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On Wednesday, Boeing workers voted against a new labor agreement, prolonging their six-week strike as the company continues to grapple with financial losses.   According to the Wall Street Journal, members of the machinist union voted 64% against a proposed contract that would have delivered a 35% wage increase over four years. However, union workers […]

Boeing and the leaders of the machinists union have reached a tentative deal that could end a monthlong strike at production facilities. The company has offered a 35% wage increase, up from the 25% hike that was summarily rejected by the union to prompt the strike by more than 33,000 members. The members must ratify […]

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 was severely damaged when it ingested a cargo container in its right engine while taxiing at O’Hare International Airport. The plane had just arrived from London Heathrow and was on its way to the gate when the mishap occurred about 3 p.m. local time. It took another hour to get […]

Garmin unveiled its latest integrated flight deck, the G3000 PRIME, on Wednesday. One significant feature of the new system is its all-touchscreen displays, which eliminate the need for the touchscreen controllers found in the current G3000 and G5000 avionics. Garmin says the G3000 PRIME is FAA TSO certified and is designed to meet the needs […]

Boeing announced 17,000 layoffs, a one-year delay in the 777X program and the end of production for the civilian freighter version of the venerable 767 on Friday as it grapples with reduced revenues from a lingering strike and a seemingly endless stream of production and quality issues. “We reset our workforce levels to align with […]

On Thursday, Air Canada pilots approved a new four-year contract that includes significant improvements to compensation and quality of life. According to the contract, the carrier’s roughly 5,200 pilots will receive raises of about 42% over four years, including an immediate 26% increase followed by annual 4% raises for three years. The Air Line Pilots […]

Italian prosecutors say two subcontractors based in that country saved a lot of money but threatened the safety of Boeing 787s by using the wrong metals for parts that hold the airliner together. According to Reuters, the two companies, both of which have gone bankrupt and emerged as new entities, allegedly pumped out the substandard […]

Amid rumblings of discontent among the members, the leader of Air Canada’s pilots’ union says she’ll quit if they reject the tentative contract offer for which she led the negotiations. Charlene Hudy, a Boeing 737 first officer, told fellow pilots in a virtual town hall hosted by the Air Canada unit of the Air Line […]

About half of Textron’s Wichita employees were scheduled to go on strike just after midnight today after rejecting the company’s latest contract offer on Sunday. About 5,000 members of the Machinists Union turned down Textron’s offer of a 26% wage increase over four years and a $3,000 annual lump sum bonus. The strike vote required […]

Alaska Airlines has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines, the carrier announced in a press release Wednesday.   With the merger complete, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are working toward obtaining a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, enabling them to operate as a single carrier with an integrated passenger service […]