Most Boeing employees at its South Carolina 787 production site will return to work on 3 May or 4 May, ending a temporary site shutdown that began on 8 April.
The company halted operations at the North Charleston facility due to the coronavirus, and says production will resume with health and safety precautions, Boeing says on 27 April.
Boeing’s Washington state commercial aircraft production sites reopened last week after a several-week hiatus.
Boeing is slashing its commercial aircraft workforce by more than 15% and cutting production rates in response to the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing cash crunch.
The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture leaves Embraer more vulnerable as a standalone company than Boeing, raising questions about the Brazilian airframer’s ability to compete long term against Airbus, say two analysts.
Embraer has formally commenced arbitration proceedings following the decision by Boeing to terminate the companies’ $4.2 billion merger. But the Brazilian airframer has offered little insight into its response to the sudden collapse of the proposed commercial and military partnership, and the extent to which it had prepared for such ...
An engine-related concern involving Boeing’s 737 Max has caught the attention of both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and a Federal Aviation Administration panel, which has reportedly recommended new pilot procedures and a change to software that manages the engine bleed air system.
Embraer’s leaders stressed this week that they want to better understand technology advancements before committing to a development track. Embraer must also still work out the tricky question of how to pay for such a project – the answer seemingly being collaborations with deep-pocketed partners.
Textron Aviation has secured an agreeement to deliver a pair of Cessna SkyCourier turboprops to Air Marshall Islands.
