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Another Boeing 737 Max part is facing FAA scrutiny

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Boeing’s (BA) long, difficult year kicked off with a 737 Max door plug blowout, and now a new part is drawing scrutiny from federal investigators. Reuters reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into problems with the plane’s engines after a pair of bird strikes last year aboard a pair of Southwest…

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Boeing's Washington state layoffs to be effective the week before Christmas

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As Boeing (BA) makes good on its promise to trim its workforce by 10%, the reality of those job cuts continues to become clearer. A layoff notice issued in Washington state shows that 2,000 workers in the area alone will be losing their jobs — with those firings being made effective the week before Christmas.

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Boeing is giving its troubled supplier Spirit AeroSystems a $350 million cash advance

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Last week, fuselage manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) sounded the alarm that it might not be able to stay in business much longer. On Tuesday, it announced that former and future owner Boeing (BA) would be coming through with a $350 million bailout.

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Boeing strike ends as workers approve new contract after almost 2 months

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Boeing (BA) machinists ended their strike late Monday after almost two months, ratifying a union contract that gave them a 38% raise. The approval came after a tense bargaining process that included the threat of worse offers to come from the troubled plane maker’s CEO.

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Boeing CEO tells striking workers to approve third contract offer — or else

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Boeing (BA) machinists are voting once again on Monday on a contract that could end their nearly two month-long strike. This would be the third agreement to come up for ratification, and union leaders with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) think workers should agree to it.

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Boeing's crisis, Stellantis struggles, and a McDonald's fix: Business news roundup

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As it treads water awaiting the end of its machinists’ strike, Boeing (BA) just formally announced Monday that it’s raising $19 billion in a stock offering. And in the prospectus for that share sale, it lays out exactly how immensely the work stoppage looms in its conception of the future.

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The last jobs report before Election Day is coming. Brace for Boeing and hurricane hits

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The last monthly employment report before Election Day is expected to show that U.S. job creation slumped in October, as the economy faced hits from hurricanes and a massive work stoppage at Boeing (BA).

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