The Boeing-led team of international ordnance companies that developed the advanced 27mm aircraft cannon for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is unveiling a new gun pod at the Paris Air Show this week.

The Boeing Company today appointed Di Ann Sanchez to the newly created position of vice president, Global Diversity. Sanchez will be responsible for establishing and implementing innovative...

Boeing Spokane in July will open a new $9 million-a-year business when it manufactures its first Environmental Control System (ECS) ducts using newly acquired "rotomold" machines. Boeing Spokane...

American (NYSE:AMR), Delta (NYSE:DAL) and United (NYSE:UAL) airlines today announced a new partnership with Boeing (NYSE:BA) aimed at providing millions of worldwide airline passengers each year...

The second Boeing C-17 Globemaster III for the United Kingdom became Royal Air Force property today, less than one month after the first aircraft was delivered. This second aircraft, UK2, was...

Christopher W. Hansen, Boeing senior vice president, Government Relations, has elected to retire effective the end of June 2001. "The last several years of my Boeing career have been very dynamic...

The Spanish Ministry of Education and The Boeing Company have teamed to award scholarships which will allow 18 Spanish teachers from the state of Washington to study in Spain this summer. All...

Prologue Room curator Larry Merritt, left, and a team of guides offer public tours throughout the summer. ###

The first Boeing 737-900 to be operated by a European carrier is seen here rolling out of the paint hangar in Seattle, approximately three weeks before delivery to its proud owner, KLM Royal Dutch...

The Boeing Company has introduced a software application that streamlines flight crew procedures. The new Boeing Laptop Tool increases operational efficiencies by optimizing takeoff and landing...

The Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Prototype No. 1 has successfully flown with more powerful engines, manufactured by LHTEC (Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company), a Rolls-Royce and Honeywell...

The Boeing Company has introduced a new software product that optimizes airplane performance calculations, helps reduce pilot workload and improves the efficiency and dispatch reliability of...

The U.S. Navy recently tested the new Harpoon Block II missile at the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division sea range off Pt. Mugu, Calif. The missile was launched from the USS Decatur...

The Boeing Company, the leading aerospace company in the world, today released its press-briefing schedule for the biennial Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. This year's event will be held June 16-24....

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced its proposal to bring fundamental change to an air traffic system that frequently is overwhelmed by sheer numbers of flights and weather disruptions....

The Boeing Company has delivered a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with advanced-technology, blended winglets to American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), making the airline the first in North America to...

The Boeing Company has delivered a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with advanced-technology, blended winglets to American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), making the airline the first in North America to...

Boeing Capital Corp. announced today the opening of a new office in Dublin, Ireland. This marks a significant milestone for the company as it expands its international presence. Selecting Dublin...

The Boeing Company has been selected to perform the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program, which has a total potential value of approximately $4 billion. The company was notified today of its...

The Flag Carrier of Gabon is the first airline in the region to announce plans to renew its entire fleet with new Boeing Next-Generation 737-700, 747-400 Combi, and 767-300ER airplanes. Upon...

In a signing ceremony today in Libreville, Gabon, attended by government, airline and Boeing company officials, the Flag Carrier of Gabon signed agreements to renew its entire fleet with Boeing...

The American Helicopter Society handed out its 2001 awards recently at the organization's 57th annual forum in Washington, D.C. This year's honorees from The Boeing Company in Mesa, Ariz., and...

The Boeing Company today delivered Continental Airlines' first Next-Generation 737-900 airplane, making it the second airline this month to receive the newest model of the 737 family. With this...

The Boeing Company delivered the first Next-Generation 737-900 to Continental Airlines May 31, 2001, making Continental the second airline this month to receive the newest model of the 737 family....

Boeing and the bargaining committee for District Lodge 837 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAMAW, reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract...

New instrument approach procedures, designed by Boeing subsidiary Airspace Safety Analysis Corporation (ASAC), will reduce weather delays for aircraft flying into the Grand Bahamas, Marsh Harbor...

The Boeing Company booked the first international sale of its F-15C Distributed Mission Training (DMT) system when it recently signed a foreign military sales contract to provide DMT systems to...

The Boeing Company on Friday celebrated the delivery of the first 737-700 to WestJet Airlines. With this delivery, Calgary-based WestJet Airlines becomes the first and only Canadian-based carrier...

The Boeing Company today congratulates Kenya Airways for taking delivery of its first Boeing 767 airplane. The airplane, a 767-300ER (Extended Range), is the first of three that will be leased...

Calgary-based WestJet Airlines yesterday took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700, becoming the first and only Canadian carrier to operate the 737-700 in Canada. The delivery is...

After several months of successful testing, the first production Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta IV common booster core (CBC) is now heading to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (CCAFS), where it...

Kenya Airways has received its first Boeing 767-300ER (Extended Range) airplane. This is the first of three that will be leased through an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)....

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) successfully demonstrated new technology that could increase safety for rockets as well as hydrogen-fuel automobiles being developed by car makers. Working in...

