Apparently one can buy the Presidency. Zuck did it for about 400 million. Elon did it with 280 million. The monopoly money probably came from fraud street.
Glorified Temps
The majority of Engineers and mechanics are glorified temps. There is no job stability at Boeing unless you are related to a senior manager. There is a reason most people leave and never come back.
Boeing wants a turning point within Boeing culture I addressed and submitted their survey negatively
I copied this from Reddit.
Big IAM/shop layoff in April due to over-hiring for rates that never materialized. Then another significant support layoff will be in June to re-balance support/touch ratios. Then once the dust settles, and word is there will be a LOT of dust, they... — read more
Boeing Warns Moon Rocket Program Employees of Layoffs
Boeing’s 93-Billion Dollar Scam End’s Boeing warned on Saturday of layoffs in its Space Launch System moon rocket program, saying it expects to have about 400 fewer positions in line with revisions to NASA’s Artemis program and cost... — read more
Tough Love?
Sean Duffy, The Secretary of Transportation said, "Boeing needs tough love.....NO.....Boeing needs to be Babysitted.
Boeing took $3 billion hit in Q4 related to strike, layoffs and troubled government programs
Boeing said Thursday that it took charges totaling $1.1 billion related to the 777 and 767 programs in the fourth quarter. Boeing took an additional $1.7 billion in charges related to a number of government programs including a military refueling... — read more
Elon Musk Quote on American Manufacturing
Elon Musk said the reason Japanese auto makers beat American auto makers was because Japanese auto makers had one manager managing 8 workers and American manufacturers had eight managers managing one worker. Sounds just like the way Boeing does... — read more
US Stock Earnings Preview: Boeing Entering the Darkest Hour
https://addxgo.io/community/9034084243201851716? It's interesting that they think this is "the darkest hour". Every single quarter it's the darkest hour. It's going to keep getting worse with the people they put in management positions. From K... — read more
Management’s Ineptitude Costs Boeing Billions :
Troubled Boeing reports multi billion dollar loss at end of 2024: The US aircraft manufacturer closed last year with a steep loss and weak sales, according to preliminary figures released by the company. The aircraft manufacturer Boeing, said it... — read more
https://leehamnews.com/2025/01/23/boeing-came-close-to-running-out-of-cash-in-4th-quarter/
https://leehamnews.com/2025/01/23/boeing-came-close-to-running-out-of-cash-in-4th-quarter/
Trump transportation nominee will keep Boeing 737 MAX production cap in place
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-transportation-nominee-will-keep-boeing-737-max-production-cap-place-2025-01-23/
India Design Center
India is one of the countries along with Russia and China, which formed bricks, which is trying to replace the US dollar, and essentially destabilize the United States currency. Given that, why would Boeing want to open a design center in that... — read more
Airline Watchdog Raises New Questions On NTSB Handling Of Boeing 737 MAX Electrical Faults
The Foundation for Aviation Safety, founded by Ed Pierson, a former Boeing 737 factory manager turned whistleblower, has renewed its calls for investigators to review production processes at Boeing’s Renton facilities in the context of the two... — read more
Boeing Looking for MGR's -LEAD's
Can you hold a coffee cup and walk around at the same time? Can you sit and not support your Team? Can you not care about employee's work related issues? Can you take smoke breaks every 10 mins? Can you wear sweat pants? Are you unorganized ? Can you... — read more
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-777x-certification-flight-tests/
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-777x-certification-flight-tests/
Mr CEO, please don't breakup the Company
Boeing Stock Would Benefit from a Breakup, Specialist Says - An article written by investment companies. DEFINITLEY NOT a GOOD IDEA These breakup only make few rich at the cost of American technology and jobs. GE, Honeywell, all are example of... — read more
About half the managers at Boeing still need to go
Bowling has long treated these upper management positions as a reward for employee loyalty. But where was the reward for employee loyalty to the mechanics, engineers who Boeing has taken every opportunity to layoff and replace with an entry-level... — read more
C’mon….
Nose Gear On Parked Boeing 737 Collapses Without Explanation https://jalopnik.com/nose-gear-on-parked-boeing-737-collapses-without-explan-1851737042
Boeing needs to start designing a new plane soon to help turn things around, former CEO says.
Oops Boeing can longer develop new airplanes. Not after they deliberately forced out all the experienced old guys. "Boeing should start designing a new plane as soon as possible", a former CEO has said. Phil Condit told The Wall Street Journal that... — read more
Boeing should get rid of the ethics department next
The ethics department does not do anything useful and it’s no value added. Whoever is not even enough to go to ethics with the complaint ethics department immediately goes to their manager with the Complaint and at the next round of layoffs that... — read more
How four missing bolts ruined Boeing’s 2024 flight plan. But it ended up with Dave Calhoun getting 52 million bucks
Boeing was supposed to soar again in 2024. Airplane deliveries were up, sales revenue was rising, and the storied aerospace company’s top executive declared it was “making progress in our recovery” after severe economic headwinds and investigations... — read more
FAA administrator: Boeing needs ‘a fundamental cultural shift’
A year after a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX midflight, a Federal Aviation Administration official says the company is in need of “a fundamental cultural shift … oriented around safety and quality above profits.” A Thursday... — read more
Perfectly said!
https://x.com/halaljew/status/1874671770609033708
Want out of the Boeing Dog and Pony show. Going to look at jobs at Lockheed and Northrop. Anyone have any luck there?
Don't care if I have to move as long as it is not California or Saint Louis.
H1 visa suppose to be capped at 80k, instead it’s over 800k
H1 visa program is supposed to be capped at only 80,000 people. Instead employers brought in over 800,000 people with that program. Companies like bowling simply don’t want to hire US citizens so they can hire a visa holder or open a design... — read more
Aerospace engineering fourth highest unemployment rate
For new college grabs aerospace engineering has the fourth highest unemployment rate even higher than history, major psychology, majors, etc. I feel like Boeing will have a difficult time attracting engineers into this industry. Boeing led the... — read more
Wow Boeing jets have landing gear issues!
I see that you don't make good landing gears. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/flights-temporarily-suspended-at-halifax-airport-after-airplane-landing-incident
Average tenure of Boeing engineers drops over past decade
Tenure decreased in almost every age bracket and the risk of this “brain drain” as analyst and union officials have called it, is that it drags on current operations and could make it more difficult for Boeing to launch its next new... — read more
I have not seen any positive changes since Kelly Ortberg arrival.
Still the same will happen if you dare speak up about any problems or concerns. You will be made a villain, and have a PIP slapped on you or be on the next layoff notice short list. Also have not seen any change in behavior in our group's manager... — read more
SPEEA Email - Layoffs
Anyone see the email from SPEEA regarding round 3 in January? It’s coming.
Why the heck are the Boeing Starliner astronauts still stuck in space?
Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer to a year before they can come home. Despite the... — read more
https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/manufacturing-supply-chain/post-strike-boeing-shifts-focus-production-output
https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/manufacturing-supply-chain/post-strike-boeing-shifts-focus-production-output
Boeing Plans $1 Billion Expansion of South Carolina 787 Facility
Scott Stocker, Vice President and General Manager of the 787 Program and BSC Site Leader, offered comment. He emphasized the significance of this expansion. “Since creating Boeing South Carolina in 2009, we’ve achieved remarkable milestones. This... — read more