In his second stint at Boeing, Harry Stonecipher vowed he would lead with a “soft touch.” The tough-talking executive, admired by Wall Street and loathed by workers, was supposed to clean up ...

The Boeing 720 is a fascinating aircraft that served an extremely niche purpose during its eight-year production period. In the 1960s, many carriers sought an airplane that could balance their ...

Boeing on Friday said it's cutting 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 employees. In a memo on Friday, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced the layoffs, writing that the aerospace giant must make "tough ...

In 1973, teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman and his manager, Ward Sylvester, bought the first Boeing 720 ever produced (in 1960) for $600,000 from United Airlines, then spent an additional $200,000—$ ...