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January 27, 2022

Dreamliner Woes Continue, as Boeing Takes $4 Billion Loss

2021 a Mixed Year for the Manufacturer, Finally Cash-Positive, but Tanker and Dreamliner Programs See Setbacks

The 787 Dreamliner's production issues will add at least $2 billion to the cost, said the company, doubling an earlier prediction. Boeing saw a rebound in demand for its 737 Max airliner over 2021, coming back from a strange year before it that saw the plane grounded nearly worldwide. No sooner had it returned to the public's good graces, however, that its larger sibling faced its own issues. The delays have resulted in additional manufacturing costs, inspections, and compensation for customers still waiting on their planes to be delivered.

Airline Enforcing Non-Competes for Increasingly Desperate Captains, FOs Seeking Accommodation

One captain for United Airlines is decrying her treatment at the company's hands, saying her placement on unpaid leave for insisting on remaining unvaccinated against Covid-19 has left her unable to move onward with her career. Sherry Walker says that she can't find another job while cut off from the ability to earn an income, and United has blocked her retirement fund access, preventing her from being able to weather the leave until the issue shakes out in court. The founder of Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom, a 501C3 nonprofit supporting employee freedom of choice, told reporters "I am out on unpaid leave. I am prohibited from getting another jo