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Boeing, engineers reach tentative deal - A tentative settlement has been reached on a four-year contract covering nearly 21,000 Boeing Co. engineers, scientists and technical workers, following talks that were delayed by a Machinists union strike. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:00:01 GMT
Boeing says 787 test flight delayed due to strike -

Nov. 4: Blaming the recently resolved machinists strike, Boeing now says the first Dreamliner flight will not take place in 2008, as originally scheduled. CNBC's Phil Lebeau reports. (CNBC)Boeing Co. says the first flight of its long-delayed 787 jetliner has been postponed until next year due to an eight-week strike by union workers.


Wed, 5 Nov 2008 02:24:01 GMT
Boeing strike could delay 80 plane deliveries - An eight-week strike that idled Boeing Co.'s commercial airplane plants during a period of peak production may have delayed the delivery of as many as 80 planes, analysts said. Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:47:36 GMT
Labor unions get boost from Boeing strike -

Boeing Machinists union member Michael Olebar of Shoreline, Wash., dumps ballots on the table of fellow union members Karla, left, and Patrick Kingsella of Kirkland, Wash.The verdict is still out on who exactly won the Boeing Machinists strike of 2008, but it has nonetheless given a shot in the arm to a weakening organized labor movement in America.


Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:12:00 GMT
Machinists union ratifies pact with Boeing -

Boeing Machinists union member Jim Kakuschke tallies the ballots Saturday in Seattle after union members voted on a new contract offer.Machinists union members ratified a new contract with The Boeing Co. on Saturday, ending an eight-week strike that cut the airplane maker's profits and stalled jetliner deliveries.


Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:23:55 GMT
Delta completes acquisition of Northwest -

Oct. 29: Delta Air Lines bought Northwest Wednesday in a $2.8 billion deal, one that results in the world's biggest airline carrier. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)Delta Air Lines has completed its $2.8 billion deal to acquire Northwest Airlines, creating the world’s biggest carrier.


Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:21:38 GMT
Price for plane tickets hits record high - Average U.S. air fares jumped 8.1 percent in the second quarter to their highest level since the government started keeping track 13 years ago. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:04:52 GMT

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