The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) have certified the Boeing 717-200's first major upgrade to the airplane's flight control computer and...

International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), a unit of American International Group, has signed the definitive agreement for its purchase of 40 jetliners, the Boeing Company announced today. The...

Korean Air Lines and The Boeing Company announced today that the airline has placed a firm order for two 747-400 Freighters. The new cargo airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2002. The value...

The Boeing Company today confirmed the launch of the first member of the 21st century Boeing 747 family of airplanes, following an order announcement for six Longer-Range 747-400 (formerly called...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today launched the first international summit designed to enhance collaboration between technology leaders, governments and other key stakeholders in the search for...

Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed an order to purchase eight Boeing 777-200ERs and three 767-300ERs. The 777s and two of the three 767s will be direct replacements for JAL's fleet of 10 MD-11s. The...

A Boeing-led team, including Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, Havelsan, Turkish Airlines (THY) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), has been selected to begin...

The Boeing Company, along with the rest of the F-22 program team, is celebrating a major milestone marking the Nov. 21 delivery of the F-22 advanced avionics software package to Lockheed Martin...

The 737 AEW&C platform features the Boeing Next Generation 737-700, aircraft offering state-of-the-art avionics, navigation equipment and flight deck. A Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array...

The November 30 mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour will enable the crew of Expedition One to throw the switch on the US portion of the electric power system. The P6 integrated truss structure...

Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Prototype No. 1 will soon begin flight tests with a new empennage, or tail structure. Boeing has completed fabrication of a newly designed tail, consisting of...

Two earth-observing satellites and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data were launched into orbit today aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket. The rocket lifted off the launch...

Results from a new in-flight survey of more than 8,000 passengers provide the latest evidence that passengers overwhelmingly prefer Boeing jetliners for long flights. The Long Flights Airplane...

The Boeing Company today welcomed SKY Airlines, an international charter carrier based in Cyprus, as the newest member of the Boeing Next-Generation 737 family of operators. SKY Airlines is part...

Vietnam Airlines, the national airline of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, today signed a Letter of Intent to purchase up to three long-range Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) jetliners. The...

History will be made at Boeing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, when a Delta II rocket carries a dual payload into space for NASA and Argentina. It will be the first time a Delta II rocket has carried two...

Air France's 777 fleet just got larger with today's addition of their 12th 777-200ER. The airplane is the first to have the new General Electric GE90-94B engine, which just earned certification...

The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) has presented its annual Whittle Safety Award to a team of human factors specialists at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. The award recognizes...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft today successfully began field carrier landing practice (FCLP) tests to demonstrate flying and handling qualities during...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet team last night added another award to its long list of achievements by receiving the 2000 Aviation Week Quality Center Award during a ceremony in Long Beach, Calif. The...

The Boeing 777, powered by the new General Electric GE90-94B engine, has earned certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification comes after a successful...

The Boeing Company today announced that Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has chosen Boeing airplanes for its fleet expansion. The intention to acquire up to 20 medium-range Boeing Next-Generation 737s and...

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Miramax Films, AMC Theatres, and a multi-industry team today unveiled a fiber- and satellite-based system designed to revolutionize motion picture film distribution....

The Boeing Company today announced that Royal Air Maroc has chosen Boeing airplanes for its fleet expansion. The intention to acquire up to 20 medium-range Boeing Next-Generation 737s and two...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Atlas Air ordered four new Boeing 747-400 Freighter airplanes. Atlas Air operates 38 Boeing 747s in its fleet, 12 of which are new-technology 747-400...

Polynesian Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 airplane. The airplane will be leased through International Lease Finance Corporation. "The Boeing 737 airplane is a...

The Boeing Company announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded a $16 million firm fixed price contract to the Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) III industry team to perform a...

A surge in orders this fall has pushed net total orders for Boeing commercial jetliners above the 15,000 mark, a milestone matched by no other commercial jetliner manufacturer in history. Pan...

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, has taken delivery of its 11th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane is the airline's first with the...

The Boeing Company today confirmed an order from Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. for five 747-400s, bringing their total count of 747s to 24 -- 13 of which will be 747-400s. These airplanes are the...

A Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational satellite was placed into an elliptical orbit almost 11,000 miles above the Earth today by a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket at 12:14 p.m. EST. The...

Continental Airlines took delivery of its first 767-200ER (extended range) jetliner. The 767-200ER is the smallest member of the 767 family, which also includes two additional passenger models,...

A presentation by Alan Mulally, Boeing senior vice president and president of Commercial Airplanes, to the Salomon Smith Barney annual transportation conference on Nov. 14, will be webcast on the...

Scandinavian Airlines System's (SAS) 11th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 is sporting a new passenger-pleasing cabin configuration that features a new seating system, allowing the airline to vary...

Continental's newest 767-200ER includes the award-winning 777-style interior, which was first introduced into the 767 family on the 767-400ER. Newly sculpted sidewalls, ceilings and stow bins...

Continental Airlines today takes delivery of its first 767-200ER (extended range) jetliner. The 174-passenger 767 is the first to be delivered from a November 1998 order for 10 of the airplanes...

Bangkok Airways' first Boeing 717-200 begins its journey home today following a special delivery ceremony in Long Beach, Calif. This event marks another milestone for Bangkok Airways, as it...

The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Delta II launch team scrubbed today's launch attempt of an Air Force Global Positioning Satellite. The launch has been postponed until tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 10)...

The Boeing 777-200 Longer Range airplane with a derivative version of the General Electric GE90 engine has been named to the Top 100 Best of What's New for 2000 by Popular Science magazine. The...

The Boeing Company today confirmed an order from the Italian air carrier Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane, S.p.A. - for six 777-200ER passenger airplanes, with options for six Longer-Range...

Bangkok Airways' first Boeing 717-200 is being prepared for its flight home to Bangkok, Thailand. This event marks another milestone for the airline, as it becomes the first Asian carrier to...

China will continue its rapid aviation development in the 21st century and will eclipse all other aviation markets except the United States, Gordon McHenry, Jr., Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group...

Gen. Tony Robertson, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command, accepted delivery of the newest Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, the 68th, on behalf of the U.S. Air Force in ceremonies...

Connexion by BoeingSM, the breakthrough high-speed Internet and data communication service, and Loral Skynet do Brasil are teaming up to provide unprecedented transatlantic coverage to travelers...

PAS-1R, a Boeing 702 spacecraft with twice the capacity of the satellite it is replacing, is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, it was announced today by Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc....

Dragonair today signed a contract with Singapore Airlines to purchase two 747-300 Combi airplanes. Both airplanes will be converted to full freighters at Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.,...

Singapore Technologies Aerospace's (ST Aero) Singapore-based subsidiary, ST Aviation Services Co (SASCO) today rolled out a DC-10 freighter, which will be redelivered later this month to The...

Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems in Southern California and Mid-America Consulting Group (MCG) have completed a mentor protégé agreement with the U.S. Air Force. In 1996, The Boeing...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket is poised at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. to place a Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. On Thursday, Nov. 9, a 26-minute-long launch window...

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)....

The following is a statement by Harry Stonecipher, Boeing president and chief operating officer, on FTC and EC approval of Boeing's acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corporation's space and...