During 2005, the Tribune closely examined Boeing Co.'s high-stakes effort to regain primacy in the aviation industry and revolutionize air travel during a critical period for one of Chicago's most prominent companies.
New plane lifts Boeing in contest for top seller
John Leahy, the indefatigable chief commercial officer of Airbus SAS, wasn't about to let a burst appendix prevent him from closing a crucial airplane deal. Read more ...
WICHITA PLANT
Onex to bring contract fight directly to workers
Smarting from a union vote rejecting a contract offer but still intent on buying Boeing Co.'s Wichita production plant, Onex Corp. said Thursday that it plans to mail employment offers directly to its machinists--at terms that are less attractive than the contract the workers rejected. Read more ...
BATTLE FOR THE SKIES
Arming for trade war
The shot that may launch history's largest trade war was fired quietly enough: In a menu card at the British Aeronautical Society's annual banquet Wednesday night, Airbus SAS announced it has applied for government support in launching its newest plane, the A350. Read more ...
BATTLE FOR THE SKIES
It's schmooze or lose in air wars
John Leahy, the longtime sales chief of Airbus SAS, was gliding through Los Angeles in a limousine, on the way to a morning sales call, when his cell phone rang with an urgent call from Manila. Read more ...
The global factory
Boeing Co.'s Wichita production plant holds a proud place not just in Boeing lore but in American history. A week after Pearl Harbor, mechanics began building the production line for the B-29 Superfortress bomber, even as workers constructed the assembly hangar overhead. Read more ...
Boeing bets big on a plastic plane
Boeing Co. doesn't often let the public into its secured development center here. But on Tuesday, after months of bad news about defense scandals, trade wars and lost sales, the Chicago-based company finally had something to crow about. Read more ...
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