Boeing Mess
 

Boeing is a mess. Strikes, layoffs, financial woes, management chaos, the list goes on. But most of all a new airplane being delivered no where in sight. We were supposed to be getting a new plane every other day. Boeing is losing a billion a month and Emirates is about to pull the plug on its 777x order. Boeing was the wrong horse to bet on.

Feel better?

Uh, have you met Airbus? Or P&W and its GTF?

By "we" do you mean the company you work for?

I hate to let facts get in the way of a rant, but Boeing is still delivering new aircraft.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/boei...september.html

"Boeing delivered 33 airplanes in September, six more than during the same period a year earlier, as the company and its customers keep an eye on the impact of a machinist strike, now in its fourth week...September deliveries also included four 787 Dreamliner planes, which are made in Boeing’s nonunion factory in South Carolina. For the month, Boeing logged 66 gross orders for new aircraft."

Anyone know what the hang up is for the machinists strike? Supposedly they got the raise they were asking for, rumor is they want a seat back on the BOD but I can’t confirm. Sure would’ve saved them a few dozen billion the last few years if true…

AFAIK it was the pension and benefits part that they disagree on, not pay rates.

He's not wrong.

you can google this.. they wanted a 40% raise and Boeing offered 25% over 4 years, and it takes away their annual bonus.. which isn’t a raise at all then. They lost their pension in 2016 as well.. and much more

https://labornotes.org/2024/09/boein...0newer%20hires.

The Boeing's promise to make the next airplane in Seattle is also empty as it is only good for four years. It is doubtful Boeing will be making any new models in the next four years.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-...uture-conflict

Here is a good recap of how it got to this ugly point at Boeing. As we say, companies get the unions they deserve.

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/...=1000670072184