FREDERICKSON, WA—Boeing will build the carbon-fiber composite tail of the 777X jet at its assembly plant here. The facility already builds the similar tail of the current 777.
EVERETT, WA—Boeing will build a new factory here to make wings for its 777X wide body jet, assuring more than a decade of work on advanced composite materials for thousands of Snohomish County workers. The facility will be adjacent to the final assembly line for the jet.
SEATTLE—Boeing machinists soundly rejected an eight-year labor contract extension on Wednesday that would have let them build the company’s newest jetliner in Washington, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's 97-year presence in the state.
SEATTLE—Boeing threatened on Friday to consider locations besides Washington State to assemble its new 777X jets after a union leader sharply criticized the terms of a tentative labor deal to keep the work in Washington.
SEATTLE—Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday pressed lawmakers and the Machinists union to approve separate deals to ensure Boeing builds its new 777X long-range jet in the Puget Sound area.
SEATTLE—TTF Aerospace increased its manufacturing space by 40 percent with the purchase of a new assembly plant here. The company TTF Aerospace makes aircraft interior components.
SEATTLE—Boeing Co. will lay off approximately 800 Seattle-area machinists by the end of 2013 following completion of certain work on its 787 and 747-8 jumbo jets.
RENTON, WA—Boeing will build a third assembly line for its 737 MAX jet family alongside one of the two existing lines at its assembly plant here. The company will hire hundreds of works within the next five years.