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Boeing spreads wings with South Carolina move (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The decision announced late Wednesday by Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) to locate its second 787 Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston, S.C., instead of the Seattle region, was followed by the expected cries and finger-pointing in Washington state. But the really interesting question for Boeing in announcing its first new final assembly...

Posted on October 29, 2009 2:14 PM

Swedish fighter jets, made in Brazil? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Speaking of aerospace supply chains -- which we have been doing recently, apropos of Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA) attempts to get production of the 787 Dreamliner back on track -- here's a telling development. According to a Bloomberg report, aircraft maker Saab AG is willing to make Brazil the manufacturing center...

Posted on July 7, 2009 9:38 AM

Boeing's Russia JV affirms supply chain model (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As we were just saying, when it comes to Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA) distributed supply chain model, you have to look past the bumps and the bottlenecks and consider the business reasons for building airplanes this way. President Obama's trip to Russia this week accompanied by execs from several major U.S....

Posted on July 6, 2009 11:52 AM

Dreamliner delay more bad news for aerospace (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA) announcement Tuesday it will again delay the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner is more bad news for commercial aerospace suppliers, a group that is already suffering due to a slowdown in plane sales and complications to key projects.Boeing is postponing the first flight after tests showed...

Posted on June 23, 2009 1:07 PM

Boeing, Airbus subdued at Paris Air Show (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The Paris Air Show in better times has been an opportunity for archrivals Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and Airbus SAS to try to outdo each other, trumpeting new commercial jet orders and ambitious plans for the future. This year, lacking the steady stream of orders that have come during previous shows,...

Posted on June 17, 2009 3:09 PM

Consolidation looms as Paris Air Show opens (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The Paris Air Show got going Monday with the usual fanfare, but the outlook for the aerospace industry isn't bright, as The Deal Pipeline readers are aware. In a Q&A based on a new report, Philip Toy, managing director and co-leader of global aerospace and defense practice at advisory firm...

Posted on June 15, 2009 9:43 AM

China tech JVs hope for trade deal before Bush leaves (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The Chinese partners of such U.S. companies as Applied Materials Inc. and Boeing Co. can hear the clock ticking as the U.S. and China try to work out a deal for exports of dual-use technology before the Bush administration leaves office. According to a Bloomberg report, the U.S. Commerce department wants...

Posted on January 13, 2009 8:45 AM

Boeing adds to dismal job news, will cut 4,500 people (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It won't be a pleasant weekend for many Boeing Co.-employed Washingtonians. The aircraft manufacturer is changing its game plan in the wake of weakening demand for its commercial aircraft. Boeing announced that almost everyone, or 4,500 employees, hired last year for its commercial airplanes business unit will be cut...

Posted on January 9, 2009 3:41 PM

Strike is latest hitch in Boeing's move to globalized model (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Just as Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner embodies major innovations in how commercial aircraft work, Boeing's globally distributed manufacturing model for the planes represents a potentially trailblazing approach to the task of producing these big, complex products. How much of a precedent the model will be -- or should be --...

Posted on September 8, 2008 10:45 AM