Boeing
Friday 09 January 2009
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Boeing to cut over 4,000 jobs
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced it would shed around 4,500 jobs starting February and lower its total workforce to 63,500, roughly the number it had at the start of 2008.
Thursday 08 January 2009
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Boeing says aircraft orders fell by half in 2008
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said it had received orders for 662 commercial planes in 2008, less than half the number reached the previous year. The figure brings the backlog of commercial planes still to be delivered to more than 3,700.
Thursday 11 December 2008
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No Dreamliners before 2010, says Boeing
A workers' strike and production problems forced US aerospace giant Boeing to delay first deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner until 2010. Shares in the company plunged on the stock exchange following the announcement.
Thursday 23 October 2008
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Strike, delays slash Boeing profits
US aerospace giant Boeing blamed a September walkout by 27,000 machinists and supply problems affecting its new 787 airliner as it announced a 38 percent fall in third-quarter net profit.
