Boeing
24 Jan
A Boeing 787-8 United Airlines flight made an air return to Lagos on Thursday after departing for Washington. The 13-year-old aircraft, registered as N27903, was heading to Washington Dulles International Airport before it returned with 245 passengers, eight flight attendants, and three pilots on board. Reports indicate that some passengers sustained injuries, while a video…
8 Dec
Contrary to claims by Air Peace that it costs them N7 million to fuel their aircraft for a one-hour flight, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that a typical Boeing 737-500 flown by Air Peace takes N4 million to fill a tank with 4,500 liters of Jet A1 fuel. The commission…
6 Dec
American aircraft manufacturer, The Boeing Company, has pledged support for Air Peace airlines and its scheduled operations. Senior Organisational Consultant and Programme Manager, Boeing Global Learning Institute, Harry Magui, made the disclosure when a delegation from The Boeing Company and Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university in the UK, visited Air Peace to conduct a…
18 Nov
The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut 10 percent of its global workforce. Boeing intends to cut almost 2,200 jobs in the US state of Washington, which is home to many of its oldest factories, according to a statement made…
9 Nov
Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing is set to confront another hurdle next week when it faces a civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but "all but one" have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP…
19 Oct
Boeing and its striking Seattle-area workers have reached a tentative deal to end a more than month-long stoppage, the union said Saturday. Boeing confirmed a deal was reached and said it includes a 35 percent pay raise over four years and a one-time ratification bonus of $7,000. Union members will vote Wednesday on the proposal…
15 Oct
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing unveiled measures meant to replenish its cash flow Tuesday, including an intention to raise up to $25 billion, as it navigates recurrent production problems and a major US strike. In a regulatory filing, the aviation giant indicated plans to raise the funds by selling stock and debt. It also earlier announced…
12 Oct
Boeing announced that it plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as it projected a large third-quarter loss amid a machinist strike
11 Oct
Boeing announced Friday that it plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as it projected a large third-quarter loss in the wake of a machinist strike in the Seattle region. The aviation giant must "reset our workforce levels to align with our financial reality," Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said, adding that the cuts of…
1 Sep
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has calmed the frayed nerves of airline giant Boeing over fears of insecu
29 Aug
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing to facilitate aircraft acquisition by Nigerian airlines. During the signing of the MoU with Boeing's Vice President of Commercial Sales and Marketing for Africa, Anbessie Yitbarek, Keyamo said the aircraft company would leverage its extensive network of…
31 Jul 2024
Boeing named former Rockwell Collins chief Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its next CEO Wednesday, as the aviation giant reported a hefty loss on continued operational problems. Ortberg, 64, helped lead Rockwell Collins and integrate it into United Technology prior to his retirement from RTX in 2021. His appointment comes as Boeing attempts to rebound from a…
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