Quietly passing a major aviation milestone, the Federal Aviation Administration issued on Aug. 4 the first civil Powered Lift pilot rating to Tom Macdonald, Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor chief test...

Progress is being made toward the ultimate flight of the X-33 reusable launch vehicle as aerospike engine components continue to pass rigid testing. Most recently, a gas generator to be used on...

The first Delta II launch by Boeing since the merger with McDonnell Douglas placed five satellites in space today completing one-third of the IRIDIUM® communications system constellation. Today's...

Six Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft, together with nearly 125 Canadian troops, will embark in mid-August on a three-month mission in support of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO)...

Earl Godby has been named director of the Boeing Company Ltd., Czech Republic office in Prague. Godby, a former U.S. Air Force officer, will be responsible for day-to-day activities in working...

A former McDonnell Douglas team, now part of The Boeing Company, has been recognized by the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project for developing technologies needed to...

Today's launch of five IRIDIUM® system satellites has been delayed 24-hours due to smoke from distant brush fires and high winds. The satellites remain safe on board the Boeing Delta II...

Flexible Metal Hose Manufacturing (FMH) Company, Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif., has been named The Boeing Company 1997 Small Disadvantaged Business Supplier of the Year. The award, which was...

Officials scrubbed today's launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying five IRIDIUM® system satellites. Officials scrubbed the launch due to an issue with the satellite ground...

Three submarine commanding officers who have passed the Royal Australian Navy's toughest command course were presented with engraved wrist watches by Boeing Australia's Submarine Project Director,...

A Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delta II will launch five IRIDIUM® telecommunications system satellites on Sunday, Aug. 17, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The five-second launch window opens...

The newest version of an innovative on-line information service for aircraft maintenance offers operators of Boeing jetliners better access to more data, setting the stage for future "one-stop...

The receipt of a $700,000 payment from The Boeing Company, part of a $1.5 million gift to the University of Idaho's (UI) College of Engineering , has led the college to reach a new record in...

The Boeing Company expressed disappointment with a statement issued today by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM/AW) that criticized an aircraft maintenance and...

The Boeing Company announced today the new name of its wholly-owned financial services subsidiary, Boeing Capital Corporation, formerly McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation. Based in Long Beach,...

-The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) endorsed advanced technology helicopters over conventional rotorcraft this week with the announcement that it will purchase 45 MD...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announces the first Delta II launch after the merger with McDonnell Douglas for Aug. 17 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The Delta II carrying five IRIDIUM® System...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program today announced the successful completion of two significant propulsion tests. Both are important milestones in the company's quest to build the...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., or TAECO, today announced that Boeing has joined the Asian partnership to provide airline customers with...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has announced the appointment of Nancy Bethel as executive vice president. She will lead the world's most successful commercial airplane sales and support team...

The Boeing Company will conclude its sixth annual Discover Engineering Summer Science Camp with an open house for camp students and their parents at noon this Saturday, Aug. 9, at the company's...

DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company specializing in high-quality, low-cost satellite-to-desktop digital video, audio and data information distribution systems for the business...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit announced today that with the merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corp. now completed, the new Boeing has begun operations as...

The new Boeing signature evolved from symbols and logos that have represented the Boeing, Douglas, and McDonnell aircraft companies over the years. ###

The Boeing Company today unveiled a new corporate identity program to celebrate its merger with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The program introduces a new symbol that will be used along with...

With the merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corp. now completed, Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit today announced that the board of directors of the newly...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has named Richard H. Pearson vice president and general manager of the Douglas Products Division, formerly known as Douglas Aircraft Company. The Douglas Products...

The longest Boeing 737 ever built made its first flight today, with Boeing Capts. Mike Hewett and Jim McRoberts at the airplane's controls. At 9 a.m. PDT, the 129-foot, 6-inch 737-800 took off...

After a month of tests in a University of Washington water tunnel, Boeing engineers have identified a trio of design options to enhance the aerodynamic performance of a key component of the...

The Boeing Company today announced that appropriate merger filings have been submitted to the State of Maryland and that the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas will become effective at 12:01...

The Boeing Company today announced that it had received final approval from the European Commission on its proposed merger with McDonnell Douglas. "It is great to have this final hurdle behind...

The Boeing Company signed a contract on July 25 with Aero Vodochody Ltd. of the Czech Republic, to provide advanced avionics and weapon delivery systems for 72 lead-in fighter aircraft for the...

It's official - the Boeing 777 has earned its way into aviation history as the globe-circling commercial jetliner - flying the fastest and farthest of its size and class. The Federation...

Twenty-four elementary and high school teachers from across the United States are attending Space Academy for Educators - under the sponsorship of the commercial, aerospace and defense units of...

