The smallest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family -- the 737-600 -- made its first flight today, with Boeing Capts. Mike Carriker and Ray Craig at the airplane's controls. The...

Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, signed a purchase agreement for five Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners at a ceremony today at the China World Hotel in Beijing,...

The Boeing Company, Hexcel Corporation and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) today announced they are nearing the successful conclusion of negotiations to form a joint venture to manufacture in...

Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, reported today that the company will take a special fourth quarter charge to earnings of $1.4 billion pretax associated with the former...

Former astronaut Richard Covey has been named deputy program director for Operations for the Boeing team's NASA Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC) Phase 2 program bid, the company...

F-15

Before an estimated crowd of 3,000 people, two new F-15Is arrived at Israel's Hatzerim Air Force Base today. The F-15Is were escorted to the base by Israeli F-4 Phantoms. The crowd cheered as each...

An aircraft software team at Boeing in Seal Beach, Calif., has earned the highest rating possible -- a Level 5 score -- from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The SEI ratings are...

A T-33 trainer jet is suspended in the Boeing Radar Range in Seattle for radar cross-section testing (RCS). After gathering baseline data on the T-33's radar profile, Boeing will fly the jet as a...

T-33 Trainer

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group retained its market-leading position in 1997, out pacing the competition in gross orders, net orders, order value and deliveries. Boeing, the world's most...

The Boeing Company today announced its expanded team for the competition to consolidate NASA's space operations. The team melds the expertise of four of the world's leading commercial aerospace,...

In its first launch of the year a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully placed a United Kingdom military communications satellite into orbit here today at 07:32:01 p.m. EST. Matra Marconi...

The largest Boeing 767, the 767-400 ER (extended range), achieved firm design configuration, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. To accomplish this milestone, Boeing and its airline...

The newest Boeing 767 derivative, launched in April 1997, cruises over a coastline in this artist's rendering. Compared with the 767-300, the 767-400ER (extended range) features a longer fuselage,...

The Boeing Company today introduced and renamed the newest member of its commercial airplane family -- the Boeing 717-200 twinjet. "The 717-200 is uniquely qualified to meet the evolving...

The Boeing Company has introduced the newest member of its commercial airplane family, the Boeing 717-200. Originally launched as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, the 717-200 series is tailored for...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that it has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence as the prime contractor for the Australian Defence Force High Frequency Modernisation...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 102 commercial jet transports during the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1997. The deliveries in the fourth quarter consisted of 39...

Olympic Airways, the flag carrier for Greece, became the newest Next-Generation 737 customer with an order for eight 737-800s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. "We're pleased that...

Lufthansa German Airlines has ordered five Boeing 747-400s, valued at $825 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The airline's board of directors earlier this month gave...

A Boeing Company flight crew delivered the 36th C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane to the U.S. Air Force today, flying it to its new home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. This last delivery for...

Full-scale production of the first AH-64D Apache multi-mission combat helicopter for The Royal Netherlands Air Force is under way at the Boeing facility here. While work is just getting started on...

Wuhan Airlines took delivery today of a Boeing 737-300 jetliner, bringing the total number of Boeing 737-300s operated by the carrier to four. The airline is based in Wuhan, the capital city of...

A Saudi Arabian delegation, led by His Excellency Dr. Khaled Ben Bakr, Director General, Saudi Arabian Airlines, gathered to take delivery of the first Boeing jetliners from a 1995 order. The $7.5...

Iridium LLC has 46 satellites for its IRIDIUM® constellation in orbit after the successful launch of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket here today. The launch took place at 5:16 a.m. PST, within...

Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and U.S. Vice President Al Gore today attended a signing ceremony confirming an order by Turkish Airlines (THY) for 49 Boeing 737-800s. The purchase agreement...

The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force today signed a one year, $160.5 million contract for maintenance support of the Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft through September 1998....

In an unusual triple ceremony, Japan Air System (JAS) has accepted its 12th, 13th and 14th Boeing MD-90s. The event marks the first triple ceremony -- featuring three airplanes of a single model...

Southwest Airlines today became the world's first airline to take delivery of a Next-Generation Boeing 737-700, the newest member of the popular 737 family. During a brief ceremony at Boeing...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group plans to finish the year with approximately 335 7-series airplanes tendered for delivery. In November, Boeing tendered for delivery 24 of the 25 7-series airplanes...

The new T-45C Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy, equipped with a new digital cockpit known as Cockpit-21, was introduced at a ceremony today at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Miss. This is...

Thai Airways International took delivery last week of the first of five airplanes to be delivered to Thailand's flag carrier this month. "The Boeing Company has never delivered five jetliners to...

