The Boeing Company in recent years has launched major initiatives to apply digital technology across a broad range of information products and services supporting airlines, and is shrinking a...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract to develop and integrate new color displays in existing F/A-18 A/B aircraft for the Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force. The $40 million...

The Italian Ministry of Defense, Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Alenia Aeronautica, together with its subsidiary Aeronavali, announced today that the parties have reached agreement in principle to develop,...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in Huntsville, Ala., was recently awarded a $2.6 million contract as part of NASA's Alternate Access to Station (AAS) project to expand options for delivering...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet moved one step closer to combat when it deployed yesterday onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen. U.S. Navy Strike Fighter...

Boeing Business Jets and Boeing Capital Corporation today confirmed the acquisition of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) by Rafik Khalifa, an entrepreneur and financier with business interests in Africa...

Connexion by BoeingSM, the breakthrough high-speed mobile information service, has contracted with Eutelsat to use the IIF4 satellite to provide additional transponder capacity that will provide...

Flight testing the state-of-the-art Next Generation 737 glass cockpit on the U.S. Navy's 707 E-6B communications aircraft will verify the new technology as more reliable, versatile and...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] has built a 20-foot (6-meters) long composite fuselage section to test candidate materials and manufacturing techniques for the Sonic Cruiser. Other materials and techniques also...

The Sonic Cruiser concept of faster flight continues to be developed by Boeing. The airplane would reduce flight times on longer-range flights by 15 to 20 percent. Though it would incorporate the...

Five of Boeing's senior executives today received Fellowships of the Royal Aeronautical Society, the organisation's highest grade of membership. Jim Albaugh, John Hayhurst, George Muellner, and...

Phantom Works, the advanced research and development unit of Boeing [NYSE:BA], has received a $92.4 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to design, develop...

GKN Aerospace Services is the newest member of the Boeing Sonic Cruiser technology development team. The team is working to develop the advanced technology solutions that will make the Sonic...

At the Farnborough Air Show today, Walt Gillette, vice president and program manager for the Boeing Sonic Cruiser, outlined the progress being made on five technology fronts as Boeing [NYSE:BA]...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] released its 2002 Current Market Outlook (CMO) at the Farnborough Air Show today, noting a forecast of a $4.9 trillion market for new commercial airplanes and aviation...

The British government has given the regulatory approval for Connexion by Boeing to provide airlines and passengers broadband in-flight access to the Internet, corporate intranets, email and other...

The international team helping develop the advanced technology solutions for the Boeing Sonic Cruiser has grown with the appointment of Austria-based Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC)...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has added Stork Fokker Aerostructures, based in the Netherlands, to the Sonic Cruiser technology development team. The team is working to develop the solutions that will make the...

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and BAE SYSTEMS announced at the Farnborough Airshow a memorandum of understanding to support all aspects of global ballistic missile defense. Through this agreement,...

The German government has cleared the way for the introduction of inflight broadband Internet services to air travelers beginning next January by authorizing The Boeing Company to use a range of...

Two of the world's leading aerospace and defense companies, announced an historic partnership to develop solutions in ballistic missile defense. The transatlantic team effort will focus on...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] and Alenia Spazio (a Finmeccanica Company) announced a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on ballistic missile defense today at the Farnborough Air Show. "Boeing...

The Boeing Company announced today it has established multi-year collaborative R&D relationships with Cambridge, Cranfield and Sheffield Universities in the United Kingdom to work on a variety of...

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Connexion by BoeingSM today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent that will make the industry-leading Asian carrier a significant new customer for the high-speed...

The air force that defends one of the world's oldest civilizations soon will be adding some of the most advanced Boeing [NYSE: BA] transport helicopters to its fleet. Boeing is modernizing six...

The Sonic Cruiser being featured in The Boeing Company's Farnborough Air Show display highlights several configuration modifications that have been made during the past year. There is a new angle...

The Boeing Company and Panthesis, Inc., announced today that they have completed a transaction that gives Boeing an equity stake in Panthesis and provides Panthesis with an exclusive right to...

Peter Hartman (right), managing director and chief operating officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Rob Ruijter (left), chief financial officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Alan Mulally,...

The Boeing [NYSE:BA] Sonic Cruiser will meet aggressive environmental performance targets. "Faster flight is what passengers want," said Walt Gillette, vice president and program manager of the...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today signed a teaming agreement with Fokker Services, B.V., to establish a new European Support Center. The center is part of a larger global support network that will offer...

Carnegie Mellon and Boeing have been awarded $5.5 million to build and test a prototype robotic unmanned ground combat vehicle, or UGCV . The hybrid-powered vehicle, pictured in this artist's...

Northwest Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 16 757-300s, marking another milestone in the largest fleet renewal program in the carrier's 75-year history. Northwest will use the efficient...

What can you do to increase your safety and security when flying? Text Spanish Version (PDF). Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, many people use the terms "safety" and "security" a lot,...

