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Boeing needs to improve its manufacturing approach to prioritize transparency and continual improvement, which can also help other organizations improve their quality and bottom line.

As the public trials and tribulations of Boeing continue, we have started to hear discussion of the loss of a culture at Boeing.

The new campus will focus on battery research, manufacturing, and recycling, with the West Midlands Gigafactory as its anchor tenant.

In what has been called “a broad management shakeup,” a number of key executives will be exiting Boeing.

A bevy of investigations have been launched in response to recent incidents surrounding air travel in the U.S.

The business is ramping-up its operational capacity with a new building in Poland as well as one in France.

In production, every aircraft structure component will undergo inspection by one of the primary NDT methods. In-service aircraft will experience subsequent nondestructive testing, eddy current inspection being one the primary methods. This article serves to highlight the more common forms of eddy current applications on in-service aircraft.

Quality is a non-negotiable point in manufacturing, especially when it comes to aerospace and defense parts.

Seems like everyone who fancies themselves an artist or performer uses—or overuses—the term “pushing the envelope” when describing their craft. However, if we journey back to the origins of the term we can regain the value of its meaning.

Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) introduced the Better Practice and Better Project awards to honor exceptional energy-efficiency solutions.