An investigation of a battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 shows mechanics and firefighters made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to put out the blaze through smoke so thick they couldn't see the battery.More>>
Federal accident investigators say a short-circuit and an uncontrolled chemical reaction apparently took place in a Boeing 787 battery before the battery caught fire earlier this month in Boston.More>>
Boeing says it has "extreme confidence" in its 787 Dreamliner even as federal investigators try to determine the cause of a fire that has prompted new worries about the plane.More>>
Boeing is cleared for take off. Today the airline manufacturer was approved to purchase more than 300 acres of land from the Charleston Aviation Authority, with an option to buy 488 more acres.More>>
An Australian airline is canceling 35 orders for Boeing Dreamliners. Quantas says it need to cut expenses. The company says it will still purchase 15 of the 787-8 models which is a little smaller than the 787-9 model.More>>
The Indian government has given the go ahead to Air India to take the first Lowcountry built Dreamliner along with other 787's they've ordered, according to an Indian newspaper.More>>
Mexico's largest airline has committed to buying up to 100 single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes in an expansive move, Boeing announced Wednesday.More>>
Federal safety officials say they're fining Boeing $13.5 million for failing to meet a deadline for providing airlines instruction on how to prevent fuel tank explosions in some Boeing airliners. More>>
Wednesday, May 9 2012 9:11 PM EDT2012-05-10 01:11:20 GMT
Air India says a court has ruled that a strike by some of its pilots is illegal. The pilots are protesting unpaid salaries and what they see as lack of opportunities to train on Boeing 787 DreamlinerMore >>
Air India says a court has ruled that a strike by some of its pilots is illegal. The state-owned airline's spokesman Prasad Rao said management sought the New Delhi High Court's intervention after nearly 150 of its 1,500 pilots called in sick for a second day Wednesday. More >>
Tuesday, February 7 2012 9:11 AM EST2012-02-07 14:11:08 GMT
Boeing said on Monday that repairs are needed in the tail sections of some of its new 787s, although it said there's no immediate safety concern.More >>
Monday, September 26 2011 3:48 PM EDT2011-09-26 19:48:18 GMT
Boeing Co. handed over the key for the first Boeing 787 to All Nippon Airways in a delivery ceremony Monday at Paine Field, near the factory where the wide-body jets are assembled.More >>
Wednesday, June 29 2011 3:07 PM EDT2011-06-29 20:07:15 GMT
The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration'sMore >>
Monday, June 27 2011 5:16 PM EDT2011-06-27 21:16:58 GMT
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet touched down for the first time in Charleston on Monday morning. The arrival was an exciting time for Boeing and its workers who will soon be building the 787 Dreamliner.More >>
Friday, June 17 2011 5:06 PM EDT2011-06-17 21:06:26 GMT
Friday's congressional hearing to discuss the National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing last nearly four hours. The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government convened to discuss the NLRB's allegations that Boeing built an assembly line for its new 787 aircraft in SC to avoid unionized workers in Washington state.More >>
Tuesday, June 14 2011 5:04 PM EDT2011-06-14 22:04:05 GMT
Boeing attorney William Kilberg told a judge in Seattle that the company intends to file a motion to dismiss the case as a hearing opened Tuesday.More >>
Friday, June 10 2011 4:06 PM EDT2011-06-10 20:06:58 GMT
The North Charleston Boeing plant officially opened for business Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Workers broke ground in Nov. 2009 and Friday the project is finishing ahead of schedule and in line with its $750 million budget.More >>
Thursday, June 9 2011 7:41 PM EDT2011-06-09 23:41:29 GMT
A new development in a Boeing battle with the National Labor Relations Board. A judge has ruled three Charleston Boeing employees can not join the case with Boeing against the NLRB.More >>
Thursday, June 9 2011 4:35 PM EDT2011-06-09 20:35:07 GMT
Gov. Nikki Haley says federal legislation is being introduced to protect right-to-work laws in South Carolina and other states as the National Labor Relations Board complains that the Boeing Co. illegally retaliated against union workers.More >>
Thursday, June 9 2011 3:05 PM EDT2011-06-09 19:05:11 GMT
The union is not out to close the new Boeing plant in Charleston - those words Wednesday night from the president of the Machinists Union in the Puget Sound.More >>
Wednesday, June 8 2011 11:49 AM EDT2011-06-08 16:49:17 GMT
A congressional committee is traveling to South Carolina later this month to hold a hearing over a federal labor lawsuit that claims Boeing Co. moved manufacturing facilities from Washington state to avoid unionized workers.More >>
Monday, June 6 2011 7:53 PM EDT2011-06-07 00:53:01 GMT
Sen. Jim Demint sent a freedom of information act request to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing earlier this year claiming the aerospace giant chose Charleston for its new plant to get back at the union for past strikes.More >>
Wednesday, May 25 2011 7:23 PM EDT2011-05-26 00:23:50 GMT
Driving to the Charleston airport, you can't miss it. The huge Boeing building has been under construction for a year and a half. The day the giant doors fold back and Boeing starts building airplanes, Charleston should feel it.More >>
Monday, May 23 2011 7:15 PM EDT2011-05-24 00:15:18 GMT
While parts come from all over the world to build the 787s, every single Dreamliner has its beginnings in Charleston. When assembly of the 787 Dreamliner began in Everett, Washington in 2006, Boeing was pioneering a dramatically different way of making an airplane. More >>
Wednesday, May 18 2011 7:45 PM EDT2011-05-19 00:45:18 GMT
Boeing has admitted that choosing North Charleston for its new 787 final assembly plant is an expensive and risky proposition. One reason is our very green workforce. While the aerospace giant has been building the plant, they've also been building their labor pool.More >>
