Its maximum take-off weight was 247,000 lb (112,000 kg). The Boeing 707-138 was a variant of the -120 but with a shorter fuselage. "38" was the customer code for Qantas, which meant that all Boeing ...

When the Flyer of the Wright Brothers leapt off the ground at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903, they never imagined that in just a few (relatively) short decades, their one-person ...

Boeing will furlough its executives, managers and other white-collar employees one week of every four for the duration of a strike that union employees voted to authorize last week amid ...

But that’s the reality for embattled aircraft maker Boeing. How long the strike lasts will determine how serious the problems are for Boeing. If the strike lasts a week or so, it will barely be ...

A strike beginning Friday by more than 30,000 of Boeing’s West Coast factory workers will make it harder for the planemaker to meet a 737 MAX production target and stabilize its supply chain ...

Boeing said on Wednesday the planemaker will temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees after about 30,000 machinists went on strike on Friday, halting production of its 737 MAX and ...

The strike at Boeing by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists union, which reaches its seventh day today, has already cost the company and workers $572 million, according ...

By Niraj Chokshi Boeing will start furloughing tens of thousands of employees in the coming days as it seeks to blunt the effects of a strike involving its largest union, the company said on ...

30,000 Boeing workers are now on strike on Thursday, International Association of Machinists and aerospace workers at Boeing voted by 95% to reject *** new contract negotiated by union leadership ...

The strike, Boeing's first since 2008, adds to a tumultuous year for the planemaker which began when a door panel blew off a new 737 MAX jet in mid-air in January. Ortberg also said he and other ...