Jan 11 Watch Electrical Problems Cause Bumpy Ride for Boeing’s 787 With Increasing Number of Boeing 787's Electrical Problems, FAA Compelled to Act… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Boeing 787 Dreamline Incidents Prompt FAA to Make Comprehensive Review Fourteen months after revealing its sophisticated 787 jet, Boeing's "Dreamliner" faces a comprehensive review by the Federal Aviation Administration. Incidents such as electrical generators failing mid-flight and its lithium batteries self-igniting have led the FAA to review the safety of… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Boeing Battle: Was Dreamliner Move to S.C. Legal or Strike Retaliation? A new $750 million Boeing factory in South Carolina is at the heart of a controversial National Labor Relations Board case. It was opened as a second location to build 787 Dreamliner jets after a series of union strikes in… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Troops Ready to Take Kandahar From Taliban In other news Monday, U.S. troops are preparing to wrest control of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, from Taliban control with a gradual buildup. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an unannounced visit to the… Continue watching
Oct 22 Weak Earnings Reports Trigger Market Losses By Admin, PBS NewsHour A number of poor earnings reports from major corporations, including Wachovia Corp. and Merck & Co., caused U.S. stocks to drop more than 500 points Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch GAO Backs Boeing’s Claims in Tanker Contract Dispute Congressional investigators sided with Boeing Wednesday in a dispute over the awarding of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to competitor Northrup Grumman. A reporter discusses the decision. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Boeing, Northrop Grumman Clash Over Tanker Contract Aircraft companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman are locked in a battle for an air tanker contract from the U.S. Air Force. The fight has stretched from courtrooms to Capitol Hill, as legislators representing the companies' respective districts join the fray. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Ronald Sugar, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman Ronald Sugar, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, discusses securing the Air Force's contract to build a new fleet of refueling aircraft and his reaction to Boeing's appeal of the decision in this extended interview. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing’s tanker program Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing's tanker program, expresses his dismay at the Air Force granting the air tanker contract to Nothrop Grumman and the steps Boeing is taking in response. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Air Force Gen. Gregory Martin Gen. Gregory Martin, former commander of the Air Force Material Command and a Northrop Grumman consultant, talks about the competition process and eventual awarding of the Air Force's contract to Northrop Grumman for new refueling aircraft. Continue watching