The Boeing Company delivered a new HC Mk 2A Chinook heavy lift helicopter to the British Royal Air Force (RAF) in a brief ceremony Dec. 6. The new Chinook is the first of 14 HC Mk 2A and HC Mk 3...

The Aero Industry Development Center (AIDC) delivered the empennage for the first MD-95 production-model airplane on schedule during a ceremony here this week. AIDC is one of 14 supplier-partners...

There were beautiful, clear skies over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., as the Super Hornet sailed through its 2,000 flight hour. The historic flight was made on Dec. 9 by F/A-18F2. F2 is a...

Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) successfully completed its third and most complex mission to date as the U.S. Navy's next generation cruise missile continues to perform as...

Boeing has completed its Mod Block 1 contract to upgrade NATO's fleet of 17 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The company oversaw the design, integration, production and...

A new era of quieter helicopter operations for environmentally sensitive areas will be commemorated by The Boeing Company during a special ceremony Dec. 16 in Tusayan, near Grand Canyon National Park.

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit announced today that the Board of Directors has approved an additional $550 million in funding to the Boeing ShareValue Trust. This increase...

In an effort to promote growth of the general aviation industry, Boeing Capital Corporation has announced it will provide the lease financing package for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has completed the first in a series of full mission simulation demonstrations for the company's operational aircraft concept. Using advanced real-time...

If given a choice, more than 70 percent of Israeli passengers would prefer to fly aboard a Boeing jetliner for international travel, according to a national survey by one of Israel's leading...

Boeing today announced it has been awarded one of three Initial Design Activity contracts by the Australian Defence Force for Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system....

Emergency floats have been cleared for flight duty aboard the new eight-place Boeing MD 600N helicopter, which is entering service around the world. The inflatable flotation system, produced by...

In a simple ceremony attended by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Angelo Mariani, the Italian navy Nov. 25 accepted the 13th and final AV-8B Harrier II Plus assembled at Alenia's...

Boeing has been awarded one of three Initial Design Activity contracts by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for ProjectWedgetail , an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system. The contract...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today a previously announced order for six additional Boeing 737-300s by Deutsche BA. Scheduled for delivery the first quarter of 1998 through 1999, the...

Malaysia Airlines, the national airline of Malaysia, today announced it has purchased a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) -- making it the first BBJ customer in Asia. The announcement was made by Malaysia...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has been named winner of two Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Contractor Excellence Awards for 1997. The award, announced today by MSFC Director Wayne Littles, may...

The Boeing Company today announced its intention to sell undeveloped property at its Harbour Pointe site in Snohomish County. The 123-acre property is adjacent to current Boeing operations. The...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has returned its 747 line to full production after completing the initial phases of a multi-month recovery effort. Boeing announced several weeks ago its plan to...

The National Park Service has chosen the environmentally friendly Boeing MD Explorer for its operations at the Grand Canyon. The eight-place, twin-engine MD Explorer, owned and operated by...

EVA Airways Corp. of Taiwan will expand its fleet of Boeing MD-11 Freighters with an order for two airplanes for delivery in 1999, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. The order was...

Boeing engineers have released for production 90 percent of the design drawings necessary to build the new Boeing 757-300. The achievement marks a key milestone in the design of the largest Boeing...

Final assembly of the third MD-95 test airplane -- known as T-3 -- has begun at the Douglas Products Division of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. T-3's center fuselage barrel was lowered onto the...

Boeing has selected Hughes Aircraft Co. (Sensors and Communications Systems), El Segundo, Calif., to develop an Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infra-Red (ATFLIR) sensor for the F/A-18 Hornet...

Boeing and CSA Czech Airlines today announced the formation of a joint-venture company in Prague to acquire a minority stake in the Czech aerospace company Aero Vodochody. Paperwork for the...

Boeing Business Jets today announced it has received four new orders, increasing total orders to 29. The announcement was made by Boeing Business Jets Vice President Tom Lindberg at a news...

Fabrication of mid-fuselage components for the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is underway in Seattle. The commencement of fabrication for the upper center frame, which took place today, is a...

After two years work, Boeing Australia has completed work on the Australian Army operational Kiowa fleet, refitting 35 out of the total fleet of 43 aircraft with a new Very High Frequency...

The Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team and Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd of Dubai joined Shiekh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Shiekh Mejeren in announcing the sale of another Bell Boeing 609 commercial tiltrotor...

The Boeing Company has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for its FLASHJET® Coatings Removal System, a production version of its effective, economical and environmentally safe paint stripping...

Since the completion of the Bell Boeing 609 preliminary design review in May 1997, the world's first commercial tiltrotor aircraft has begun taking physical form. Working at Bell Helicopter...