South African Airways today took delivery of its first advanced-technology Boeing 737 airplane. By doing so, the carrier became the first in Africa to operate a 737-800 with blended winglets. The...

Air Berlin in May became the first airline in Europe to operate a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 equipped with winglets that were installed during production in the Boeing factory. Other carriers...

AeroMagazine, one of the most widely read aviation magazines in Latin America, has named the Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 its "Best Commercial Jet Tested in Flight" in 2000. AeroMagazine each...

The first of four Boeing C-17 military cargo aircraft being leased to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force arrived today at RAF Brize Norton, its new home base. The aircraft was flown in from...

The $201.5 million dollars that The Boeing Company was awarded by NASA through the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) last week includes more than $65 million to the Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit...

Pegasus Airlines, one of the leading private carriers in Turkey, has taken delivery of its second Boeing 737-800 in a month. This airplane is leased through International Lease Finance Corporation...

Beginning June 4, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems will change the way it distributes news releases. To provide you with up-to-the-minute information and increase efficiency, the...

Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 advanced-technology winglets made their world debut in revenue service last week with German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug. Hanover-based Hapag-Lloyd became the first...

Boeing last Friday delivered the first of four brand new Boeing 737-700 airplanes to GOL Airlines (GOL Transportes Aereos) of Brazil. GOL has successfully positioned itself as a low-fare,...

German airline Hapag-Lloyd has become the first carrier in the world to fly a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with advanced-technology winglets. Winglets are designed to decrease fuel consumption,...

The Boeing Company has been awarded $136 million by NASA to study technology concepts that could eventually lead to a new generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV). The award is a multi-task study...

A Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II 7925-9.5 expendable launch vehicle lifted off this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying a...

Officials have announced the rescheduled launch of the GeoLITE spacecraft on a Boeing Delta II for Friday, May 18, with a 79-minute launch window opening at 1:07 p.m. and closing at 2:26 p.m. EDT....

The first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to be delivered to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force departs the Long Beach assembly facility on Thursday, May 17, 2001. The delivery was exactly one year...

Jet Airways has taken delivery of a Next-Generation 737-700. Mumbai-based Jet Airways operates over 200 scheduled flights daily to 38 destinations across India. "Reliability, passenger comfort and...

The Spanish airline Aerolineas de Baleares, S. A. (AeBal) yesterday took delivery of its fourth Boeing 717-200. The airplane is the first 717-200 AeBal has leased from Pembroke Group Limited, a...

During a festive celebration in Seattle, The Boeing Company delivered the first 737-900 to launch customer Alaska Airlines. The new airplane, posing at right with another 737-900 destined for...

Officials have delayed the Boeing Delta II launch of the GeoLITE spacecraft by 24 hours to no earlier than Friday, May 18, with the launch window of 1:07 p.m. EDT as a precautionary measure so the...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced today that it has selected The Boeing Company to convert two ANA 747-400 airplanes from its international configuration to its domestic configuration. Boeing...

The Boeing Company today announced it has made substantial progress toward key milestones in the X-37 reusable spaceplane program, initiated under a cooperative agreement signed with NASA in July...

Air France is the second customer for Boeing's new Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter, which was launched earlier this month with the announcement of a five-airplane order by International Lease...

VARIG Airlines of Brazil will be the first carrier in Latin America to operate the Boeing 737-800 with winglets when it takes delivery of two of the advanced airplanes in September and October of...

The Boeing Company today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its ordnance operations in Mesa, Ariz., to General Dynamics, which will relocate the business within General Dynamics'...

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is visible in this image taken by a Raytheon Terminator advanced targeting forward looking infrared pod. That system, which the U.S. Navy is installing on its Boeing...

VARIG Airlines will be the first carrier in Latin America to operate the Boeing 737-800 with winglets when it takes delivery of two of the advanced airplanes in September and October. VARIG will...

Air France has signed a definitive agreement for two new Boeing Longer-Range 747-400 Freighters. This makes the European carrier the second customer for the airplane, which was launched earlier...

A presentation by Mike Sears, Boeing senior vice president and chief financial officer, to the Credit Suisse First Boston/Aviation Week Aerospace Conference on May 15, will be webcast on the Internet.

The Boeing Company announced today it will open a new research and technology center in Madrid, Spain. The initial investment in the Center will be around $10 million. Boeing is also establishing...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded The Boeing Company its Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Manufacturing this week at the annual Joint Industry/SBA Procurement...

CEO Victor Hasson, left of the two flight attendants in front row, and other employees of the Belgian airline City Bird S. A., pose with Boeing employees and other well-wishers following the...

The Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator aircraft shown arriving at Maryland's Naval Air Station Patuxent River May 11. During flight testing at Pax River, the X-32B will validate the...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its second Boeing Next Generation 737-800 in two weeks, and another is due for delivery on May 14. The popular Belgian carrier will receive a total of six...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $251.9 million, two-year contract to fund a new program designed to manage and improve logistics system performance affordably. The F/A-18E/F Integrated...

