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• Deliveries of Boeing 787s set to resume in early May

  April 25, 2013 in Business on Page A10 Boeing reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit even as it scrambled to fix its grounded 787. The company said on Wednesday that deliveries of the 787 should resume in early May. …

• Pollution rules delayed after Boeing balks

  April 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 Entering her final year in office, former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire found herself in a difficult spot. Indian tribes, powerful supporters of the governor, wanted stricter water pollution rules. 19

• Boeing 787 tests progress

  April 4, 2013 in Business on Page A7 Boeing said it has finished more than half of the testing on its proposed battery fix for the 787, with the rest of the ground and flight tests coming in …

• Water pollution limits stalled

  March 30, 2013 in City on Page B1 The Washington state Department of Ecology has known since the 1990s that its water-pollution limits mean some Washingtonians regularly consume dangerous amounts of toxic chemicals in fish from local waterways. … 3

• Boeing to brief FAA on 787 fix

  February 21, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – Boeing on Wednesday instructed a small team of top machinists at its Auburn parts plant to begin building new, high-strength containment boxes for the lithium-ion batteries on its … 3

• Boeing to propose quick fix for 787

  February 18, 2013 in Business, City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Boeing will propose to regulators, perhaps this week, a short-term fix to bolster the 787 Dreamliner’s defenses in case of battery fires like those that have kept the …

• FAA grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliner

  January 16, 2013 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed. 13

• Fairchild is finalist for newest tankers

  January 10, 2013 in City on Page A1 Fairchild Air Force Base is on the short list to be the first home for the nation’s newest air refueling tanker. The Air Force said Fairchild and three other bases … 3

• Boeing union prepping for potential strike

  December 9, 2012 in Region on Page B3 SEATTLE – The head of Boeing’s engineering union says there’s a “very high chance” a strike could come as soon as February. The Society of Engineering Employees in Aerospace is … 1

• Boeing looks south of border

  October 27, 2012 in City on Page A8 The Inland Northwest’s push to expand its growing aerospace industry is dealing with an unexpected obstacle. Boeing Co. 12

• Boeing encouraging suppliers to look toward Mexico

  October 26, 2012 in City SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is encouraging its suppliers to attend a workshop next month to learn how to outsource business to Mexico. 20

• Unitech Composites and Structures

  October 14, 2012 in City on Page A9 What began as a mom-and-pop startup in Hayden more than 30 years ago has grown into a major Northwest supplier of composite parts for the aerospace industry. Tucked into five … 1

• Union files complaint for stifling talk at Boeing

  August 23, 2012 in Region TACOMA — A union representing Boeing engineers and technical workers has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board accusing the company of stifling discussion at its … 2

• Spin Control: Protest elicits tangle over Medicaid

  August 5, 2012 in City on Page B3 Do Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Gov. Chris Gregoire agree on the best way to fix the nation’s health care system? Not hardly, although that may not be the impression …

• Gregoire promotes aerospace during trip

  July 7, 2012 in City on Page A10 OLYMPIA – Washington’s aerospace manufacturers are drumming up business this week in Ireland, Wales and England, in some cases with the main competitor to the state’s biggest name in airplanes, …

• Giant cargo jet over Spokane was a 747-8F

  May 8, 2012 in City, News That gigantic jet flying over Spokane today and yesterday was a Boeing 747-800 being prepped for delivery to Luxembourg. 13

• Boeing employment in Washington highest since 1999

  March 13, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Boeing’s payroll in Washington has risen to more than 82,000 workers. 2

• Obama visits Boeing plant in Everett

  February 17, 2012 in City EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to take steps to boost U.S. exports as he points to Boeing as a homegrown company helping America’s economy … 23

• Boeing lands largest-ever commercial order

  February 14, 2012 in Business, News Boeing has locked in its biggest order ever with a little-known airline halfway around the world. 7

• Getting There: Leaders work to draw companies to West Plains

  January 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Local leaders hope that a sprawling new Caterpillar Logistics plant on the West Plains is the first in a series of new business arrivals near the airport. Vacant land surrounding … 19

• Boeing to close Kan. defense plant by end of 2013

  January 4, 2012 in Business, Nation/World Faced with defense budget reductions, the Boeing Co. announced today it will close its defense plant in Wichita by the end of 2013. 2

• Gregoire signs budget patch

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – With advice to the Legislature to show up “tan, rested and ready” in January to finish fixing the state’s budget problems, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the $480 million … 1

• Fears about Boeing tanker jobs in Kansas resurface

  December 19, 2011 in City Fears about the closure of Boeing Co.’s Wichita plant resurfaced today after a lawmaker’s comments that he had been told that modification work on Air Force refueling tankers will be … 1

• Southwest orders 208 Boeing 737s for $19 billion

  December 13, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Southwest Airlines Co. said today that it ordered 208 new Boeing 737 aircraft with a value of nearly $19 billion.

• Labor board drops high-profile Boeing complaint

  December 9, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The National Labor Relations Board today dropped its high-profile challenge of Boeing’s decision to open a nonunion aircraft manufacturing plant in South Carolina. 4

• Gregoire seeks funds to train engineers, aerospace workers

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A12 OLYMPIA – Less than a month after asking the Legislature to cut $2 billion from the state’s General Fund budget, Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking it to add about $8 … 1

• Renton chosen for new 737 aircraft production

  December 1, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Ending months of speculation, Boeing on Wednesday announced it will base future production of the new 737 MAX aircraft in Renton, Wash. State and area officials have worked months to … 3

• Boeing will keep 737 MAX production in Renton

  November 30, 2011 in Business, News Boeing, after announcing new contract deals with its Machinists, said it will consolidate all future production of its new 737 MAX airplane in Redmond, ending months of speculation. 30

• County to decide on property tax hike

  November 23, 2011 in City on Page A6 County commissioners considered a tax increase Tuesday and adopted an interim zoning ordinance they hope will lure a Boeing manufacturing plant. The zoning ordinance would raise the height limit in … 1

• Efforts launched to keep Boeing in Washington

  November 16, 2011 in City, News The competition to build Boeing’s next airplane and keep nearly 80,000 jobs in the state is Washington’s contest to lose, Gov. Chris Gregoire and her economic advisers said Wednesday. An … 17

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