CHICAGO—Boeing will move swiftly to locate its 777X assembly line, making the decision within three months. Boeing announced it would look for alternatives outside Puget Sound, after International Association of Machinists members rejected an eight-year contract extension that would have kept the project in Everett, WA.
SEATTLE—Boeing machinists soundly rejected an eight-year labor contract extension on Wednesday that would have let them build the company’s newest jetliner in Washington, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's 97-year presence in the state.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing broke ground on another assembly plant here Tuesday. The facility will make jet engine air inlets and could one day be expanded to make a variety of propulsion components.
SEATTLE—Boeing threatened on Friday to consider locations besides Washington State to assemble its new 777X jets after a union leader sharply criticized the terms of a tentative labor deal to keep the work in Washington.
SEATTLE—Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday pressed lawmakers and the Machinists union to approve separate deals to ensure Boeing builds its new 777X long-range jet in the Puget Sound area.
WASHINGTON—The federal government shutdown is beginning to affect assembly plants, with major manufacturers like Boeing Co. and United Technologies Corp. warning of delays and employee furloughs in the thousands if the budget impasse persists.
SEATTLE—At a secret facility in Anacortes, WA, a small group of Boeing engineers will begin testing advanced automation methods for building the soon-to-be-launched 777X jet. The project promises to dramatically change how the plane’s metal hull is built.
