Quietly passing a major aviation milestone, the Federal Aviation Administration issued on Aug. 4 the first civil Powered Lift pilot rating to Tom Macdonald, Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor chief test...

Progress is being made toward the ultimate flight of the X-33 reusable launch vehicle as aerospike engine components continue to pass rigid testing. Most recently, a gas generator to be used on...

The first Delta II launch by Boeing since the merger with McDonnell Douglas placed five satellites in space today completing one-third of the IRIDIUM® communications system constellation. Today's...

Six Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft, together with nearly 125 Canadian troops, will embark in mid-August on a three-month mission in support of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO)...

Earl Godby has been named director of the Boeing Company Ltd., Czech Republic office in Prague. Godby, a former U.S. Air Force officer, will be responsible for day-to-day activities in working...

A former McDonnell Douglas team, now part of The Boeing Company, has been recognized by the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project for developing technologies needed to...

Today's launch of five IRIDIUM® system satellites has been delayed 24-hours due to smoke from distant brush fires and high winds. The satellites remain safe on board the Boeing Delta II...

Flexible Metal Hose Manufacturing (FMH) Company, Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif., has been named The Boeing Company 1997 Small Disadvantaged Business Supplier of the Year. The award, which was...

Officials scrubbed today's launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying five IRIDIUM® system satellites. Officials scrubbed the launch due to an issue with the satellite ground...

Three submarine commanding officers who have passed the Royal Australian Navy's toughest command course were presented with engraved wrist watches by Boeing Australia's Submarine Project Director,...

A Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delta II will launch five IRIDIUM® telecommunications system satellites on Sunday, Aug. 17, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The five-second launch window opens...

The newest version of an innovative on-line information service for aircraft maintenance offers operators of Boeing jetliners better access to more data, setting the stage for future "one-stop...

The receipt of a $700,000 payment from The Boeing Company, part of a $1.5 million gift to the University of Idaho's (UI) College of Engineering , has led the college to reach a new record in...

The Boeing Company expressed disappointment with a statement issued today by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM/AW) that criticized an aircraft maintenance and...

The Boeing Company announced today the new name of its wholly-owned financial services subsidiary, Boeing Capital Corporation, formerly McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation. Based in Long Beach,...

-The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) endorsed advanced technology helicopters over conventional rotorcraft this week with the announcement that it will purchase 45 MD...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announces the first Delta II launch after the merger with McDonnell Douglas for Aug. 17 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The Delta II carrying five IRIDIUM® System...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program today announced the successful completion of two significant propulsion tests. Both are important milestones in the company's quest to build the...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., or TAECO, today announced that Boeing has joined the Asian partnership to provide airline customers with...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has announced the appointment of Nancy Bethel as executive vice president. She will lead the world's most successful commercial airplane sales and support team...

The Boeing Company will conclude its sixth annual Discover Engineering Summer Science Camp with an open house for camp students and their parents at noon this Saturday, Aug. 9, at the company's...

DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company specializing in high-quality, low-cost satellite-to-desktop digital video, audio and data information distribution systems for the business...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit announced today that with the merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corp. now completed, the new Boeing has begun operations as...

The new Boeing signature evolved from symbols and logos that have represented the Boeing, Douglas, and McDonnell aircraft companies over the years. ###

The Boeing Company today unveiled a new corporate identity program to celebrate its merger with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The program introduces a new symbol that will be used along with...

With the merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corp. now completed, Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit today announced that the board of directors of the newly...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has named Richard H. Pearson vice president and general manager of the Douglas Products Division, formerly known as Douglas Aircraft Company. The Douglas Products...

The longest Boeing 737 ever built made its first flight today, with Boeing Capts. Mike Hewett and Jim McRoberts at the airplane's controls. At 9 a.m. PDT, the 129-foot, 6-inch 737-800 took off...

After a month of tests in a University of Washington water tunnel, Boeing engineers have identified a trio of design options to enhance the aerodynamic performance of a key component of the...

The Boeing Company today announced that appropriate merger filings have been submitted to the State of Maryland and that the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas will become effective at 12:01...

The Boeing Company today announced that it had received final approval from the European Commission on its proposed merger with McDonnell Douglas. "It is great to have this final hurdle behind...

The Boeing Company signed a contract on July 25 with Aero Vodochody Ltd. of the Czech Republic, to provide advanced avionics and weapon delivery systems for 72 lead-in fighter aircraft for the...

It's official - the Boeing 777 has earned its way into aviation history as the globe-circling commercial jetliner - flying the fastest and farthest of its size and class. The Federation...

Twenty-four elementary and high school teachers from across the United States are attending Space Academy for Educators - under the sponsorship of the commercial, aerospace and defense units of...

The Boeing Company announced today that its shareholders have approved issuance of up to 278,796,294 new shares of Boeing common stock to accomplish the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas...

The merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas today received a positive opinion from the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. "This is a significant step toward completing the merger of these two...

China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, has become the first airline to operate the Boeing 777 on transpacific service. The China Southern 777-200 IGW landed...

The Boeing Company will hold its sixth annual Discover Engineering Summer Science Camp on three consecutive Fridays and Saturdays from July 25 to Aug. 9 at the Boeing Space Systems Division in...

The Boeing Company was informed on Wednesday that the Advisory Committee of the European Commission's Merger Task Force has recommended that the proposed merger between Boeing and McDonnell...

A new exhibit now is open at the Museum of Flight, giving visitors a first-hand look at how The Boeing Company built the 777 -- the first airplane to be 100-percent digitally designed and...

Martin W. Roewer has been named Marketing director for Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., replacing Warren Green, who retired. Roewer, a 10-year Boeing employee, most recently served as Business...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 92 commercial jet transports in the quarter ended June 30. The deliveries in the second quarter consisted of 35 737s, 12 747s, 12 757s, 12 767s...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $216 million contract with award fee to upgrade defensive systems on the B-1B Lancer bomber, thereby increasing the survivability of the aircraft and its...

In light of today's announcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the agency has given unconditional approval to the proposed merger of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and McDonnell...

The Boeing-built AGM-130 standoff missile successfully demonstrated increased capability recently by hitting a horizontal target during a U.S. Air Force mission at Eglin Air Force Base in...

Boeing has contracted DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company, to provide services that will increase the company's employee training and corporate communications capabilities....

The first Next-Generation 737-800 made its debut today at the Boeing Renton, Wash., factory. A crowd of several thousand Boeing Commercial Airplane Group employees was on hand to witness the...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents a share was declared by the Board of Directors at its June 30 meeting. The dividend is...

Boeing Australia today handed over the last of the modified Kiowa helicopter to the 162 Reconnaissance Squadron of the Australian Army in Townsville, Queensland. Over the last few months, Boeing...