Boeing recently installed the propulsion system for its short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator aircraft in less than four hours, the second time in...

The first Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, extensively modified by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to house the revolutionary ABL ballistic missile-defense system, successfully flew for the first time today. The...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it has selected Boeing for a $23 million contract to evaluate the feasibility of integrating emerging security- and...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Continental Graphics Corporation (doing business as Continental DataGraphics) and FlashFind Corporation of Houston have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to...

Boeing technicians rolled back the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., providing the first glimpse of the fully integrated Boeing Delta IV...

Almost everything spends some part of the day at rest - animals sleep, machines power down, flowers close. But not the 737QC. This unique airplane can fly passengers by day and cargo by night,...

The Boeing Company today released its press-briefing schedule for the biennial Farnborough Air Show in England. This year's event will be held July 22-28. Members of the accredited media are...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the Flight Safety Foundation are seeking nominations for the first Flight Safety Foundation-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award. This award, to be...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named the Hon. Andrew Peacock, AC, to the new position of president Boeing-Australia. He will co-ordinate all company activities in Australia from a new...

The Boeing Company will release its second quarter 2002 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, July 17. A conference call presentation to securities analysts and the...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has successfully completed the preliminary design review for the airborne mission system for Australia's Project Wedgetail, taking a major step toward manufacturing...

Teachers from around the globe will reunite in Huntsville, Ala., at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Advanced Space Academy for Educators today to celebrate their commitment to sharing the...

The Boeing Company, Rockwell Collins and FLS Aerospace have completed their eighth and final 747-400 with the New Millennium airplane interior, for South African Airways. The New Millennium...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] will make a significant contribution to improving and enhancing U.S. rocket propulsion technology under a one-year, $2.6-million Air Force contract awarded to Boeing's...

Boeing Autometric, a global leader in geospatial information and technology solutions, has opened permanent offices in Fredericksburg, VA. Boeing Autometric is a unit of The Boeing Company...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced the creation of Integrated Defense Systems, a $23 billion business merging the company's total space, defense, government, intelligence and communications capabilities...

Imagine a high-tech "wallpaper" that uses compressed air to block outside noise on an airplane, protect sound-emitting military equipment from detection in the field, or shield sensitive...

Mongolian Airlines has received its first Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737-800 with blended winglets under an agreement between Mongolian Airlines and GATX Capital. The leased jetliner is expected to enter...

Oman Air continues its aggressive fleet and market expansion program with the arrival of the newest Boeing airplane in its fleet, a 737-700. This airplane was purchased as part of a five-airplane...

A Boeing-built U.S. Navy communications satellite, launched nine years ago and formerly used as an in-orbit spare, has a new mission providing critical military communications capacity for U.S....

At a ceremony in Madrid today, the Minister of Science and Technology for Spain, Anna Birulés, helped celebrate the official opening of the new Boeing Research and Technology Center there, along...

Preston Aviation Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has licensed its Total Airspace & Airport Modeller (TAAM) to the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation. TAAM is a...

Copa Airlines of Panama has become the first carrier in North, Central and South America to operate the Boeing 737-700 with advanced winglet technology. The distinctive winglets reduce drag and...

Initial design of a new prototype air-breathing rocket engine for NASA -- one that could revolutionize air and space travel in the next 40 years -- reached a major milestone ahead of schedule last...

Copa Airlines of Panama has taken delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 with winglets, becoming the first carrier in all of the Americas to operate the -700 model with advanced...

The Boeing Company has helped NASA with a first step toward penetrating the innermost secrets of comets as a Boeing Delta II 7425 rocket powered into the skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force...

The Boeing Company has helped NASA with a first step toward penetrating the innermost secrets of comets as the Boeing Delta II 7425 rocket powered into the skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force...

The Boeing Company today announced second quarter and six months deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. Major program deliveries during the second quarter and the year to...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a new 757-200 to China Xinjiang Airlines. The versatile single-aisle jetliner joins the carrier's Boeing fleet of eight 757s and six 737s. China...

The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), shown publicly in Australia for the first time today, introduces a new era of capability for long-distance...

In a Boeing factory near Seattle, the front section of fuselage for the first Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER jetliner is lifted into place and joined with other sections to form an airplane body. The...

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 meeting yesterday. The dividend is...

The U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command today announced The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] as the prime system engineering contractor of a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract to develop...

Boeing on June 21 delivered the first of 10 new F-15E Strike Eagles it's currently producing for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the 227th Strike Eagle built at the company's St. Louis...

Connexion By BoeingSM today announced the selection of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) to design and produce the next-generation antenna for the Boeing business unit's...

ScanEagle, a Boeing long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, successfully made its first autonomous flight Wednesday at the company's Boardman test facility in eastern Oregon. The UAV,...

Workers at the Boeing airplane manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., loaded the first wing spar for the newest 777, the 777-300ER (extended range) airplane into the automated spar assembly...

