Boeing’s Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety, Mary Armstrong, spoke at a joint session of the memberships of both the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) and the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA). Her speech made it clear that Boeing is acting as a leader in aviation’s efforts to achieve better environmental performance in the aviation industry. Continue reading
Some people in the PMA market have suggested that the OEMs in the industry are the “bad guys.” Ed Bayne of Boeing took on this perception at the 2011 Gorham Conference. He explained how Boeing has been actively partnering with PMA companies to deliver safe and effective replacement parts to the aviation marketplace. Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal reports that Airbus expects fewer sales next year as bank finance tightens for airlines. The source for this prediction was Airbus’ Middle East President. In a related story, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, EasyJet‘s Founder, has increased his EasyJet ownership to 26.9% from 15.6%. It is believed that he has done this in … Continue reading
For those of you who are manufacturing Boeing parts, you will be glad to know that Boeing is now back in the business of making aircraft! Recently, Boeing settled their months-long strike with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and now they have struck a new bargain with the Society of Professional … Continue reading
On August 24th, Reuters reported that Boeing had offered made an offer to the union, but the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) called the offer “insulting” and it repeated its threat to strike in early September. IAM represents 27,000 Boeing workers – mostly in the Seattle area. Boeing offered IAM’s members a … Continue reading
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