The Boeing Company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide aircrew training and courseware development services to support training missions conducted by Air National Guard F-16...

The Boeing Company has received a $1.6 million contract to design satellite communications phased array antennas for Navy submarines. Boeing Phantom Works, the advanced research and development...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that Craig Saddler has been appointed vice president of Investor Relations. An 18-year veteran of the company, Saddler most recently served as chief...

Congressional investigators say The Boeing Company did not intentionally withhold a 1980 study on fuel pump performance in the E-4B. The 19-year-old report on fuel tank heating in a military...

The Boeing Company today announced it has sold its ACES II® ejection seat product line to The BFGoodrich Company. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. The sale of the ACES II product line...

A vital software certification is acknowledging Boeing is staying razor sharp on the cutting edge of technology. Two business units of The Boeing Company were recently certified with a Level 5...

Its revolutionary technology has placed the Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey in a class by itself. Now in initial production, the tiltrotor aircraft, which has undergone extensive testing here, has...

Boeing, its suppliers and the U.S. Air Force today celebrated the rollout of the first Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles, or CALCMs, to be converted at the company's Weapons Programs...

Doug Bain, a 17-year veteran of the Boeing Legal department, has been named vice president and general counsel of The Boeing Company. He will report to Ted Collins, 63, who becomes Boeing senior...

The second U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion has been certified combat ready after completing eight months of intensive training at Fort Hood, Texas. The Apache Longbow...

China Southwest's first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 takes flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. China Southwest - one of the largest carriers in the People's Republic of China - configured...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group issues the following statement, which is attributed to Jeff Hawk, director of Airplane Certification: "We discovered recently that we have non-conforming flight...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A took another decisive step toward first flight last week when Pratt & Whitney completed final assembly of its JSF119-614 flight-test engine. Pratt & Whitney...

Boeing successfully completed a major milestone last week when a team representing the U.S. Defense Department and the U.K. Ministry of Defence met with Boeing to review the status of the Joint...

China Southwest Airlines (XIN) today accepted delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Attending this milestone event were Rucen Wang, China Southwest Airlines president, and Larry...

The U.S. Navy has successfully completed the first phase of its verification testing of its Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response, or SLAM ER, bringing the Boeing-made missile one step...

The Boeing Company today congratulated El Al Israel Airlines for choosing Boeing 777 jetliners. The airline announced earlier its intention to purchase three widebody Boeing 777s, valued at...

The Boeing Company has long considered the Dubai Air Show to be one of the world's premiere aerospace exhibitions. During the Nov. 14-18 "Dubai 2000," the company will continue to be well...

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) presented Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit with its annual Frederick D. Patterson award yesterday in Los Angeles. He was recognized with the prestigious...

Boeing has delivered an updated F-22 avionics software package to its 757 Flying Test Bed ahead of schedule. The update includes the F-22 Raptor's final two integrated avionics sensors --...

The Boeing Company today announced contributions totaling more than a half-million dollars to three Wichita service organizations and one Topeka-based conservancy. Today's announcement includes:...

The Boeing Company has awarded a contract to the United Kingdom's Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) for inspection and repair work on CH-47 Chinook helicopter transmissions in Europe. DARA...

Team ABL ­ the U.S. Air Force, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and TRW ­ for the first time has successfully demonstrated integrated Battle Management hardware and software for the Airborne Laser (ABL)...

Delta Air Lines selected its 100th Boeing 757 to officially unveil its new Olympic-themed design, The Soaring Spirit, to the world. The design incorporates images reflective of Salt Lake City,...

The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will be "Mapping a Course for Solar System Exploration" at its 1999 National Conference, November 16-18, 1999, at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Air Namibia's first 747-400 Combi, "Welwitschia," shows off its colors at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. "Welwitschia" - named to commemorate a prehistoric desert cactus, will be used for routes...

The Boeing Company and Derlan Industries Limited have signed a letter of intent for Derlan to purchase most of the assets of Boeing Precision Gear, Inc. (BPGI), located in Bedford Park, Ill., for...

Air Namibia, flag carrier for the southern Africa nation of Namibia, today took delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 Combi named "Welwitschia." Jaafar bin Ahmad, chief executive officer for Air...

Boeing will award silver level Preferred Supplier Certification to StarMedia, a subsidiary of Star Mountain Inc., of Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 22. Silver is the second highest level in the Boeing...

Boeing has become the U.S. partner on the Matra-BAe Dynamics Meteor missile team that is pursuing the United Kingdom Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) program. Officials from...

Boeing has completed contract negotiations with the U.S. Army for the purchase of seven new Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that will be delivered to the Greek Army under a Foreign...

In light of the indictment returned today by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, The Boeing Company releases the following information on behalf of its McDonnell Douglas...

Dutch airlines KLM and Martinair have contracted with Boeing for the exchange, overhaul and repair of MD-11 landing gear. Both carriers signed multi-year agreements that cover all of their MD-11s,...

