What Happens When an Air Travel Brand Becomes Synonymous With Disaster
Even if Boeing can assure safety on the plane, the bigger issue for the company might now be one of perception.
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Is Commercial Flight Safer Than Ever?
The crash of a Boeing 737 in Ethiopia prompted Donald Trump to call new airplanes less safe than old ones.
Airlines Are Grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 Planes Out of Caution (and Fear)
Two recent deadly plane crashes have prompted many countries to direct airlines to ground these planes out of concern that the crashes may be the result of a failure of the model.
Viewfinder: Bodies Are Pulled From an Indonesian Plane Crash
Search and rescue personnel carry a body bag containing remains of a passenger from Lion Air Flight 610 at the Tanjung Priok port on October 30th, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Senators Across the Country Weigh in on a Unionization Fight in South Carolina
In their bid to unionize, one relatively small group of Boeing workers in the South has lately drawn some bigger-name supporters.
Boeing Flight Line Workers Vote to Unionize in South Carolina
In this historically anti-union state, organizing even a small number of workers is a big deal.
Dispatches: What It’s Like to Report on Your Parents’ Former Union
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Lede, Issue #14: The Poison in Our Drinking Water, Polarizing Politics, Covering Your Parents’ Union, and More
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Dispatches: What You Need to Know About the State of Our Unions
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
A Tale of Two Boeing Factories
Boeing workers in Washington State have been unionized for decades; their counterparts in South Carolina recently voted out the union in a landslide. Pacific Standard compares conditions in both workplaces, a year after South Carolina's historic vote.