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Boeing, With Settlement, Looks to Move on From 737 Max Crisis
January 8, 2021
Boeing Co. this week said it agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion because of fatal crashes stemming from problems with the 737 Max. The company is looking to the settlement a way to move on from a corporate crisis.

Durable Goods Orders Rise on Aircraft
November 25, 2020
Durable goods orders rose last month, boosted by commercial and defense aircraft, the U.S. Commerce said today.

Boeing 737 Max Gets U.S. Approval to Fly Again
November 18, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a grounding order on Boeing Co.'s 737 Max that had been in effect since early 2019.

Boeing Posts 3Q Loss, Plans More Job Cuts
October 28, 2020
Boeing Co. today reported a third-quarter loss as the COVID-19 pandemic slams its commercial aircraft business. The company said it plans to keep cutting jobs.

Durable Goods Orders Rise on Transportation
October 27, 2020
Durable goods orders increased in September on transportation equipment, the U.S. Commerce Department said today.

Coping with Upheaval in the Supply Chain
October 16, 2020
Risk-management technology is beginning to help manufacturers cope with the supply-chain upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Thomas Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management: “We are a lot better at managing risk than even 10 years ago.”
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Manufacturing Management
Manufacturing in the Middle of COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020Manufacturing has been in the middle of the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) from the start. The impact is expanding as the virus spreads. -
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The Future Flight Path of Aerospace Technology
October 1, 2019In today’s aerospace industry, manufacturers often feel bound to operate a certain way because it’s a tried-and-true, validated process or because the physics of aerospace dictate certain limitations on materials, systems and designs. -
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
3D Printing Delivers New, Easy-to-Use Washout Tooling for Composites
September 13, 2019With today’s focus on lightweighting, hollow parts made from composite materials, such as ducting, fuel tanks, mandrels, and rocket shrouds, are in higher demand than ever before. The composite ducting market in the aerospace and defense sector alone is expected to reach $864.7 million by 2024, according to a recent report from Stratview Research.
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