While no one is likely to confuse it with its better-known NASA counterpart in Houston, a $3 million, state-of-the-art Engineering/Mission Support Room (EMSR) dedicated today at the Boeing...

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded the Electronic Systems and Missile Defense unit of The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] an initial $3.2-million contract to continue providing...

The Boeing Company today marked the completion of its last Classic 737 fuselage with a ceremony attended by several hundred employees and retirees who worked on the program during the last 34...

The forward section of the last Boeing Classic 737, a 737-400 airplane built in Wichita, Kan., rests in its tooling before undergoing final treatment in preparation for shipment to the company's...

Boeing has successfully completed structural proof testing of its Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator. The tests validated the aircraft's ability to withstand the rigors of flight...

Team ABL -- the U.S. Air Force, Boeing, TRW and Lockheed Martin -- has taken another significant step toward deploying the Air Force's Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system by successfully...

The Boeing Company announced today that it contributed $100,000 to the Taiwan Red Cross Organization in response to the earthquake that struck Taiwan on Sept. 21. Additionally, the Boeing...

Jim Albaugh, president of Boeing Space and Communications Group in Seal Beach, Calif., has been chosen as this year's recipient of the prestigious Executive of the Year Award by the National...

The Boeing Company today confirmed Cathay Pacific Airways, based in Hong Kong, has ordered two 747-400 freighters. Deliveries for the order are scheduled for September 2000 and August 2001....

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command to modernize the cockpits of its fleet of 16 E-6 aircraft. The contract, including all...

The Boeing Company announced it will hold its third-quarter financial earnings presentations and discussions with financial analysts live on the worldwide Internet. "We are taking advantage of...

Boeing Business Jets today announced the launch of a new product that will extend its product line and provide business and VIP customers with even more interior space, comfort and utility than...

Boeing Business Jets today announced a new partnership with Air Routing and Delta Air Lines to provide an exclusive worldwide support program for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) customers. The...

Boeing Business Jets today announced 10 new orders, increasing its total orders to 56. The announcement was made by Boeing Business Jets President Borge Boeskov at the annual National Business...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that 11 of NATO's 17 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft have been retrofitted with Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits....

The new 767-400ER (extended range) rose into the sky above Paine Field in Everett, Wash., today for the first time, and is heading west down the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Commanding the airplane are...

The new 767-400ER (extended range) takes off on its first flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. First flight formally launches the airplane's flight-test program, a rigorous series of...

Cherokee Nation Industries, Inc, (CNI) of Stilwell, Okla., has been named The Boeing Company Small Disadvantaged Business Supplier of the year. The 1999 award was presented in Seattle to CNI...

Sea Launch, the multinational, ocean-based launch services company, officially began commercial operations today with a stellar launch of the new DIRECTV 1-R direct broadcast satellite. From the...

Boeing Chief Financial Officer Debby Hopkins addressed the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce today at its 1999 Leadership Conference in Spokane, Wash. Following are the comments she made at the...

Members of the print and TV media seeking press information on this weekend's launch of the DIRECTV 1-R satellite by Sea Launch are directed to the program's media-specific web site. The Sea...

The Boeing Company has awarded a contract to the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga., for analytical condition inspections on the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The unique...

The new Boeing 717-200 took off today on a two-week, nine-city marketing tour of Asia that will include flight demonstrations for airline executives, pilots, maintenance personnel, media,...

The U.S. Air Force launched a Global Positioning System (GPS-II-R) satellite today, marking the 30th GPS satellite put into orbit by a Boeing Delta II over the past decade. The launch took place...

Scott Griffin, a 21-year veteran Boeing executive with broad experience in the company's businesses and information technology, has been named Chief Information Officer of The Boeing Company....

The new 767-400ER (extended range) taxied for the first time Oct. 5 on the runway at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. The test, conducted prior to first flight, provides data about the airplane's...

A Boeing 757 Special Freighter (SF) in DHL Worldwide Express livery is shown here in an artist's rendering. The Boeing Company and DHL today signed an innovative deal that will provide 44 757SFs...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $1.3 billion, 15-year follow-on contract for Guidance/Navigation Systems Repair (GNSR) from the U.S. Air Force's Ogden Air Logistics Center for the...

The Boeing Company today announced it has signed a deal to provide 44 757 Special Freighters to DHL Worldwide Express under a new program offering a total solution for airline fleet management. As...

The U.S. Army and The Boeing Company will highlight the newest technology in the rotorcraft industry during the Association of the United States Army Conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11-13....

Bad weather on Saturday at Cape Canaveral Air Station Fla., has delayed the launch of a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. The launch was...

The Boeing Company announced a reorganization and consolidation of its product financing activities into a newly restructured subsidiary, Boeing Capital Corporation. "This reorganization is...

The National Missile Defense (NMD) program has achieved a successful flight test intercept of a ballistic missile target. The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is the prime contractor for the National...

The Boeing Company today announced third quarter and nine months 1999 deliveries as follows: Major Programs 3rd Quarter Nine Months 717 2 (2) 2 (2) 737 Classic 9 34 737 Next-Generation 68 207 747...