The Boeing Company announced today that its shareholders have approved issuance of up to 278,796,294 new shares of Boeing common stock to accomplish the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas...

The merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas today received a positive opinion from the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. "This is a significant step toward completing the merger of these two...

China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, has become the first airline to operate the Boeing 777 on transpacific service. The China Southern 777-200 IGW landed...

The Boeing Company will hold its sixth annual Discover Engineering Summer Science Camp on three consecutive Fridays and Saturdays from July 25 to Aug. 9 at the Boeing Space Systems Division in...

The Boeing Company was informed on Wednesday that the Advisory Committee of the European Commission's Merger Task Force has recommended that the proposed merger between Boeing and McDonnell...

A new exhibit now is open at the Museum of Flight, giving visitors a first-hand look at how The Boeing Company built the 777 -- the first airplane to be 100-percent digitally designed and...

Martin W. Roewer has been named Marketing director for Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., replacing Warren Green, who retired. Roewer, a 10-year Boeing employee, most recently served as Business...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 92 commercial jet transports in the quarter ended June 30. The deliveries in the second quarter consisted of 35 737s, 12 747s, 12 757s, 12 767s...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $216 million contract with award fee to upgrade defensive systems on the B-1B Lancer bomber, thereby increasing the survivability of the aircraft and its...

In light of today's announcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the agency has given unconditional approval to the proposed merger of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and McDonnell...

The Boeing-built AGM-130 standoff missile successfully demonstrated increased capability recently by hitting a horizontal target during a U.S. Air Force mission at Eglin Air Force Base in...

Boeing has contracted DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company, to provide services that will increase the company's employee training and corporate communications capabilities....

The first Next-Generation 737-800 made its debut today at the Boeing Renton, Wash., factory. A crowd of several thousand Boeing Commercial Airplane Group employees was on hand to witness the...

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 June 30 meeting. The dividend is...

Boeing Australia today handed over the last of the modified Kiowa helicopter to the 162 Reconnaissance Squadron of the Australian Army in Townsville, Queensland. Over the last few months, Boeing...

The U. S. Army (MICOM) has awarded The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Ala., a follow-on $6.5 million contract for production of air defense modification kits and spare parts in support of the...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today at the Paris Air Show that British Airways has ordered five Boeing 777 and three 767 jetliners worth an estimated $1 billion. Boeing will deliver...

As the Boeing 737-700 prepared to depart the Paris Air Show, Ron Woodard, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president, noted that the 737-700 program will generate more jobs in France over the next...

Sunrock Aircraft Corporation, an operating leasing arm of Nissho Iwai Corporation of Japan, today signed a purchase contract for seven Boeing 737 airplanes, including five Boeing Next-Generation...

Newly formed Swiss World Airways has accepted a proposal to purchase two Boeing 767-300ERs valued at $203 million dollars, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Boeing will deliver the...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed that Icelandair will be the second customer for the new Boeing 757-300 and the first to use the big jetliner in regularly scheduled service....

In an effort to ensure success of a new joint venture that begins June 30 to provide airline training, partners Boeing and FlightSafety International have added the option of staffing the venture...

The first production V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft is under construction at Bell and Boeing facilities in Texas and Pennsylvania, following the release of funds by the U.S. Navy in April to pay...

Customers and suppliers -- including many from Europe -- played a key role in the development of the Next-Generation 737, said Ron Woodard, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president. "This...

The Bell Boeing joint venture today announced sales of its new Bell Boeing 609 civil tiltrotor aircraft, slated for delivery beginning in 2001. Twenty-one buyers have placed deposits to date for...

On the heels of this week's announcement that golf superstar Greg Norman and 14 additional customers have placed orders for the new Boeing Business Jet, the organization's president, Borge...

The Boeing Company today announced it will conduct a study for NASA on the feasibility of replacing the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) used to launch America's Space Shuttle with an upgraded...

A Boeing-led team announced its intention to bid on a Department of Defense Global Broadcast Service (GBS) contract, which will be awarded in September 1997. GBS systems allow large blocks of data...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group executive vice president Nancy Bethel today announced that Pat Coulter, former vice president of Corporate Communications at Bell Atlantic, has joined Boeing...

Boeing Business Jets President Borge Boeskov and Golfer Greg Norman today announced that Norman will purchase a Boeing Business Jet 737 airplane and serve as a spokesperson for the Boeing...

Dr. Robert G. Quinn, Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been selected to receive the prestigious 1997 Boeing Outstanding...

EgyptAir, the national carrier of the Arab Republic of Egypt, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200, an increased gross weight (IGW) version of the popular twinjet. The airline has long...

Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile (LanChile) of Santiago, Chile today announced an order for three Boeing 767-300 extended range jetliners at a press conference in New York City. The order is valued...

The first Japanese-built structural parts for the initial Boeing 777-300 airplane were unloaded May 9 at the company's manufacturing plant in Everett, Wash. The wing in-spar ribs, designed and...

The aviation industry's first World Wide Web site for ordering jetliner spare parts has generated over 150,000 transactions in its first six months, and that volume is expected to grow to half a...

Boeing has completed safety-of-flight testing of the life-support system to be worn by pilots during the F-22 fighter flight-test program. "The F-22 life-support system will deliver superior...

The Boeing Company, which today received the European Commission's (EC) statement of objections to the planned merger with McDonnell Douglas, said it remained confident that the merger would be...

The four engineers who designed the Boeing 747, which has carried 1.8 billion people almost 25 billion miles, have won the third Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Prize. The design team of Joseph...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced production rate changes on a number of its airplane models. The rate changes, which take effect in 1998, will result in a production rate of 43...

The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Public Relations & Advertising organization has received an award for their "Survival Of The Fittest" advertisement. Cited for "a powerful visual, coupled with...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract to study the consolidation of NASA's space operations elements. The Phase 1 Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC) will develop an integrated...

Emirates Airlines, the international carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today took delivery of an increased gross weight (IGW) version of the Boeing 777-200. The airline is the first carrier in...

A joint venture team, composed of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and CSA Czech Airlines, has been selected to become a strategic partner with Aero Vodochody, a Czech...

The Boeing Company has named Don Darwin as the new Defense & Space Group vice president of Information Systems. Darwin replaces Terry Milholland, who recently was named chief information officer...

Singapore Airlines, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, today took delivery of its first Boeing 777. The airplane is the first of seventy-seven 777s, valued at $12.7 billion, the...

The next generation of Boeing-built Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites will feature a substantial upgrade to the cesium atomic clock technology that forms the heart of the world's...

The first Boeing 737 will return for a visit to its birthplace at Boeing Field this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its first flight. The aircraft will be on display at Seattle's...

Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has ordered ten Boeing 737-400 twinjets valued at approximately $440 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The contract calls for...

The Boeing Company has been selected by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) for a potentially far-reaching study contract that could lead to the Company's selection as the lead...

Teledesic Corporation and The Boeing Company today announced that Boeing will become an equity partner in Teledesic and serve as the prime contractor for the company's global, broadband...

Maersk Air Group has ordered two Boeing 737-500 twinjets valued at US$72 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Deliveries are scheduled for September and October 1998. The new...

Shareholders of The Boeing Company yesterday approved doubling the authorized capital stock of the company. The new total is 1,220,000,000 shares, consisting of 1,200,000,000 shares of common...

The Department of Defense has given final approval for the Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team to begin producing V-22 Osprey aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Five of the Ospreys were approved in this...

Malaysia Airlines, the national airline of Malaysia, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, received its first Boeing 777, in an Everett, Wash. acceptance ceremony yesterday. In January...

Boeing Wichita, the Boeing Company's principal site for aircraft modifications, announced today a contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to convert two 747 Stretched Upper Deck (SUD) combi...

Aviation history reached another milestone today when Lufthansa Cargo AG and Boeing celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first 747 Freighter. The two companies held ceremonies at JFK...

A Boeing-led team has developed technology that could significantly reduce the toxic paints and solvents used to clean them from military airplanes. Known as the Joint Strike Fighter Paintless...

NASA Administrator Dan Goldin today awarded the 1996 George M. Low Award for "excellence and outstanding achievements in quality and performance" to the Rocketdyne Division of Boeing North...

One of the aviation industry's largest annual conferences presented its "Innovation Award" to Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in recognition of service enhancements initiated by the Boeing...

Boeing finalized an agreement yesterday with the Seattle Professional Engineering Employees Association (SPEEA) that establishes a variety of provisions for all SPEEA-represented employees...

For two young computer/software experts, America will be home for at least the next six months as they head off on an international exchange program organised by Boeing Australia Limited. The two,...

Flight testing of the next generation Boeing 737-700 aircraft is continuing, with the aircraft recently setting an altitude record for 737's by flying to 12,500 metres. Earlier 737 models fly no...

A novel Boeing community outreach program is uniting more than 200 Southeast Los Angeles-area students and parents to learn more about computers--and each other. The participants - sixth through...

Boeing engineers have completed a key milestone in the design of the 757-300, the newest and largest Boeing single-aisle airplane. On April 1, engineers released 25 percent of all design drawings...

The curtain was drawn aside today -- literally -- on a new era in aerial combat. The first production F-22 air dominance fighter aircraft for the U.S. Air Force was unveiled in ceremonies this...