Monday, May 16 2011 7:15 PM EDT2011-05-17 00:15:28 GMT
Where do you go shopping to buy seats for an airplane? Boeing executives tell us they have a brand new way for the 57 customers who have ordered the company's 787 Dreamliners.More >>
Friday, May 13 2011 6:24 PM EDT2011-05-13 22:24:18 GMT
Former U.S. House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is calling on Congress to defund the National Labor Relations Board if it continues to pursue a complaint against Boeing Co.More >>
Wednesday, May 11 2011 7:16 PM EDT2011-05-12 00:16:14 GMT
The 787 Dreamliner is a break-through airplane. It is different on the outside because it is made of composite not metal. It is also a fuel saver and environmentally friendlier with fewer emissions. But what most people probably care about is what the plane is like on the inside.More >>
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will take part in a gathering at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington to criticize the National Labor Relations Board's complaint that Boeing Co. illegally retaliated against union workers.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 7:51 PM EDT2011-05-10 00:51:55 GMT
Most people don't give a thought to hard seats when they are sitting for hours at the Joe, but it's a whole different ballgame when you're sitting on an airplane. Boeing has made it a goal to change how you feel when you step on its new airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, which will be built in North Charleston.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 4:08 PM EDT2011-05-09 21:08:36 GMT
The National Labor Relations Board responded to inquiries regarding its complaint against Boeing on Monday, less than a week after Boeing slammed the board.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 7:58 PM EDT2011-05-03 00:58:25 GMT
Historic Charleston is writing another chapter in the history books and this one is expected to make the local economy take off. Boeing will soon open its Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston. It is the first time an aerospace company has built a final assembly plant outside home territory.More >>
Several states have joined South Carolina's attorney general in objecting to a federal labor complaint filed against Boeing Corp. for opening a 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in North Charleston.More >>
Thursday, April 21 2011 5:22 PM EDT2011-04-21 21:22:15 GMT
Gov. Nikki Haley joined U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Congressman Tim Scott during a Thursday press conference to discuss concerns with the union complaint filed against Boeing.More >>
Thursday, April 21 2011 8:05 AM EDT2011-04-21 12:05:20 GMT
Almost a year and a half after Boeing announced it would build a final assembly plant in Charleston, the airplane manufacturer is hitting major turbulence. Boeing is fighting a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board which believes the company's move was illegal. Now, Boeing is getting support from an unlikely source.More >>
Wednesday, April 20 2011 8:27 PM EDT2011-04-21 01:27:15 GMT
Boeing will fight a complaint from union workers to move the company's second 787 assembly line plant from North Charleston to Puget Sound, WA. The National Labor Relations board says that there's enough evidence to move forward with a hearing.More >>
Wednesday, March 30 2011 7:21 PM EDT2011-03-30 23:21:16 GMT
Boeing officials hope to fly out more than 30,000 planes over the next 20 years. That's the outlook they gave at the Chamber's annual economic outlook conference on Wednesday.More >>
Tuesday, March 15 2011 6:07 PM EDT2011-03-15 22:07:06 GMT
A new man is in charge at the North Charleston Boeing plant. According to Boeing, Jack Jones has been named the vice president and general manager of boeing South Carolina.More >>
Friday, February 11 2011 2:44 PM EST2011-02-11 19:44:02 GMT
Manufacturers and energy companies paid more than $250,000 for Gov. Nikki Haley's inaugural events, with Boeing Inc., Duke Energy, Progress Energy and SCANA Corp. among those donating $25,000 each.More >>
Tuesday, February 1 2011 5:15 PM EST2011-02-01 22:15:50 GMT
Important guests flew into Charleston to witness another groundbreaking moment for the Boeing plant in North Charleston. The first steel column for Boeing's aircraft delivery center went up Tuesday.More >>
Wednesday, January 19 2011 12:31 PM EST2011-01-19 17:31:37 GMT
Work on the new Boeing assembly building at the Charleston International Airport will get a more finished look this week as the outer doors are put in place.More >>
Tuesday, January 18 2011 2:40 PM EST2011-01-18 19:40:56 GMT
Boeing Co. is pushing back the delivery date for its new 787 until at least July. The jet has been delayed several times already. Its most recent delivery target was for next month.More >>
Tuesday, December 28 2010 3:39 PM EST2010-12-28 20:39:57 GMT
BE&K/Turner, design-builder for the Boeing South Carolina 787 Expansion, announced Tuesday that it has achieved of another safety milestone — 2 million labor-hours worked without a lost-time incident.More >>
Tuesday, December 7 2010 9:23 AM EST2010-12-07 14:23:34 GMT
Boeing is in the middle of a three-week hold on assembling pieces of its new 787. The manufacturing delay is the latest problem for Boeing's new plane.More >>
Thursday, November 18 2010 8:38 AM EST2010-11-18 13:38:34 GMT
With some of their goals accomplished and certificates in hand, 27 graduates of the Turner School of Construction Management are expanding the future of their small businesses.More >>
South Carolina's tab for the Boeing Co. plant in North Charleston is growing and the agency running the program said Tuesday it will ask the state to cover a $2.9 million shortfall.More >>
Friday, September 17 2010 11:00 PM EDT2010-09-18 03:00:55 GMT
The leader of the economic impact study of Boeing is speaking out about which areas will experience the greatest amount of residential and retail growth from the aerospace giant.More >>
