Several thousand Boeing union workers at three St. Louis-area plants who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike ...

Unless a new agreement is reached, the current contract expires at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Then, a seven-day “cooling-off period” would occur before a strike would begin.

With just one drill hole, Boeing has officially begun production for the newest member of its 777X family: the 777-8 freighter.