Mechanics at the airplane manufacturing facility here today began assembling the first of two new longer-range Boeing 777s, the 777-300ER (extended range). Workers took the first step in the major...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled a new Web site featuring extensive information about aviation safety. The address of the site is http://www.boeing.com/safety. "Aviation safety is a...

China Southern Airlines [NYSE: ZNH] [HKSE: 1055], the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today celebrated the delivery of the first Boeing 747-400...

In the season of graduations, a new study has identified Boeing [NYSE: BA] as the No. 1 employer by engineering and science college students. The 2002 Universum Undergraduate Survey, produced...

China Southern Airlines became the first Chinese carrier to operate the Boeing 747-400 Freighter. The jetliner is the first 747-400 in the China Southern fleet and the first all-cargo airplane...

The U.S. Army's sixth AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion has been certified combat-ready after completing extensive training at Fort Hood, Texas. The battalion will return to...

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has authorized Boeing to launch the Thuraya-2 satellite in Jan. 2003 and has contracted with Boeing to build...

Boeing Satellite Systems will deliver Thuraya-2 for launch in January 2003, and will build Thuraya-3, the third in a series of GEO-Mobile satellites for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications...

The 100th Boeing 717 production airplane was delivered today to launch customer AirTran Airways, bringing the low-fare airline's 717 fleet to 37 airplanes. According to AirTran, the 717 is 24...

At the Cable & Satellite Broadcaster's Association of Asia (CASBAA), a Boeing Space and Communications official reported signs of recovery in the commercial satellite industry noting a recent...

Families who want to keep a balanced budget in the home are more successful when they rely on a solid financial system that helps keep track of expenses. When no surprises show up in daily...

Thousands of proud Boeing employees today celebrated the debut of their new 747-400ER (extended range) airplane at a ceremonial rollout in the largest building in the world. The airplane, the...

The new Boeing 747-400ER (extended range) rolls out of the paint hangar in Everett, Wash., -- and now the countdown to its first flight begins. Following a June 17 employee rollout celebration,...

The Sea Launch team is counting down to liftoff at 3:39:30 p.m. PDT (10:39:30 p.m. GMT) today of PanAmSat's Galaxy IIIC mission, from the launch site at the Equator, 154 degrees West Longitude....

Boeing's 702 spacecraft, the highest capacity satellite in the world, has returned to flight. Galaxy IIIC, a Boeing-built satellite for PanAmSat Corporation, launched today at 3:39 p.m. PDT (6:39...

A Sea Launch rocket today successfully launched PanAmSat's Galaxy IIIC satellite into orbit. Marking Sea Launch's seventh successful mission, the three-stage rocket lifted off at 3:39:30 P.M. PDT...

It's no secret that the travel industry has been struggling lately. But one segment continues to do well - the low-fare airlines such as Southwest Airlines in the United States, Ryanair and...

A Boeing 737-700 with winglets was delivered this month to Kenya Airways, a Nairobi based carrier now operating an all Boeing fleet. The airplane, one of three airplane models ordered by the...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $61.8 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for five re-engining kits for the RC-135 aircraft and two re-engining kits for the KC-135 aircraft. The contract...

The Boeing Company delivered the 100th F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the U.S. Navy, June 14, 2002, during a ceremony at its St. Louis, Mo. facility. ###

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today it will repair the 307 Stratoliner airplane to the condition it was in when the initial restoration was completed last year. The repair team has...

Boeing Wichita [NYSE: BA] has signed an agreement with Boeing Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) to establish a Service Center here for the repair and overhaul of aircraft nacelles and composite...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that the X-31A aircraft has begun flight testing in Phase II of the VECTOR program. VECTOR is a multinational program focused on demonstrating how...

British Airways will take a further step into the next generation of air travel by offering on-board e-mail and Internet access for its passengers. British Airways, the airline that revolutionised...

Scientists believe comets may have brought the building blocks of life to Earth 3.8 billion years ago. To further study the comets' behavior and evolution, Boeing [NYSE:BA] will launch NASA's...

Air Algerie today took delivery of two new Boeing 737-600s [NYSE: BA] as part of a complete fleet renewal program. Air Algerie's aggressive renewal effort includes seven new 737-800s and five new...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have arrived at the launch site on the Equator at 154° West Longitude. The Sea Launch team is now preparing for launch of PanAmSat's...

The newest member of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 747 family is gearing up for its ceremonial rollout celebration. On June 17, the 747-400ER (Extended Range) will make its debut in front of thousands of...

Boeing engineers have released to manufacturing 90 percent of the design drawings necessary to build the 777-300ER (extended range) airplane. This means that design work on this first of two new...

A worker in Wichita, Kan., is shown here machining the largest monolithic part ever fabricated at the site. The part, a three-bay piece for the raised cargo floor in 777-300ER's flight deck began...