plane s downward the model remains grounded. boeing posted a financial loss of $2940000000.00 in the june quarter with sales sliding a hefty turkey 5 percent to $15750000000.00 the aerospace giant delivered just 90 jetliners during the 3 month period. the 2nd quarter loss included a $5000000000.00 reserve to cover costs linked to the prolonged grounding of the 737 max it includes compensation boeing will have to pay to its airline customers for delayed deliveries many airlines such as ethiopian airlines are now turning to rival airbus. adding to its problems boeing has also had to push back the maiden flight of the triple 7 x. the new long haul wide body plane because of problems with the general electric engine. the company is working frantically to update it 737 mark software to get
the pension freeze and moving people to a defined pension savings plan, some will see the benefits rise to $100,000 a year under the new deal. the triple 7 x will be responsible for 10,000 jobs, boeing has some 10,000 orders that it got at launch, to see the delivery coming in around 2020. and under this deal, gregg, workers won t be able to vote until 2024, back to you. thank you, dominic di-natale, live in los angeles going to see you. okay, well, the flu is spreading quickly across the country. the centers for disease control and prevention said look at this map, most of the widespread activity is attributed to the h
attacks. former first lady barbara bush is resting at home tonight after pneumonia put her in a texas hospital for a whole week. a family spokesman says the 88-year-old is doing great. we wish her well. workers approved a new contract by a narrow 51% vote. that agreement means that boeing s triple 7 x, largest twin engine jet in the world will be built in washington state. but leaders for the machinist union had called on members to oppose the deal. dominic denatale has more. this bass a razor thin call. majority gained by a tiny count of 600 in favor. the ballot with 24,000 votes cast, the deal was universally unpopular with workers. those who voted for it largely felt obliged to keep jobs in puget sound where boeing is the biggest corporate employer. i think it s worth the gamble.
they have the infrastructure in seattle. this is another wage war. where are they going to be built? the scrap is on. scott paul joins us tonight on this. good to have you with us. the timetable on this is really close. the states on the list have until december 10 to come up with proposals that are going to include, obviously, tax breaks, incentives for boeing moving the triple 7 x project to their state. how do you see this unfolding for the positive for the workers? i think the scenario has to change, ed, because you re right. this is ultimately about good, middle class manufacturing jobs. and that s the real value to the u.s. economy of a company like boeing making great planes. and they do make great planes. they make the best planes in the world. they have the best aircraft