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• Court Backs $631 Million Judgment Against Boeing

  Reuters - 2009-01-06

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California court has approved a jury verdict against Boeing Co BA, which means the plane maker and defense contractor must pay former customer ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd ICOG $631 million in damages, according to ICO on Tuesday.In the latest move of a long-running legal...

  Tags: ICO Global Communications, Boeing Co., Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Us

• Boeing Sells 8 Patrol Aircraft to India

  BNET - 2009-01-05

  In the largest contract between India and a U.S. company the nation purchased eight P-8 maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing. The Times of India reports that the deal is worth over $2 billion. The P-8 is a Boeing 737 based aircraft that will replace the P-3 in U.S....

  Tags: India, Aircraft, Boeing Co., P-8, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter

• Travel Roundup: Added Inaugural Routes, Delta Diverts for Passenger, India Buys Boeing and More

  BNET - 2009-01-05

  Amtrak adds trains, airlines add planes for presidential inauguration -- Amtrak will add more trains from Boston to Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day to deal with the large number of people expected to see President-Elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Southwest Airlines will also add 26 flights to the region while Delta Air...

  Tags: Flight, Aircraft, Boeing Co., Plane, Transportation, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Barbara E. Hernandez

• Are the Airbus A380s Too Quiet?

  BNET - 2008-12-30

  A jet that's too quiet? It seems oxymoronic, but that's what pilots for Emirates airline are saying about their new A380s. Pilots are complaining that they can't get any sleep on long flights because Airbus designers did too good a job blocking out engine noise inside the airplane. As a...

  Tags: Airbus, Boeing Co., Noise, Pilots, Portals, Web Technology, Blogging, Performance Management, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Bryan Corliss

• Airbus Vs. Boeing: What's Ahead for Jet Manufacturing

  BNET - 2008-12-23

  When the 2008 commercial airliner year-end sales totals are announced sometime early in January, look for headlines reporting that Airbus has out-sold Boeing once again. The Euro jet-builders went into December with a commanding lead in the annual orders race, having booked 878 new deals for the year, well beyond the year-to-date...

  Tags: Airbus, Boeing Co., Sales Strategy, Aerospace & Defense, Sales Force Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Bryan Corliss

• While Boeing Protests Northrop Won't on New Weather Satellite

  BNET - 2008-12-21

  As we wrote a few days ago Boeing protested the award of the new weather satellite by Boeing to Lockheed. Reuters says that the other losing bidder, Northrop, will not follow Boeing and protest. Boeing believed based on what they were told by NASA that their proposal was...

  Tags: Boeing Co., Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Matthew Potter

• Lockheed Satellite Contract is Protested by Boeing

  BNET - 2008-12-17

  We wrote a few weeks ago of Lockheed being awarded a contract to build the next generation weather satellite. Now Bloomberg reports that Boeing has protested the award. Since the number of companies able do this work in the U.S. is limited each contract is very important. ...

  Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co., General Accounting Office, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Matthew Potter

• Boeing Protests Satellite Deal Won By Lockheed

  Reuters - 2008-12-15

  By Andrea Shalal-EsaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co BA on Monday filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office about a $1.1 billion contract for next-generation weather satellites won by Lockheed Martin Corp LMT on December 2, a company spokeswoman said."Based on the information that we received, we felt that we...

  Tags: Protest, Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co., Satellite, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network Technology, Corporate Law, Northrop Grumman Corp.

• Despite Panoply of Issues, Are Boeing Shares Too Cheap to Ignore?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-15

  The Manual of Ideas submits: Boeing BA is a unique company, in terms of scale of operations and delivery capabilities, with a sustainable competitive moat. The company will continue to win a large share of business in aerospace and defense, so the key question might be how demand...

  Tags: Transport, The Manual of Ideas, Boeing Co.

• Boeing's Dreamliner Delays Are a Nightmare

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-15

  William Patalon III submits: The Boeing Co. BA is pushing back the schedule of its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet program by about six months as it works to unwind delays caused by the recently concluded union-machinists strike, and by thousands of improperly installed fasteners on the first couple of jetliners...

  Tags: Transport, William Patalon III, Boeing Co.

• Study Shows that Boeing's Missile Defense Work Adds to Arizona's Economy

  BNET - 2008-12-12

  We wrote earlier this week of Raytheon's and Northrop Grumman's contribution to the recent successful missile defense test. Boeing is the prime contractor on the development and production of that system. Now Arizona State University has conducted a study that documents how much work the program brings to...

