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Mike Bair, senior vice president of the 7E7 program, issued the following statement today regarding proposals for 7E7 final assembly: "Today is the deadline for proposals to be submitted. We are...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it is sponsoring the first major collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (MCA). On...
Reaching a goal of 300 in anything can be quite an accomplishment. Imagine a baseball player's 300th career homerun or a hit television series 300th episode. Now imagine the dedication it has...
The Boeing 707 (Tail #27000) that served as an Air Force One for 28 years in presidential service, will be moved to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library where it will be on permanent display by...
British Airways and Connexion by Boeing SM, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), announced that the recent successful introduction of in-flight Internet connectivity effectively...
With it's main rotor blades folded and it's radar dome stowed aft of the rotor hub, the time it takes for an AH-64D Apache Longbow to be reassembled for flight following transport is substantially...
The two Boeing [NYSE:BA] 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes are meeting, and often exceeding, expectations as they approach their sixth month of flight-testing. As of June 16, crews had...
Air China's first Boeing 737-700 took to the sky today from Boeing Field in Seattle for Beijing, People's Republic of China. The newest 737 will join Air China's predominantly Boeing fleet of...
The Boeing 777-300ER's new semi-levered landing gear system has performed flawlessly during the flight-test program. The unique gear, which is manufactured by Goodrich Corp., allows the airplane...
Flight-testing of the Boeing 777-300ER has verified the performance of numerous special features on the airplane. One such feature, Tail-Strike Protection, helps prevent tail contact with the...
Boeing's new Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) is shown here in a live "hot-fire" test, demonstrating how it would perform when installed in a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have developed new flight-control software for the F/A-18 Hornet that builds on the lessons learned during development and flight testing of the F/A-18E/F Super...
Boeing was the recipient of the coveted 2003 Flight International Aerospace Industry Award. The award, which recognizes significant industry achievements of the past 12 months, was presented to...
Boeing unveiled elements of an integrated, e-enabled aviation strategy today at the Paris International Air Show. The Boeing e-Enabled Advantage offers significant value in its potential to lower...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a contract to demonstrate cargo container security systems for Operation Safe Commerce, a Department of Homeland Security initiative aimed at...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named Kees Blekxtoon as President of Boeing Northern and Western Europe. He will represent the company's business interests and coordinate companywide business...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named John Craig to the new position of regional vice president in the Middle East with a concentration on the Gulf States. Craig will coordinate all company...
Boeing's Air Traffic Management business unit and the Air Traffic Alliance, a grouping of EADS, Airbus and Thales, announced today at the Paris Air Show that they will cooperate on issues...
Southwest Airlines, one of the world's most successful airlines, will add performance-enhancing Blended Winglets to its current and future fleet of Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737-700s. The visually...
Arrival of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters this month in South Korea marks completion of U.S. Army efforts to field an Apache Longbow battalion in the region. This newest...
Integrating air traffic control systems on the ground with airline operation centers and the flight management systems aboard aircraft in flight could produce direct benefits to airline operations...
Mike Bair, senior vice president of the Boeing 7E7 program, said today that the company is making excellent progress on the development of the 7E7 and continues to be on track to seek authority to...
Boeing employee Jeff Housekeeper puts the finishing touches on the nose section of the 7E7 high-speed wind-tunnel model. High-speed testing gets under way next month. The Boeing 7E7 will provide...
Boeing is continuing to make progress in developing the super-efficient 7E7 Dreamliner. The company is showing off its new airplane development program with a new video at its exhibit at the Paris...
Rich Bowman works on one of the 7E7 wing sections that will be tested starting in June at the Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Boeing [NYSE: BA] will test four different wing...
Boeing is working to ensure that the 7E7, expected to enter service in 2008, will be more comfortable than any other commercial jet airplane. Details about the interior will not be available for...
Low-speed wind-tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 7E7, and work is nearly complete on the model that will be used in a first round of high-speed wind-tunnel tests for the new airplane....
The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] released its 2003 Current Market Outlook at the Paris Air Show today, noting a forecast of a $5.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes and aviation services...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the name of its newest airplane -- the Boeing 7E7 -- at the Paris Air Show. After casting approximately 500,000 votes in more than 160 countries, people from...
The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane completed its first intercontinental flight today, June 13, 2003, arriving this morning at the Le Bourget, France, airport for the 45th Paris Air...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today delivered the first of three new Boeing 747-400ER (extended range) Freighters to Korean Air Lines. The other two new freighters are scheduled for delivery in late 2003 and...
The worldwide fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737s this week surpassed 10 million flight hours, a feat equal to one airplane flying more than 1,141 years nonstop. The world's fastest-selling...
The first Boeing 747-400ER (Extended Range) Freighter to be delivered to Korean Air Lines takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a test flight. The new airplane is the first of three to...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has decided that the 7E7 will be the first commercial jet ever to have a majority of the primary structure -- including the wing and fuselage -- made of advanced composite materials.
In conjunction with an announcement that the Boeing 7E7 will be made primarily of composite materials, Boeing released a new image of the super efficient airplane. Work on development of the...
On a historic day in the launch industry, Boeing Launch Services' customers successfully launched two spacecraft within hours of each other from different vantage points on the globe. Today, both...
Mars Exploration Rover-A (MER-A), the first of two NASA science missions being launched this month, has begun its journey to Mars after successfully being deployed to space today by a Boeing...
Sea Launch accomplished its eighth successful launch today with the perfect flight of the Zenit-3SL rocket and the on-target delivery of the Thuraya-2 satellite to orbit. The flawless mission for...
The Boeing Company today issued updates to its schedule of press activities at the 2003 Paris Air Show. Please note the following changes: Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive officer,...
Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, rocketed to geosynchronous transfer orbit today...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA officials have delayed today's launch attempt of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-A aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., due to the...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Aerostudies Inc. announced today the launch of the first university-based Aviation Safety e-learning curriculum at King Abdulaziz University (KAAU), in Jeddah. This program...
Boeing and NASA officials have delayed the launch of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-A spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The cause of the delay...
All systems are progressing as planned for the Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander, now positioned at the launch site on the Equator, where a countdown is underway for a June 10...
When a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket launches the first of two Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions for NASA on June 8, the world will experience the excitement of space exploration and...
Phil Marshall has been named general manager of the Boeing Delta Launch Vehicle Facility in Decatur, Ala., effective immediately. Marshall will oversee the overall operation of the Boeing Decatur...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today completed the sale of its wiring assembly plant in Corinth, Texas, to Labinal, Inc. The purchase terms were not disclosed. Labinal, a Snecma Group company, is headquartered...
The Boeing-built Thuraya-2 mobile communications satellite undergoes final preparations at Boeing Satellite Systems' in El Segundo, Calif. The Boeing GEO-Mobile satellite was built for Thuraya...
The Boeing Company today released its press-briefing schedule for the biennial Paris Air Show. This year's event will be held June 14-22. Members of the accredited media are invited to visit the...
A Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch the first of two Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions for NASA on June 8. The launch of MER-A will occur at an instantaneous window of 2:05:55 p.m....