Boeing plans to begin operations in its new headquarters at 100 North Riverside Plaza in Chicago by Sept. 4. ###

The Boeing Company confirmed today that American Airlines has ordered 15 additional 767-300ER airplanes. Boeing will deliver the new airplanes beginning in 2002 and continuing through 2003. "This...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced the successful completion of a series of tests involving the integrated common booster core (CBC) and RS-68 engine for the Boeing Delta IV rocket. The...

A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket today successfully launched the XM "Roll" satellite, completing Sea Launch's sixth successful mission. The three-stage rocket lifted off from the Odyssey Launch...

The Sea Launch team is counting down to liftoff at 3:10 p.m. (PDT) today of the XM-1 satellite, "Roll," from the launch site at the Equator, 154 degrees West Longitude. All systems are operating...

The U.S. Air Force last week demonstrated precision-strike accuracy with a Block 1A Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) in a flight test at the Utah Test and Training Range. The test...

The Boeing Company today named Karen Burt to lead Communications for its Shared Services Group. The appointment was made by Laurette Koellner, Boeing senior vice president and president of Shared...

The Boeing Company is celebrating the first anniversary of MyBoeingFleet.com, its secure business-to-business World Wide Web portal that offers users an ever-expanding suite of products and services.

Boeing Selects ScreamingMedia to Supply Online Content to Airborne Travelers In a move that will dramatically enhance consumer access to in-flight news and travel-related information, Boeing has...

The Sea Launch vessels arrived at the equatorial launch site this afternoon and immediately began the L-72 hour countdown to launch XM-1, the "Roll" satellite, on Tuesday, May 8. The 45-minute...

Yemen Airways, also known as Yemenia, has signed an agreement with the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. Deliveries are scheduled to begin...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a $38.7 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture reengine kits and modify the KC-135 and RC-135 aircraft to "R"-model configuration. The contract...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has named Michael Bair executive vice president of its Commercial Aviation Services business in Commercial Airplanes. Bair succeeds Thomas Schick, who retired in...

The Boeing Company's upgrade of the radar and navigation systems of the United Kingdom's E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet has been selected as one of that country's top...

One of the world's most environmentally friendly airplanes, the Boeing 767-400ER (extended range), enters revenue service today with Delta Air Lines, flying between New York's LaGuardia Airport...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its April 30 meeting. The dividend is...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed Home Port, in Long Beach, Calif., last week in preparation for launch of the "Roll" satellite (XM-1), from the Equator, at 154...

The U.S. Navy last week successfully launched a SLAM-ER missile on a test range at the Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake, Calif. The launch marked the first developmental flight test of the...

The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a contract to provide long-term consulting services to the Clark County Department of Aviation, which operates...

The newest version of the Boeing 747 family, the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter, has been launched with an initial order of five airplanes from International Lease Finance Corporation. Deliveries...

The Boeing Company has launched the second member of its Longer-Range 747-400 family - the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter. The initial customer for the airplane is International Lease Finance...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800, making it the first Belgian carrier to operate the most technologically-advanced airplane in its class. Created in...

A City Bird S.A. Next-Generation 737-800 taxis on the runway at Boeing Field, Seattle, in preparation for take-off. City Bird is the first Belgian carrier to operate a 737-800 - the most...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes will work with customers to understand the appropriate range parameters for the new airplane it's designing to answer the need for faster air travel. Under...

The first Next-Generation 737-700 for WestJet Airlines based in Calgary, Alberta, now has entered final assembly in the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash. The new airplane is scheduled for delivery...

Product improvements aimed at increasing airplane speed and range always have been at the top of airlines' "wish lists." Boeing again is responding to its customers' needs - this time with the...

Australia's newest discount carrier, Virgin Blue Airlines, today took delivery of the first Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner destined for Australian domestic use. During a ceremony in Seattle,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials announced today that the U.S. Air Force has called up its fifth Delta IV launch. The launch for the Defense Satellite Program, identified as DSP-23, is scheduled for...

Boeing today delivered the first Boeing 757-300 to operate in the United Kingdom to JMC Airlines, a Manchester, England-based charter carrier. The airplane -- and a second 757-300 for JMC - are...

With a Seattle skyline in the background, the first Boeing 757-300 for Manchester-based JMC Airlines takes off from Seattle's Boeing Field. The airplane is the first 757-300 to operate in the...

U.S. Army pilots last week delivered the final three of 50 AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to be based at Fort Rucker, Ala., the center of individual U.S. Army helicopter pilot training. Col....

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SVA) has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-200ER (extended range), pictured here, and a new 747-400, bringing its fleet of Boeing airplanes to 106. In 1995, Saudi Arabian...

The government of Canada has awarded a $436 million (USD) contract to The Boeing Company for the modernization of 80 Canadian Forces CF-18 strike fighters. This upgrade will ensure that CF-18s...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Space Systems/Loral officials confirmed today that a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on a Delta IV rocket next year. Estrela do Sul 1, which will...