  Tags: Boeing Co., Sales Strategy, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Matthew Potter

• Virgin Seeks Compensation Over 787 Delays

  ReutersUK - 2008-12-11

  By Matthew ScuffhamLONDON (Reuters UK) - Virgin Atlantic VA said on Thursday it feared a planned delivery of Boeing's BA new 787 Dreamliner may be two years late and urged the U.S. plane maker to update it on the likely delay.Boeing on Thursday pushed back the schedule for its troubled...

  Tags: Compensation, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing Co., Virgin, Benefits, Human Resources, Oukbs

• Qatar Airways Mulls Australian Expansion

  AAP - 2008-12-10

  A Qatar Airways executive says the carrier will look to expand further in Australia and the Americas as part of a long-term growth plan.Executive Vice President Ali M Al Rais told a press luncheon on Tuesday the carrier was looking to add service to South America and Australia -...

  Tags: Aircraft, Boeing Co., Carrier, Qatar Airways, Qatar Airways Executive, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, AP

• Critics Urge Ouster of GM CEO But Allies Rally

  Reuters - 2008-12-10

  By Kevin KrolickiDETROIT (Reuters) - As the U.S. government nears a deal to save General Motors Corp GM, a debate rages over whether Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's job should be spared in the bailout or its most visible symbol of shared sacrifice.With pressure mounting on Wagoner to step aside, GM...

  Tags: Board, General Motors Corp., CEO, Sunday Wagoner, Corporate Governance, Boeing Co., Ford Motor Co., Home Depot Inc.

• In Search of Tom Peters

  BNET - 2008-12-09

  Uber management guru Tom Peters is publicly second-guessing himself. He's wondering out loud on his blog whether he was wrong about globalization, wrong about outsourcing and wrong about the value of private equity investing. The sources of his doubt:  The economy,  of course. But he also cites:...

  Tags: Private Equity, Boeing Co., Outsourcing, Globalization, Investment, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Strategy, Management, Finance, Michael Fitzgerald

• Global Airlines Set to Lose $5 Billion in 2008: IATA

  Reuters - 2008-12-09

  By Robert EvansGENEVA (Reuters) - Global airlines look set to return total losses of $5.0 billion in 2008 and are heading for $2.5 billion of losses in 2009 as the economic crisis bites, the International Air Transport Association IATA said on Tuesday.The 2008 figure was slightly less than the $5.2...

  Tags: Airline, Industry, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Boeing Co., International Air Transport Association, Member Airline, Passenger Traffic

• Boeing May Be Forced to Announce Yet Another Dreamliner Delay

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-08

  Money Morning submits: By William Patalon III The Boeing Co. BA may further delay first deliveries of its flagship 787 Dreamliner by at least six months – meaning the jet will enter service more than two years later than was originally projected – because of the recently concluded...

  Tags: Transport, Money Morning, Boeing Co.

• Boeing's Union Struggles May Affect Programs and Revenue

  BNET - 2008-12-05

  Boeing recently negotiated a contract with their engineers in Washington state. This after coming off a nasty strike with the machinist union this Fall. Now they are trying to negotiate with the local in Wichita where they work on a lot of their military programs. The first...

  Tags: Revenue, Union, Boeing Co., Operational Accounting, Finance, Matthew Potter

• Boeing V-22 and CH-47 Production Lines Shut Due to Possible Sabotage

  BNET - 2008-11-23

  The AP reports that due to a foreign object being found in the fuel line of a V-22 Osprey preparing for delivery to the USMC that DoD and Boeing have shut down the two lines at the Philadelphia plant. This plant assembles the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft for the...

  Tags: Aircraft, Boeing Co., Boeing V-22, CH-47, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter

• KC-X Delays Force Boeing to Reduce Workforce

  BNET - 2008-11-20

  Business Week is reporting that due to the delays in awarding the KC-X replacement tanker contract Boeing will have to reduce its work force in Wichita by 800. The job cuts will be across the board affecting white and blue collar alike. Wichita, KS is where Boeing does...

  Tags: Air Force, Boeing Co., Workforce, Workforce Management, Corporate Governance, Recruitment & Selection, Aerospace & Defense, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter

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