The Boeing 767 Program today celebrated a unique program milestone - the delivery of airplane No. 767. This airplane is the 767th 767 to be built by The Boeing Company. The airplane - a 767-300ER...

The 767th 767 to be built by Boeing was delivered today to G.E. Capital Aviation Services. The airplane will be operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines. Aeroflot plans to use its...

After a brush with Hurricane Floyd, a Boeing Delta II rocket stands ready to launch a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force is scheduled to launch the...

Today, in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the Honorable John C. Coughenour approved a settlement of lawsuits filed against The Boeing Company last year alleging racial discrimination. The $15...

The Boeing Company today confirmed Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 18 additional Next-Generation 737-800s as part of the airline's previously announced plan to accelerate replacement...

Boeing Airplane Services today announced that since it began offering in-flight entertainment engineering services to airlines in March 1999, it has received more than 60 requests from 30 airlines...

An independent British/U.S. study jointly assessed the potential for the V-22 to meet current and future U.K. vertical airlift requirements. The requirements for this study were based on the Royal...

The Boeing Company has sold its Overmeyer property in Renton, Wash., to the Merlino Construction Company, Inc. Located adjacent to the Boeing assembly plant for 737 and 757 jetliners, the property...

The Boeing Company today announced it has acquired The Preston Group, an Australian company that specializes in aviation software applications. The Preston Group is a Melbourne-based firm, with...

In a move that will extend the benefits of electronic commerce to more of the world's airlines, The Boeing Company today began a pilot program to provide direct access to airplane maintenance...

The Boeing Company has begun a pilot program to provide airlines direct access to key maintenance documents over the World Wide Web. Under the program, Boeing will migrate its Boeing On-Line...

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled to arrive at its Boeing birthplace tomorrow morning (weather permitting) atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to begin approximately 10 months of...

The launch of the first commercial satellite from a floating platform at sea will take place on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, Sea Launch Company announced today. A 200-foot Sea Launch rocket will lift...

The Boeing Company today announced Aeronavali of Italy has selected Boeing Airplane Services' Modification Center to modify one DC-10-30 airplane from passenger to freighter configuration. The...

The Boeing Company today delivered its first 717-200, the world's newest 100-seat passenger jet, to launch customer AirTran Airways. The 717-200, assembled at the Boeing Long Beach Division, was...

The Boeing Company and British Airways announced today that the airline will be the first launch customer for the Global Airline Inventory NetworkSM, an innovative new service in which Boeing will...

The Boeing Company today announced the promotion of two company executives to positions at Company Offices in Seattle. Anne Toulouse, 41, has been named vice president - Advertising and Corporate...

Hawaiian Airlines announced an intent to order 13 Boeing 717-200 regional jets, with rights to purchase an additional seven 717-200s, The Boeing Company confirmed today. The value of the 13...

The Boeing Company told its commercial airplane suppliers worldwide on Tuesday that changing the way they and Boeing do business together will be key to success in the 21st century. "Through new...

Yesterday Boeing mechanics attached the single-piece wing for the X-32B to its fuselage, completing a major step in the final assembly of the second Boeing Joint Strike Fighter concept...

A series of dramatic aerobatic maneuvers, performed by an AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter for the first time in public today, has showcased the aircraft's performance and agility. The...

The Boeing Company announced today a realignment of its Customer Services business unit in the Commercial Airplanes Group. The company also announced that it is changing the business unit's name...

Richard G. Higgins, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group vice president of Maintenance Engineering and Publications, has received the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Safety Award from the publisher...

Boeing today announced certification of the first-ever airborne satellite television system with operational service coverage in three regions of the world. Installed by Jet Aviation in Basel,...

For the first time, The Boeing Company's Global Mobile Service is showing its ability to provide a world-wide data service. This advanced communications capability was demonstrated in the U.S. Air...

The Boeing Company today announced a re-alignment of its research and development group, the Phantom Works organization, which now will report directly to the Office of the Chairman. As part of...

The Boeing Company in Philadelphia has achieved ISO 9001 certification, marking the facility and its rotorcraft and aerospace programs fully compliant with world-class production and quality...

A Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) airplane owned and operated by Lauda Air of Austria has completed an around-the-world flight, which began Aug. 30 in Frankfurt, Germany. According to the...

A new Turkish Airlines 737-800 is leaving for Istanbul Wednesday evening with relief supplies destined for earthquake-devastated areas of Turkey. In addition, Boeing is donating $250,000 in cash...

Switzerland will join Norway and the United States and become the third nation to field a 30mm Chain Gun® cannon produced by The Boeing Company for its Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The Hagglunds...

The Boeing Next-Generation 737 family of airplanes recently received approval for 180-minute extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)....

Boeing says contract negotiations have begun with the Australian Department of Defence on Project Wedgetail, an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system for the Australian Defence Force...

Boeing has demonstrated a prototype of its innovative logistics network -- the Joint Distributed Information System -- which will significantly reduce Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) life-cycle costs....