The workers union at Boeing US West Coast factory said members voted 59% in favour of the new contract, which includes a 38% pay rise spread over four years
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Boeing ups contract offer to striking workers to 38% hike over 4 years
New contract endorsed by the union, but workers to vote on Monday as hopes rise of an end to 7-week standoff
Aviation
Beleaguered Boeing launches $22 billion share offering
Airline major to launch public offerings of 90 million shares of common stock and $5 billion of depositary shares
Air India
Air India seals pact with Airbus, Boeing for 470 new aircraft
The purchase agreements were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris Air Show
Aviation
Boeing projects global demand for 42,595 new commercial jets by 2042
Airlines will replace about half of the global fleet with new, more fuel-efficient models, according to the company’s forecast
Airbus A321neos
Airbus wins 28-plane A320neo order from Kuwait’s Jazeera Air
Deal has a list price in excess of $3.5 billion before discounts, comprising of 20 A320neos and eight larger A321neos
airline business
Indian airline Akasa launches $9bn, 72-aircraft order with Boeing
India’s SpiceJet, which is also participating at the Dubai Airshow, has also announced a settlement agreement with Boeing on its outstanding claims related to the grounding of 737 MAX aircraft, paving the way for resumption of deliveries from its order of 155 MAX aircraft
Aviation industry
Boeing shares optimism for return of 787 Dreamliner deliveries
As the aviation manufacturing giant continues inspections of its 787 carriers following quality concerns, Boeing International shares with Arabian Business its optimism for a close restart of its Dreamliner deliveries
airline industry
Middle East aviation industry needs 223,000 new employees by 2040
Boeing’s 2021 Pilot and Technician Outlook reveals that the region will require significant recruitment boost over next 20 years
Aviation industry
Boeing exec reveals confidence in 777X delivery
Randy Heisey, managing director of Commercial Marketing for the Middle East, said aircraft will enter into service ‘in just a few years’
Aviation industry
Five trends shaping private aviation amid coronavirus
After a year of economic disruptions with the pandemic forcing companies to adjust their needs and trends to match new customer behaviour, what does 2021 have in store?
While trade tensions, geopolitical issues and the Covid-19 pandemic made for a rather volatile landscape in global aviation, business aviation has steadily remained resilient to external factors that […]
Air transport
Protecting passengers is vital to ensure future of the air transport industry
Health and safety of passengers and crew remain Boeing’s top priority during the ongoing crisis, says Ahmed Jazzar, president of Boeing Saudi Arabia