The extraordinary capabilities of the tiltrotor have sparked enormous enthusiasm for the aircraft from customers around the world. So far the Bell Boeing tiltrotor team reports sales commitments...

At a ceremony today in Taipei to commemorate its 40th anniversary, Far Eastern Air Transport announced plans to purchase 10 Boeing 757-200s and two Boeing MD-83s. "To cope with our route-expansion...

Twenty successful missions and more than 60 million miles under her belt, America's Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis arrived home to the Boeing Orbiter Major Modification Facility here today atop a...

The U.S. Air Force received its 35th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III today when a Boeing flight crew delivered the airplane to its new home, the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C....

A group of Australian aerospace companies, led by Boeing Australia Limited, have signed a teaming agreement allowing the group to combine their efforts in bidding for the forthcoming...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced several new service offerings that will greatly expand the air transport industry's access to digitized maintenance data and help end reliance on...

Boeing celebrated a major milestone on the T-38 Avionics Upgrade program today with a ribbon-cutting and site dedication ceremony at its facility at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz. The...

Boeing has received a contract worth approximately $450 million to develop and test a mission systems upgrade for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) fleet of 17 E-3 Airborne Warning...

The filter that will allow the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter to operate on deadly, contaminated battlefields has been successfully integrated into the aircraft's environmental control...

A video news release detailing new Boeing-developed, airplane-wing technology is now available for your use. Cellular wing technology could revolutionize how aircraft -- particularly military...

The telecommunications industry has honored DigitalXpress and The Boeing Company for its application of direct-broadcast technology in its merger communication activities. In recognition of the...

An intuitive electronic database that allows manufacturing designers to more effectively evaluate material and process design alternatives is under development at The Boeing Company. When...

Dr. William J. Perry, former secretary of defense under the Clinton administration, has been appointed to the board of directors of The Boeing Company. The announcement was made by Phil Condit,...

Boeing has been awarded a $64.8 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture re-engine kits for KC-135 and RC-135 aircraft. The contract is with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at...

When Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit decided to pursue a doctoral degree in engineering, he chose to make it a nontraditional, international effort. Recently, that decision...

The U.S. Air Force has taken the first step toward its vision of a Distributed Mission Training (DMT) capability by awarding The Boeing Company a $333.4 million contract for the F-15C Contractor...

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today an order for 10 737-900s and 10 options, launching the fourth model in the Next-Generation 737 family, the fastest-selling family of commercial jetliners...

Lee Monson has been named vice president of Sales for Boeing Business Jets, the joint venture established in July 1996 by The Boeing Company and General Electric Co. to market a derivative of the...

The 250th Delta expendable launch vehicle successfully carried five satellites into orbit today at 5:34:26 p.m. PST, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. "Delta 250 is more than a milestone for...

The newest member of the 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-700, today receives FAA approval to enter service as Don Riggin, office manager for the FAA Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today its contribution of $250,000 to the scholarship fund of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to support training of airline...

Boeing rolled out the first of 25 F-15Is for the Israel Air Force today. The ceremony marked an important milestone in a long, productive partnership between the company and the state of Israel....

The task of training more than 21,000 managers nationwide is a daunting one. But with the help of DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company, The Boeing Company today begins linking...

With just eight months remaining before the first U.S. astronaut teams go into space to begin assembly of the International Space Station, a vital component of the system that will provide the...

P6 cargo element for the International Space Station in a test chamber at the Lockhead Martin Test Facility in Denver, Colorado. This Space Station component has arrived at Marshall Space Flight...

A replenishment satellite built by The Boeing Company for the U.S. Air Force's Global Position System (GPS) was carried into orbit today aboard the aerospace company's Delta II expendable launch...

Don Brown has been named director of Flight Operations for airlift and tanker programs at The Boeing Company in Long Beach, Calif. Boeing builds the C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane in Long...

A Boeing Delta II will boost an IRIDIUM® payload containing five commercial satellites into low-Earth orbit no earlier than November 8 at 5:34:26 p.m. PST. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force...

The twenty-eighth and final satellite of the U.S. Air Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block IIA program will be launched here tomorrow, Nov. 4, The Boeing Company said today. "The last...

The third of four Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built to production standards was delivered Oct. 30 to the V-22 Integrated Test Team at the Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Test...

Following several months of careful market analysis, the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced decisions regarding the company's product strategy for jetliners produced by its Douglas...

Thai Airways International (THAI) today received the 100th 777 produced by Boeing -- a 777-200 named "Pattani" in honor of its namesake, a southern province in Thailand. An early-morning delivery...

The first production T-45 Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy, equipped with a new digital cockpit known as Cockpit-21, was presented in ceremonies today at The Boeing Company in St. Louis. The...