Boeing NewsNews on Boeing continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Second Chance for Boeing as Defense Department Reopens Bidding on $35 Billion Contract- July 11, 2008 The Boeing Co. got some hard won good news yesterday when Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced the U.S. Air Force would reopen bidding on a disputed $35 billion contract based on findings of the ...http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/second-chance-for-boeing-as-defense-department-reopens... Pentagon to reopen $35 billion tanker bid- July 10, 2008 The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/pentagon-to-reopen-35-billion-tanker-bid?fromrss=1 Boeing ups 20-year plane market forecast- July 9, 2008 The Boeing Co. on Wednesday raised its outlook for spending on commercial airplanes over the next 20 years by 14 percent, helped in part by an expected 5 percent rise in worldwide air travel and the demand for ...http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/boeing-ups-20-year-plane-market-forecast?fromrss=1 Boeing, SkyHook to build blimp on steroids'- July 9, 2008 A rotorcraft described as a "blimp on steroids" to haul construction equipment and supplies to remote areas will be built by The Boeing Co.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/boeing-skyhook-to-build-blimp-on-steroids?fromrss=1 Boeing's Ridley plant to make SkyHook blimps- July 8, 2008 The Boeing Co. and SkyHook International Inc. said Tuesday they will work to develop an aircraft that looks like a blimp with rotors for transporting equipment and materials in remote regions.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/boeings-ridley-plant-to-make-skyhook-blimps?fromrss=1 Pentagon to outline new tanker strategy 'very soon'- July 6, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert Gates may "very soon" announce his new strategy for buying aerial refueling tankers, spokesman Bryan Whitman said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/pentagon-to-outline-new-tanker-strategy-very-soon?from... Boeing bonuses cut as shares plummet- July 4, 2008 Shares of The Boeing Co. in June posted their biggest monthly decline since the bottom fell out of the industry after the Sept.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/boeing-bonuses-cut-as-shares-plummet?fromrss=1 Machinists see little progress in Boeing contract talks- July 3, 2008 The Boeing Co. and its Machinists union have different ideas on how well contract negotiations are going, despite getting an early start on the process.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/machinists-see-little-progress-in-boeing-contract-talk... Boeing to reassess 787 schedule due to bad part- July 2, 2008 The Boeing Co., facing a delay of at least 14 months to its new 787 Dreamliner jet program, said Monday that the fourth of six test planes may be delayed after a fuselage section was damaged by a supplier.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/boeing-to-reassess-787-schedule-due-to-bad-part?fromrs... State Department fines Boeing $3 million- July 1, 2008 Boeing has agreed to pay a $3 million fine for exceeding value limits on purchases of parts from foreign suppliers for its military products.http://www.topix.net/com/ba/2008/07/state-department-fines-boeing-3-million?fromrss=1 |