Boeing Laying Off 17,000 People Following Major Strike, Business Woes
Boeing has sent about 17,000 layoff notices to employees who are expected to be cut by mid-January, company officials said.
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Russia Warns Sanctions Could See Space Station Crash Into United States or Europe
Russia has warned that sanctions on its aerospace industry could result in the International Space Station (ISS) falling into an “uncontrolled deorbit” and smashing into the United States or Europe, potentially with the force of a small nuclear bomb.
Boeing Backs Down, Drops Vaccine Mandate for U.S. Employees
Boeing suspended its coronavirus vaccine mandate for U.S. employees on Friday after a recent U.S. District Court ruling halted President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Britain’s Brexit Economy Going Strong
Britain’s post-referendum economy is still going strong, despite dire predictions and constant negativity from the Remain campaign and EU loyalists in the mainstream media.
Iran Signs Contract to Buy 80 Boeing Planes
Iran Air said Sunday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Boeing Nears Wide-Body Jet Sale to Qatar Airways: Sources
Boeing Co (BA.N) is close to clinching a large sale of widebody jetliners to Qatar Airways, a deal that moved closer with the recent U.S. approval of Boeing fighter jet sales to the Gulf nation, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Despite Israeli Concerns, U.S. Will Approve Fighter Jet Sales to Qatar, Kuwait
DOHA/BERLIN The United States is poised to sell $7 billion worth of Boeing Co fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait after years of delays, and it may start notifying US lawmakers as early as next week, four US- and Gulf-based sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Iran, Boeing Sign Historic $25 Billion Sales Agreement
Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Iran Air “expressing the airline’s intent” to buy its aircraft, setting up the biggest business deal between the Islamic Republic and America since the 1979 US Embassy takeover in Tehran — if it goes through.
Israeli NGO Threatens to Sue Boeing Over Iran Deal
Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center on Thursday told US aerospace giant Boeing that it will place liens on any of its airplanes slated for Iran if it goes through with an announced sale.