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By Elodie MAZEIN Seattle (États-Unis) (AFP) - Le constructeur aéronautique Boeing a tellement fait pression sur ses fournisseurs, afin de réduire ses coûts et de gonfler ses résultats financiers, qu'il a "détruit la santé" de sa production, affirme Jon Holden, président du syndicat IAM - District 751. "Boeing a passé beaucoup de temps, depuis 2012, à mettre sa chaîne d'approvisionnement sous pression en forçant ses fournisseurs à réduire leurs prix, d'année en année", estime, dans un entretien à l'AFP, le chef de cette branche du syndicat international des machinistes et des ouvriers de l'aéro...
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Seattle (AFP) - Boeing's practice of aggressively pressuring suppliers on costs has damaged its own supply chain, contributing to the aviation giant's current woes, a top union negotiator told AFP this week. "Boeing has spent a long time, since 2012 trying to squeeze the supply chain by forcing them to cut their costs to Boeing, year over year," said Jon Holden, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) for District 751. "I'm fine with efficiency," Holden said. "What I'm not okay with is undermining the health of the manufacturing process." Holden's ...
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New York (AFP) - A US investigative authority sharply rebuked Boeing for sharing details about an ongoing probe of a near-catastrophic aviation incident that were not supposed to be discussed publicly. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that as a result, it will block Boeing from reviewing information gathered in its investigation. Boeing "blatantly violated" investigative regulations under a signed agreement as a party to the probe, NTSB said in a statement late Wednesday. The agency is also barring Boeing from asking questions of other participants at a two-day investigati...
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Renton (United States) (AFP) - At its plane factory near Seattle, Boeing has increased employee training, appointed mentors for new recruits, brought back retirees as coaches and stepped up tracking of performance metrics. It's all part of an effort to strengthen quality control on the 737 MAX, a bestselling airliner that has suffered some high-profile problems. Boeing this week led a tour for reporters at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington to see what the company is doing to rebuild confidence and hear from employees on the front line. "I am extremely confident that every plane ...
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Paris (AFP) - Plusieurs syndicats du gestionnaire des aéroports desservant Paris, le Groupe ADP, ont menacé mercredi d'appeler à la grève à partir de début juillet, réclamant notamment une gratification en vue des Jeux olympiques. "Depuis de nombreux mois, les organisations syndicales CGT, CFDT, FO et UNSA réclament à la direction des moyens pour faire face à l'évolution du trafic aérien et à l'organisation des JOP", les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques, ont-elles indiqué dans un communiqué. En période estivale, les aéroports de Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle et d'Orly accueillent quelque 350.000 pa...
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Varsovie (AFP) - Le gouvernement polonais a décidé de poursuivre la construction d'un nouveau grand aéroport dans le centre du pays, qui serait prêt en 2032 et capable à terme d'accueillir 34 millions de voyageurs par an, a annoncé mercredi le Premier ministre Donald Tusk. Cet aéroport, qui sera construit entre Varsovie et Lodz, "sera le plus moderne en Europe" et sera accompagné de projets de modernisation des aéroports régionaux polonais, notamment à Varsovie et Modlin, ainsi que de la création d'un réseau de chemins de fer pour trains à grande vitesse, reliant les grandes villes du pays, et...
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Three cadet pilots have been dismissed from a training programme for Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacificafter damage sustained by planes during training went unreported at a US pilot school. Cathay announced on Wednesday in a statement that three cadet pilots had been “removed” from its pilot training programme over their non-compliance with incident reporting requirements at AeroGuard Flight Training Center in Arizona, in the US. The decision was reached after investigations conducted by the pilot school and Cathay, the statement read. “A just and open reporting culture is at the cent...
Hong Kong Free Press
Genève (AFP) - La capacité du contrôle aérien dans la région de Genève (ouest de la Suisse) a été réduite de moitié tôt mercredi à cause d'une panne provoquée par de violents orages, indique la société en charge du contrôle aérien Skyguide. "Actuellement, une réduction de capacité de 50% est en vigueur dans la région de Genève. La situation est suivie et évaluée en permanence", a indiqué Skyguide dans un communiqué diffusé tôt mercredi. "Après une inondation dans le sous-sol du centre de contrôle de la navigation aérienne suisse à Genève, le système de refroidissement a pu être remis en servic...
AFP (Français)
A wide-bodied Boeing 777 aircraft returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport for safety reasons on Sunday around 40 minutes after take-off. The aircraft operated by Dutch airline KLM was en route to Rio de Janeiro and was travelling over Belgium when a technical fault was reported, the ANP news agency reported Dutch air traffic control as saying. The aircraft landed safely and the occupants were not in any danger, a KLM spokesman told the agency. The specific nature of the defect was not disclosed. Jet fuel was dumped over the North Sea before the safe landing, the report said. Rescue teams were...
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A wide-bodied Boeing 777 aircraft returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport for safety reasons on Sunday around 40 minutes after take-off. The aircraft operated by Dutch airline KLM was en route to Rio de Janeiro and was travelling over Belgium when a technical fault was reported, the ANP news agency reported Dutch air traffic control as saying. The aircraft landed safely and the occupants were not in any danger, a KLM spokesman told the agency. The specific nature of the defect was not disclosed. Jet fuel was dumped over the North Sea before the safe landing, the report said. Rescue teams were...
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