“Small businesses are the backbone of this country. We're quashing our entrepreneurial spirit by not fostering the smaller companies.” The issues the state faced when Boeing considered moving production of its 777X jumbo jet out of Washington were …

Of those, 857 homes hit hardest by jet noise will be eligible for sales assistance, with compensation of up to 25 percent of what market value would be if the runway hadn't been built. “These airports in South Florida are basically the biggest …

It's the second time in less than two months that a large jet has landed at the wrong airport. In November, a Boeing 747 that was supposed to deliver parts to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., landed 9 miles north at Col. James Jabara Airport.

Six years ago, Bombardier chose its home turf outside Montreal over property near Kansas City International Airport for a jet assembly facility, despite a pledge of $240 million in incentives from Missouri. Last year, state lawmakers went into special …

There's no major unfinished business to wrap up in the short term. Birmingham, Ala.-based analyst Peter Arment of Sterne Agee Group Inc. says the agenda for 2014 involves “blocking and tackling”: overseeing production ramp-ups for various jets, chasing …

“The future of Boeing in the Puget Sound region has never looked brighter,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner said in a statement. “This will put our workforce on the cutting edge of composite technology, while sustaining thousands …

Boeing's IAM members narrowly approved the contract last week, effectively sacrificing their pensions for guaranteed work on the new 777X jet. But the contract vote left deep divisions between local union activists who generally opposed the deal, and …

Paul Wannberg glides an old Boeing 757 over the New Mexico desert, lining up with the runway. A computerized voice squawks elevation warnings ….. to get ahead with a short resume · Discuss; Print. Posted in Business on Friday, January 10, 2014 2:00 am.

Airlines are on the largest jet-buying spree in the history of aviation, ordering more than 8200 new planes with manufacturers Airbus and Boeing in the past five years. There are now 24 planes rolling off assembly lines each week, up from 11 a decade ago.