The side cargo door was installed earlier this month on the first 757-200 to undergo passenger-to-freighter modification for DHL Worldwide Express at Boeing Airplane Services' Wichita facility....

The Boeing Company today elevated the status of three business growth opportunities to bring increased management focus and attention to new frontier business activities for the world's largest...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents a share was declared by the Board of Directors at its October 30th meeting. The dividend is...

The U.S. Army has selected a new sensor system - to be known as Arrowhead - that will give the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopter significantly greater night vision and targeting...

Boeing employees at the Delta rocket factory here have completed the assembly of the first Delta IV common booster core (CBC), the largest element of the newest Boeing rocket. Gov. Don Siegelman...

In its annual forecast, briefed to media today in Rio de Janeiro, Boeing projects a market for 1,470 new airplanes worth $79 billion in Latin America over the next 20 years. One-third of that...

German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug has earned another page in the aviation history books by being the first airline to fly the Boeing 737-800 with blended winglets. The test flight took place Sept....

Delta Air Lines, the world's largest operator of Boeing 767 airplanes, took delivery of its 100th new Boeing 767 jetliner. The airplane is a 767-400ER (extended range) model, and the sixth...

A Boeing 737-800, retrofitted with new blended winglets, is shown on its first flight Sept. 26. The airplane belongs to German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug, which has ordered 26 blended winglet kits...

Delta Air Lines has introduced the 100th new 767 into its fleet. The airplane shown here is a 767-400ER, the newest member of the 767 family. The 767-400ER has the lowest operating cost per trip...

Rep International air cargo carrier Polar Air Cargo's first Boeing 747-400 Freighter takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., after delivery from Boeing. Polar Air will be the only scheduled...

Sea Launch, the multinational ocean-based launch services company, successfully launched the heaviest commercial payload in history last night, the Thuraya-1 mobile communications satellite. The...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Singapore Airlines has agreed to order six Boeing 747-400 Freighters. "We have a strong and lasting relationship with Singapore Airlines and continue to be...

Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the Thuraya-1 satellite to Friday, Oct. 20. The 45-minute launch window will open at 10:52 p.m. PDT. The launch, originally scheduled for Oct. 18, was...

Pending regulatory and board approvals, GKN plc of the United Kingdom intends to buy The Boeing Company's St. Louis fabrication operations, establish its U.S.-based administrative offices here,...

Sea Launch has scrubbed tonight's launch of the Thuraya-1 satellite due to an instrumentation issue found in pre-launch operations. The launch countdown has been recycled 24 hours. The 45-minute...

Boeing recently delivered the first 747-300 Special Freighter to Atlas Air from the Boeing Airplane Services' Wichita, Kan., modification facility. Colorado-based Atlas Air launched the 747-300...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) said today that it intends to acquire Hawker de Havilland, a designer and manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft aerostructure components. Through its...

The Boeing Company will Webcast an investor telephone conference regarding its third quarter 2000 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, Oct. 18....

The Boeing Company today congratulated easyJet for taking delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplane. The airline will operate more than 40 of the world's best-selling jetliners...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator flies over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on its tenth flight. Boeing lead test pilot Fred Knox took the aircraft to an altitude of...

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), with assistance from the U.S. Air Force and Boeing, has concluded its rigorous flight evaluation of the F-15E Strike Eagle. Boeing has proposed the F-15K,...

Today AirTran Airways celebrated its first year of operating the Boeing 717, the world's newest single-aisle airplane designed for short-haul, high-frequency routes. The 717's performance has far...

The Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey Launch Platform, have departed Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., in preparation for the launch of the Thuraya-1 satellite on Oct. 18. The Sea...

The Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey Launch Platform arrived at the equator at 4 a.m. (PST), March 9, and immediately began preparation for launch countdown. Launch time is set precisely at...

The U. S. Air Force dedicated a C-17 Globemaster III "The City of St. Louis" Oct. 10, 2000, during a ceremony at The Boeing Company in St. Louis. More than 2,000 Boeing employees in St. Louis...

Boeing Business Jets today announced it has sold 71 airplanes since it was launched as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and General Electric in 1996. As of October 2000, cumulative...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today completed its acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corporation's space and communications business and related operations. The acquisition makes Boeing the world's...

The Boeing Company has selected local contractors McCarthy Brothers Construction and J.S. Alberici Construction Co. to carry out the first phase of its St. Louis site modernization plan. Alberici...

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has concluded its purchase of Jeppesen Sanderson Inc., after receiving approval from government authorities in the U.S. and Germany. Jeppesen becomes a wholly owned...

A team of engineering professors from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D., has been selected to receive the prestigious 2000 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award. As the...

Boeing began production in St. Louis of the 227th F-15E, with the mating of a forward bulkhead structure. Boeing expects to build at least 10 more F-15Es for the U.S. Air Force, with deliveries...

Boeing today confirmed Continental Airlines intends to order 15 Boeing 757-300 single-aisle airplanes. Continental will be the first major U.S. airline to operate the 757-300 in a two-class...

the Boeing Company, BFGoodrich Aerospace and InterContinental Aircraft Services (ICAS) today announced a Memorandum of Agreement under which all three companies will work together in a partnership...

Air France has confirmed its selection of the Boeing longer-range 777-300 as the airplane that will satisfy its increasing capacity requirements for long-haul routes. The French carrier is...

The Boeing Company today presented eight aircraft models to the University of Missouri's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) unit. Col. A.J. Briding, commander of the University of...

Air France has ordered 10 Boeing longer-range 777-300s to satisfy its increasing capacity requirements for long-haul routes. The new longer-range 777-300s will offer Air France all the advantages...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced two management changes within its Treasury organization. The changes will be effective Nov. 1. Craig Saddler, 41, has been appointed vice president -...

The Boeing Company today announced third quarter and nine months 2000 deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 117 commercial jet transports...

The haunting sounds of a chant in the Hawaiian language and a stirring performance of ancient hula filled the Boeing 717 production facility today during a blessing ceremony, marking the official...

The Preston Group (TPG), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced that it has added an office in Atlanta, Ga., to further expand the company's support and services offered around...

The U.S. Army and The Boeing Company signed an option contract Sept. 29 for the remanufacture of 269 additional U.S. Army AH-64A Apaches into next-generation AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters. The...

The Boeing-built Joint Airlock Module has successfully completed a series of leak checks in a vacuum chamber that is used to test the pressurized elements of the International Space Station. The 6...

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and The Boeing Company have begun flight evaluations of the F-15E Strike Eagle, a version of which Boeing is proposing for South Korea's FX fighter aircraft...

With more than 1 million combined flight hours under its wing and a quarter century of technological advances behind it, the AH-64 Apache continues to be the world's most versatile multi-role...

The Boeing Company announced today that GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a GE Capital Company, has finalized a definitive agreement for the purchase of 74 Boeing 777 and 737 jetliners valued...

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded $45 million to The Boeing Company for engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) of the 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM. Boeing will...

During the next 20 years, the world's freighter airplane fleet is expected to double, with the greatest growth taking place in widebody freighters, according to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast...

When the world moves goods through the air, it is a 19-to-one likelihood that those goods will move on an airplane built by The Boeing Company. Boeing airplanes account for nearly 95 percent of...

To a large audience of customers, suppliers and employees, Boeing provided a preview in St. Louis today of a revolutionary new weapon system concept called the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)....