Boeing to close its storied Seattle manufacturing R&D center [The Seattle Times :: BC-BOEING-RESEARCH-CLOSURE:SE]
From outside the Boeing security fence, the giant windowless, box-like building across the road from the Museum of Flight looks unremarkable, if mysterious.
For decades, drivers passing by on East Marginal Way have wondered what exactly goes on inside such a large structure. Soon, the answer will be: nothing at all.
In yet another sign of Boeing’s shrinking local footprint, managers told affected employees just before Christmas that in the next four to six months the facility, known as the Advanced Developmental Composites (ADC) center, will be shuttered.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, built for American Airlines, is seen moving along the runway at Paine Field in Everett, Washington in November 2020. The 787 final assembly facility is just across the street from Paine Field. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times/TNS)
Boeing on edge as a shrunken commercial jet industry limps into 2021
Boeing faces 2021 in bad shape, its reputation tarnished and its commercial jet business shrunken – yet with a glimmer of hope for a turnaround after its bleakest year in many decades.
At this pivot point, the commercial airplane workforce in the Pacific Northwest is on edge. Ray Goforth, executive director of the engineering union, says employees feel “a sense of frustration and precariousness.”
Boeing on edge as shrunken jet industry limps into 2021 [The Seattle Times :: BC-BOEING-LOOKAHEAD-EEDITION:MCT]
Boeing faces 2021 in bad shape, its reputation tarnished and its commercial jet business shrunken yet with a glimmer of hope for a turnaround after its bleakest year in many decades.
At this pivot point, the commercial airplane workforce in the Pacific Northwest is on edge. Ray Goforth, executive director of the engineering union, says employees feel “a sense of frustration and precariousness.”
Laid low first by the 737 Max crashes and then by the dramatic pandemic downturn, the U.S. commercial jet champion has this year been piling up debt and bleeding cash. It had to sharply reduce production and slashed about 13,000 jobs in the state.
Boeing on edge as a shrunken commercial jet industry limps into 2021 [The Seattle Times :: BC-BOEING-COMMERCIAL:SE]
Boeing faces 2021 in bad shape, its reputation tarnished and its commercial jet business shrunken yet with a glimmer of hope for a turnaround after its bleakest year in many decades.
At this pivot point, the commercial airplane workforce in the Pacific Northwest is on edge. Ray Goforth, executive director of the engineering union, says employees feel “a sense of frustration and precariousness.”
Laid low first by the 737 Max crashes and then by the dramatic pandemic downturn, the U.S. commercial jet champion has this year been piling up debt and bleeding cash. It had to sharply reduce production and slashed about 13,000 jobs in the state.
By Jon Hemmerdinger2020-12-17T00:45:00+00:00
A European staffing company is reportedly hiring some 160 pilots to assist Boeing’s customers with various aircraft models, including the 737 Max.
Reuters reports that Isle of Man-based pilot personnel shop CCL Aviation is hiring the “Global Engagement Pilots” on Boeing’s behalf.
The news outlet reports that the pilots will help Boeing ensure its 737 Max jet returns to service smoothly, and build trust with customers.
Source: Boeing
Oman Air took delivery of this 737 Max 8, owned by Air Lease, in 2018.
A source familiar with the hiring stresses that the pilots will assist with all Boeing’s passenger aircraft models, not just the 737 Max.