Fresh Boeing crisis as 30,000 workers prepare to strike after rejecting 25% pay rise

Boeing is facing a fresh crisis as 30,000 workers prepare to walk out after unanimously rejecting a 25 per cent pay rise. 

The strike at Boeing's West Coast factory will halt production of the planemaker's strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.

It comes after a series of shocking incidents involving the company's planes which have caused widespread uncertainty among the general public.