cash flow often means ‘another “Houdini moment”‘

February 12, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Boeing has gushed cash quarter after quarter for more than four years, sending its share price soaring yet leaving some analysts suspicious about how Boeing manages always to surpass Wall...

A Boeing 737 MAX 7 taxis before its first flight at Renton Municipal Airport, on March 16, 2018 in Renton, Washington. The plane manufacturer acknowledged it was hit by the WannaCry computer virus, but that it caused little damage.

Boeing hit by WannaCry virus, but says attack caused little damage

December 14, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.

Boeing was hit Wednesday by the WannaCry computer virus, and after an initial scare within the company that vital airplane-production equipment might be brought down, company executives later offered assurances...

Boeing believes a resolution to its 2004 lawsuit against Airbus may be in sight.

Boeing’s biggest trade fight could spark a U.S. confrontation with Europe

December 14, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.

Boeing's lawyers, still smarting from the shock of losing their U.S. trade-court case against Bombardier's CSeries jets, are now awaiting an imminent ruling in a bigger trade fight over government...

New exec McAllister pushes Boeing to be ‘faster, nimbler’ as decision looms with new jet

December 17, 2018 at 3:51 p.m.

Kevin McAllister was plucked from the executive ranks at GE a year ago to become the first outsider to lead Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He has in his hands the industrial...

Each seat on Crystal Cruises new VIP jetliner, a Boeing 777-200LR, includes a fold out bed and a 24 inch TV.

Plenty of legroom on Boeing’s luxury jet tailored for the world’s richest

August 23, 2019 at 3:32 p.m.

On commercial airlines today, traveling in coach is a pain, while the wealthy are well looked after in first class. But for the ultrawealthy, there's a whole other level available....

Water vapor condenses on the wings of an Air Force F-15, as the Boeing supersonic jet soars at an air show.

Falsified papers, sloppy work led FAA to fine Boeing

June 5, 2018 at 11:23 p.m.

Though Boeing paid $12 million in late 2015 to settle more than a dozen Federal Aviation Administration investigations, details of the problems found by the safety agency were not disclosed...

Boeing will offer voluntary buyout packages for engineers in Southern California, Washington state and South Carolina.

Boeing plans buyouts and layoffs for engineers

March 27, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Boeing Co. has internally announced a new round of employee buyouts for engineers companywide, and warned that layoff notices will follow later this month to engineers in Washington state, where...

A Boeing 777-200 taxis at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2014. Boeing is radically changing how it will manufacture the widebody jet.

Boeing reinvents the 777 assembly line while production cranks on

March 30, 2019 at 2:06 a.m.

Boeing is radically revamping how it will build the 777 widebody jet — a plane that still earns it vital profits despite a slowdown in sales and production rate, so...

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