The new 747-400ER (extended range) soared northward into the skies above Paine Field for the first time, formally beginning its flight test program. A crowd of Boeing [NYSE:BA] employees stood...

U.S. Navy Lt. Corey Pritchard earned a place in the aviation history books July 24 when he became the first pilot to land a Super Hornet during its first deployment onboard an aircraft carrier....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and CargoLifter AG have signed a contract to jointly explore stratospheric airship concepts. The contract, which provides for a detailed study of lighter-than-air stratospheric...

Physical security and crime prevention at several Park-n-Ride commuter parking lots in Denver, Colo. will be greatly enhanced through a $299,000 contract awarded to Boeing Autometric, a global...

An environmental satellite being built by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) a unit of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has successfully completed a unique instrumentation test. Boeing was...

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...