Ortberg told the presidents of Boeing’s largest workers union and another labor group that he’s seeking “a new contract where we can come together to build a strong future for our employees in the region."

In 2022, the airline adopted a 2030 target to cut its emissions by almost 29%, much more than a 5% reduction goal set by the global aviation industry.

Workers at the hub walked out on July 22, days after Amazon's Prime Day event that brought in $14.2 billion in sales.

Both FedEx and UPS have warned customers to expect delays on package deliveries originally slated for the date of CrowdStrike's outage on July 19. 

Many port operations were disrupted, and air freight was hit the hardest, with a recovery period of the complex air cargo network predicted to last days or weeks.

The beginning of flight testing accompanied a key milestone known as Type Inspection Authorization, which shows that aspects of the design are ready for government evaluations.

The DoJ gave Boeing the choice of entering a guilty plea and paying a fine or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the U.S.

The company will focus on restructuring its assets, capital, investment portfolio and organizational structure as well as corporate governance reforms.

Boeing will have until July 5 to decide whether to plead guilty to the charges, the department told the families of victims of two fatal 737 Max crashes and their attorneys in a meeting June 30.

Just three operators — FedEx, UPS and Amazon Air — generated more than 27% of the industry's carbon emissions globally in 2023.