Most Boeing employees at its South Carolina 787 production site will return to work on 3 May or 4 May, ending a temporary site shutdown that began on 8 April.
The company halted operations at the North Charleston facility due to the coronavirus, and says production will resume with health and safety precautions, Boeing says on 27 April.
Boeing’s Washington state commercial aircraft production sites reopened last week after a several-week hiatus.
Boeing is slashing its commercial aircraft workforce by more than 15% and cutting production rates in response to the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing cash crunch.
The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture leaves Embraer more vulnerable as a standalone company than Boeing, raising questions about the Brazilian airframer’s ability to compete long term against Airbus, say two analysts.
Embraer has formally commenced arbitration proceedings following the decision by Boeing to terminate the companies’ $4.2 billion merger. But the Brazilian airframer has offered little insight into its response to the sudden collapse of the proposed commercial and military partnership, and the extent to which it had prepared for such ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Tecnam’s single-piston P-Mentor training aircraft, clearing the Italian manufacturer to begin delivering the aircraft to US customers.
Spirit AeroSystems has disclosed more detail about a newly implemented 737 fuselage inspection process that executives say has initially slowed deliveries but will ultimately better prepare the company for future production rate increases.
Spirit AeroSystems swung deeply into the red during the first quarter of 2024, losing $617 million – which nearly matches its full-year 2023 loss – amid sharply reduced 737 fuselage deliveries and hefty charges against its Airbus A220 and A350 work.
