Emirates, Dubai's flagship airline, would not have trouble buying planes from Boeing Co (BA.N) even if the U.S. Congress fails to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank's charter later this month, a senior company executive said on Friday.

Boeing Co (BA.N) has completed a key review of its design for a new commercial venture to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, making it the only one of four rival bidders to finish the NASA work on time, company officials said on Thursday.

Belgium-based Materialise NV has filed for an initial public offering with US regulators on Wednesday, according to a report from Reuters.

Investigators on probe the missing MH370 suspected that the plane might have travelled additional 4 hours after the Boeing 777’s flying data passed to the ground from its engines were downloaded and that the jetliners’ transponders were turned off intentionally.

Boeing Co.'s machinists on Friday voted 51% against 49% in favor of accepting a crucial labor contract, which means Boeing will build its 777X jetliner and wings in Washington state.

Members of Boeing Co.'s union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, plan to vote on a contract related to the production of the 777X on January 3. The said contract will ensure that the jetliners will be assembled in unionized facilities in Washington.

A Reuters report said 3M Co revealed its plans to purchase its shares back worth up to $22 billion, making it the biggest so far in terms of percentage among US companies who have announced similar plans this year.

Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp said they had formed an alliance to bid for the US Air Force long-range bomber program.

Boeing has to cut production of its 747 jets because of the changing economic landscape, a report said.

The Boeing 747 could be headed towards an uncertain future, according to an Associated Press report.