Oct 28th, 2008 · Chicago-based Boeing Co. and its machinists union struck a tentative deal to end a seven-week strike that has shut down the company's commercial airplane operations. The deal gives workers a 15 percent pay raise over the four-year life of the contract.
Jul 9th, 2008 · Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to reopen a multibillion dollar Air Force contract to build a new fleet of aerial-refueling tankers. The contract was originally awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. and Europe's EADS. Boeing Co. appealed.
Mar 1st, 2008 · The Air Force announced that the European company EADS and its junior partner, the U.S. weapons-maker Northrop-Grumman, will build the next generation of air-refueling tanker aircraft, dealing a major blow to Boeing Co. It's the first such significant military contract awarded a largely foreign bidder.
Sep 5th, 2006 · Bill Ford Jr. will step down as CEO of the Ford Motor Company, and will be replaced by Boeing Co. executive Alan Mulally. Ford Jr. will still be executive chair. Dave Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research at the University of Michigan says it's a good move for the troubled automaker.
Sep 5th, 2006 · Bill Ford, who struggled for five years to steer Ford Motor Co. toward financial stability, is stepping down as chief executive and is being replaced by Alan Mulally, a top executive from the airplane maker Boeing Co. Ford, part of the founding family at the auto company, will remain as chairman.
Mar 7th, 2005 · Boeing Co. ousts CEO Harry Stonecipher over an extramarital affair with a female executive at the company. The company said the consensual relationship violated Boeing's code of conduct.