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After the grounding of its 737 planes, can Boeing's messaging convince flyers?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Liz Sanchez
Mar 14, 2019
Boeing faces a tough public relations challenge in the coming months, following two crashes and the grounding of its 737 planes. The question is, how will the company control the messaging to the air-faring public? Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Felicia Miller, professor of marketing at Marquette University, about the company’s PR strategy. Click […]
Pressure mounts on FAA to ground Boeing 737 Max 8s
Mar 12, 2019
"It's the rest of the world against the FAA right now," said Jon Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current.
The CEO of America's biggest exporter on manufacturing in America, doing business in China and President Trump
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 11, 2019
The 102-year-old Boeing Co. just had its best year ever.
Airline tickets are priced to confuse
Jan 9, 2019
Sometimes flying a longer distance is less expensive.
One Seattle neighborhood is fighting airplane noise
Feb 16, 2018
The planes are so loud in this Seattle neighborhood some residents say it feels like a war zone. They want the federal government to do something about it.
Boeing starts a deal in Iran, a nation hungry for new planes
by
Jed Kim
Apr 4, 2017
Boeing will sell 30 new jets to Iran Aseman Airlines, its second recent deal in that nation. It’s also got plans to sell 80 planes to Iran Air. The Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran removed some U.S. economic sanctions in exchange for Iran agreeing to curb its development of nuclear technology. New planes were […]
Airlines are doing well – so why aren't analysts happy?
Aug 1, 2016
Earnings are up but unit revenue is down – the complexity of airline economics
For public good, not for profit.
NASA hoping hybrid tech will take to the skies
by
Brian Bull
Mar 4, 2016
The technology could cut fuel consumption in passenger jets by 12 percent.
Emissions standards for planes are coming
Feb 9, 2016
The UN have aviation industry have hammered out new emissions standards.
Airbus nabs first customer in three years
Jan 1, 2016
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Friday.