Boeing shares drop 4% after Trump announces China orders just 200 jets
- 15-May-2026
China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel on Thursday, a number that was far fewer than analysts had expected, and the planemaker’s shares fell. Details of the deal were not immediately available, including when and which type of jets would be delivered, but the amount was […]
Boeing hiring more than 100 factory workers a week
- 16-Apr-2026
Boeing is hiring around 100 to 140 factory workers a week, the highest pace since 2024, as the U.S. jetmaker replaces retirees and increases staffing to support higher production rates and new models, a union leader said. Boeing’s unionized factory workers in the Pacific Northwest now number more than 34,000 and are “heading higher,” Jon […]
Boeing Starliner test flight labeled top-level mishap by NASA
- 20-Feb-2026
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday released an investigation report regarding Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crewed test flight. The report identified several critical issues, citing combined hardware failures, qualification gaps, leadership mistakes, and cultural breakdowns. Together, these factors formed risk conditions that failed to meet NASA’s safety standards for human spaceflight. The report […]
Boeing deliveries fall 17% in November, trail Airbus
- 09-Dec-2025
Boeing delivered 44 new jets in November, down from 53 the prior month, the company said on Tuesday, lagging behind European rival Airbus which delivered 72 planes. Boeing said it delivered 32 of its popular single-aisle 737 MAX jets in November, including five to Southwest Airlines . Other deliveries included six 787s, including two 787-10s, […]
US judge drops criminal charges against Boeing over 737 MAX 8 crashes
- 06-Nov-2025
A US judge dropped criminal charges against Boeing on Thursday over deadly crashes of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft as part of an agreement between the company and prosecutors. The Texas judge’s decision stems from an agreement between the Department of Justice and the aircraft manufacturer to resolve the matter, announced on May 23, following […]
Flight attendants sue Boeing
- 01-Aug-2025
Four flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January last year are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries. In separate lawsuits, flight attendants are seeking compensation for past and future economic damages, citing physical and mental injuries, emotional distress and other financial costs. […]
Boeing settles with man whose family died in 737 MAX crash
- 12-Jul-2025
CHICAGO- July 11: Boeing reached a settlement with a Canadian man whose family died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, the man’s lawyer said on Friday. The terms of the settlement with Paul Njoroge of Toronto were not released. The 41-year-old man’s wife Carolyne and three young children – […]
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 makes emergency landing in Mumbai
- 29-Jun-2025
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight (ET640) en route from Addis Ababa to Mumbai encountered a serious mid-air technical failure late Friday night, resulting in a sudden cabin depressurization while flying over the Arabian Sea at 33,000 feet. The incident caused health complications for seven passengers, one of whom was later hospitalized in critical […]
US safety board criticizes Boeing, FAA over 737 MAX 9 panel blowout
- 24-Jun-2025
WASHINGTON, June 24: A U.S. National Transportation Safety Board investigation found ineffective actions by Boeing and ineffective oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration that led to a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis, officials said on Tuesday. The board […]
Boeing 737 MAX crash victims to object to deal allowing planemaker to avoid prosecution
- 19-May-2025
WASHINGTON: Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes plan to object to a tentative non prosecution agreement between the planemaker and the U.S. Justice Department, a lawyer said on Saturday. The Justice Department outlined the tentative deal in a more than two-hour meeting with families on Friday […]