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Covid-19: Boeing mulls 10% workforce cut; announces voluntary layoff plan

The coronavirus pandemic has compounded the year-old crisis over the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX

Boeing planning to restart production of 737 MAX by May, says Report

Boeing ceased production of the jet in January as it struggled to win regulatory approvals and accrued a backlog of 400 undelivered jets

Nikki Haley quits Boeing board, cites opposition to govt aid for bailout

Haley had joined the Boeing board on April 29 last year. She served on the Finance and Audit Committees

Air traffic in China, Asia Pacific plummets by more than half over COVID-19

If you exclude China, in the rest of the Asia Pacific market, probably about 5000 flights a day and at one point in time we saw about 2500 or something like that. These are rough numbers," Hulst said

Airports Authority of India to raise $300 mn to fund new infrastructure

The airport authority aims to spend a minimum of Rs 5,000 crore each year on the infrastructure in line with the government's announcement that 100 new airports will be developed in five years

Boeing to separate 737 MAX wire bundles before return to service: Report

Boeing expects changes to take roughly one week per aircraft, but it will do some of the work as it goes through the process of removing aircraft from storage

Boeing to halt hiring, may sack staff on Coronavirus, jet grounding impact

A second industry source said job cuts were likely as the aviation industry is squeezed by plummeting travel demand and a safety ban on the 737 MAX after two fatal crashes hit the one-year mark.

Boeing employee in Everett factory tests positive for coronavirus

The employee in question works at the company's Everett factory near Seattle in the northwestern state of Washington, one of the areas most affected by the virus's outbreak in the US

Vistara unveils India's 1st Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with 30 biz class seats

The statement informed that Vistara's new cabin products in Business, Premium Economy and Economy are designed to suit the preferences of today's global citizens

HAL finalises plan to produce chopper on par with Boeing's Apache

Chairman and Managing Director of HAL R Madhavan said the aim of the mega project is to stop import of more than Rs 4 trillion worth of military helicopters for the three services in the coming years

Upbeat Rolls-Royce says it is finally getting over engine troubles

Rolls-Royce expects to deliver 450 of the wide-body engines in which it specializes this year

Vistara takes delivery of its first Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft

The new aircraft is the first of the six that Vistara has purchased from Boeing

SpiceJet stands by Boeing in tough time but expects reciprocity: Ajay Singh

Boeing is facing a "stressful time" and SpiceJet is there as a partner to stand by it in these tough times but "we expect reciprocity", the airline's chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. SpiceJet -- the lone domestic carrier that has now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet -- has also placed a USD 22 billion order for aircraft with the US major. In 2019, Boeing 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes involving the aircraft. SpiceJet grounded 13 such planes in March last year. Against this backdrop, Singh on Tuesday asserted that the airline has stood by Boeing. Participating in a panel discussion at the 'USIndia Forum: Partners for Growth' conference here, the SpiceJet Chairman & Managing Director said that at this time Boeing has a lot of problems and they are trying to get this plane flying. "At the same time, they are trying to compensate airlines... so it is a stressful time. "We are there as partners to stand by them through a tough time

Boeing finds debris in fuel tanks of many undelivered 737 MAX jets

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), when asked about the debris, said it could not confirm Boeing's numbers

737 MAX grounding: As Boeing sits idle, Airbus can't make jets fast enough

Airbus has been unable to take advantage of the shortfall at Boeing partly because it can't build planes fast enough

Tariff hike: Highlights of the 16-year-old Airbus, Boeing trade war

The World Trade Organization has found the world's two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004

Boeing gives recommendations to US FAA on 737 MAX wiring concerns: Report

The US planemaker and FAA said last month they were reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX

Boeing may offer F-15EX fighter jets to IAF, seeks nod from US authorities

The move is seen as an attempt by Boeing to bag a $18 billion contract by IAF to procure 114 fighter jets

Compensation from Boeing over 737 MAX grounding key to SpiceJet operations

Incentives crucial for its survival as 737 MAX grounding stalls expansion plans

Boeing to offer F-15EX fighters to India, field two aircraft in tender

Short of numbers, the IAF has launched the procurement of 114 medium fighters