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Boeing addresses more labour strike amid attempt to resuscitate its reputation

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....oeing addresses more labour strike amid attempt to resuscitate its reputation<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 4-8-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Arlington (US), Aug 4 (AP) A strike by thousands of workers who build fighter jets for Boeing at three US plants is the second labour disruption for the plane builder in less than a year. The strike that began just after midnight Monday involving more than 3,000 members of the ....

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....International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers arrives as Boeing is attempting to resuscitate its reputation. Boeing, once a beacon of US manufacturing and the gold standard in the global aircraft industry, has been rocked by fatal crashes, investigations and changes in leadership. Following is a quick rundown of events that have buffeted the Arlington, Va., company. ___ Jan....

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....uary 2013: 787s worldwide are grounded nearly three weeks after lithium-ion batteries that are part of the planes led to a fire in one plane and smoke in a second. August 2015: The first 737 Max plane rolls off the production line, and within a year, it is undergoing flight tests. October 29, 2018: Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max 8, plunges into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia mi....

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....nutes after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. Questions are raised over a new Boeing flight-control system called MCAS that Boeing did not disclose to pilots and airlines. Indonesian investigators say the Flight 610 pilots struggled for control as the automated system pushed the nose of the plane down more than two dozen times. March 1, 2019: Wall Street remains enamoured wi....

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....th Boeing as commercial aircraft orders rocket. Shares of Boeing Co. close at an all-time high of USD 430.35. March 10, 2019: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8, crashes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 157 passengers and crew members. Shares of Boeing began a long, downward slide and have yet to recover. March 2019: Within days of the second crash, the US Feder....

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....al Aviation Administration and regulators in nations around the world ordered the grounding of all 737 Max jets. December 23, 2019: Boeing ousts CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who was seen as pressuring the FAA to lift the Max grounding order. January 7, 2021: US Justice Department charges Boeing with fraud but won't prosecute the company for misleading regulators about the 737 Max if it pays a USD 2.....

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....5 billion settlement. January 5, 2024: A panel covering an unused emergency exit blows off a 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight. Pilots land the plane safely. February 26, 2024: A panel of outside experts, convened after the two deadly crashes, reports Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it. March 11, 2024: A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner....

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.... flight between Australia and New Zealand suddenly plunges, injuring 50 people. Boeing tells airlines to inspect switches on pilots' seats after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the rapid loss of altitude. March 25, 2024: Dave Calhoun, who replaced Muilenburg, says he will step down as CEO by year-end as part of a broader shakeup of Boeing leadership. J....

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....uly 7, 2024: Boeing agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US government for misleading regulators who approved pilot-training standards for the Max. July 31, 2024: Boeing names Kelly Ortberg as its new chief executive. Ortberg is a trained engineer and was CEO of aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins for eight years. Many see his appointment as an attempt by Boeing to get back to its....

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.... roots. Sept 13, 2024: About 33,000 Boeing factory workers walk off the job in a strike that will cripple production at one of the preeminent manufacturers in the US for almost two months. It is the first labour action taken against the company in 16 years. May 23, 2025: The Justice Department reaches a deal with Boeing that takes criminal prosecution off the table for allegedly misleading reg....

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....ulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the two fatal plane crashes. Boeing agreed to pay or invest more than USD 1.1 billion, including an additional USD 445 million for crash victims' families, removing the risk of a criminal conviction that would have jeopardised the company's status as a federal contractor. (AP) SKS RD RD<BR> News - Press release - PIB....