Boeing decided to start the 747 program in March 1966. The first 747 was completed on September 30 1968, about 930 days later. Source: Boeing 747: A History.

Boeing said it will try to keep employees working on 737 Max busy with other projects - the key word being TRY. I'm betting you that if the decision is not reversed within a month or two at the most, they'll be done with keeping us busy and start... — read more 

The basic problem is that we have financial engineers instead of actual engineers in charge of our aircraft industry. The whole board should be removed, their compensation clawed back, and the Department of Justice or state attorneys general or... — read more 

Tell them that under no conditions will you ever fly with them on a 737 MAX, an abortion of an airplane, unfit for first-world people, and for which Boeing tried to hack a fix with control software. American... — read more 

Source Below (Oregon Live and Others): Boeing said it doesn't expect any layoffs as a result of the production halt "at this time." But layoffs could ripple through some of the 900 companies that supply parts for the... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/worker-boeing-renton-facility-diagnosed-with-active-tuberculosis-disease/HIRVWWRF45EBZPNZEX7ILK4EIA/%3foutputType=amp

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/business/boeing-737-max-outlook/index.html

What are the possibilities of that for us old timers?

Boeing board members are trying to stave off a RIF/layoffs in order to avoid a cascading effect of stock prices dropping by using furloughs or other activities such as a temporary shutdown. Employees will need to read between the lines and guess that... — read more 

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-will-halt-renton-assembly-lines-but-no-layoffs-for-employees/ I'll bet y'all are having kenyption fits that layoffs did not happen. Someday maybe.

The source is below... There is about 35 feedback points here, all taken from the link below. I've filtered out everything prior to Nov 15, the last entry was on Dec 15. Employee Complaints - 30 Day Summary - Nov 15 to Dec 15 2019 (source... — read more 

Goodluck guys. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Everything is on track, it’s a 7deg downgrade the brakes are out and there's 40 cars of coal behind us, the last car is on fire were at 70mph picking up speed Eight miles down the track is a 30mph curve leading to a bridge over the canyon... — read more 

Management of aerospace giant sees an output pause as most viable option, as fleet grounding stretches into 2020 By Andrew Tangel, Andy Pasztor and Doug Cameron Updated Dec. 15, 2019 7:12 pm ET Boeing Co. is considering either suspending... — read more 

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/shutdown-likely-at-boeing-renton-as-737-max-crisis-extends/

Shutdown likely at Boeing Renton as 737 MAX crisis extends https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/shutdown-likely-at-boeing-renton-as-737-max-crisis-extends/

Why doesn't Boeing remove the MCAST from the planes...refund buyers the difference and get them out?

What are the causes?

https://www.investors.com/news/boeing-737-max-hearing-whistle-blower-faa-chief/ No recertification this year strait from FAA chief. More bad PR from internal Boeing whistleblower about sick toxic culture and abused factory employees. Anyone still... — read more 

Even in the best of times the Union has sought to reduce our benefits. This can only be seen as a benefit to the Boeing Management Theme. The theme is (cutting cost, cutting corners, cutting competition). For us, the Union Members it is death by a... — read more 

Even in the best of times the Union has sought to reduce our benefits. This can only be seen as a benefit to the Boeing Management Theme. The theme is (cutting cost, cutting corners, cutting competition). For us, the Union Members it is death by a... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-says-delays-on-737-max-grounding-could-force-it-to-halt-production-idUSKBN1Y928K?il=0

Expect Layoffs Expect a global re-balancing in market share for this aircraft class Expect difficult times ahead for those who cannot adapt Expect difficult times ahead for those who have only known Boeing. Expect darkness and despair... — read more 

says layoffs are probable in "parts" of the business, but leadership will "minimize" impact to people. People are first. He says he hears the comments about profits before safety, and nothing can be further from the truth. You have to... — read more 

Well this is the worst case scenario come true

:)

Rate reduction of the Max announced today.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-airshow-sunexpress-boeing-idUSKBN1XS1OQ I guess haters gonna hate no matter what. If you want to know what a hater is, just watch the responses to this post. There will be negative headlines, there... — read more 

How likely is that there will be Boeing Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-american-airlines-staff-beg-avoid-plane-2019-11

https://mynorthwest.com/1598884/boeing-777-robots-fuselage/

Not sure how accurate.

I was told by a reliable source that layoffs will be handed out at the end of January if the Max’s return Is officially pushed out till March of 2020. Has anyone been told the same?

On October, 3 the number of 737NG groundings globally was 50. The FAA recommends inspection for aircraft starting At 30,000 cycles. None of Qantas 737s have reached the 30,000 cycle mark. However, out of an abundance of caution, they will inspect... — read more 

https://flyersrights.org/boeing/conclusion-on-boeing-737-max-boeing-bullying-faa-to-take-control-of-faa-safety-certification-faa-reputation-ruined/