A "Turbulence Education and Training Aid" has been sent by The Boeing Company to nearly 700 of its commercial airplane customers throughout the world. The training aid, which includes an...

British Airways announced plans to purchase up to 32 777-200s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) confirmed today. The order includes the 777-200ER (extended-range) jetliner - the most...

Boeing has begun assembly of the mid-fuselage for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft - two months ahead of schedule. "Our aggressive pace on this program reflects...

Monday's inaugural launch of a Boeing Delta III rocket carrying a Galaxy X communications satellite has been postponed at least one day due to the threat of Hurricane Bonnie to Florida's east...

Baszile Metals Service of Los Angeles has been named The Boeing Company 1998 Small Disadvantaged Business Supplier of the Year. The award, which was presented to Baszile executives by John Warner,...

Boeing today completed computer upgrades to West Virginia University's personal rapid transit (PRT) system, allowing it to return to passenger service. The company was awarded a $4 million...

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) unveiled its fleet-wide new livery painted on its first Boeing 737-600. A blue colored tail, red engines, and a redesigned corporate logo and signature highlight...

Fatigue Technology, Inc., (FTI) of Seattle, has been named The Boeing Company 1998 Small Business Supplier of the Year. The award was presented to FTI executives by John Warner, senior vice...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for the procurement of four CH-47D Chinook helicopters to be delivered to the Egyptian air force. The delivery to Egypt is under...

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has achieved an unprecedented capability with the addition of a reconfigurable flight control system which is now being flight tested. This system will greatly...

Skymark Airlines (SKM) - Japan's first new airline in 35 years - today launched its fleet by celebrating delivery of its first jetliner, a Boeing 767-300ER (extended range). This aircraft is the...

Army ground crews tasked to maintain the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter are heading into the field armed with the latest in computerized maintenance support -- the...

Like a graceful swan taking to the air, Skymark Airlines' (SKM) first jetliner, a Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) airplane, soars into its first flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Skymark...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted type certification to the Boeing Next-Generation 737-600. This signifies the successful completion of stringent testing requirements...

The newest addition to the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta rocket family will lift off here in one week, carrying a satellite for its biggest commercial customer. The first Delta III launch, scheduled for...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order by American Airlines for 15 more Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) jets worth an estimated $2.1 billion. Deliveries of these jets are...

Boeing has begun flight testing a number of enhancements installed on Test System 3 (TS-3), an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) test aircraft. The tests are in preparation for TS-3's...

Boeing Modification and Engineering Services, a business unit of Boeing Enterprises, today announced that it has been awarded a contract from All Nippon Airways (ANA) to modify one passenger...

The Boeing Company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM/AW) District Lodge 751 have agreed to the establishment of a Next-Generation 737 production line at...

The Boeing Company today announced a series of consolidations and realignments to improve the efficiencies of its operations. Most of the activity will occur in California, Missouri and...

With its distinctive new livery sparkling under the evening skies, the first Boeing Business Jet rolls out of the paint hangar in Renton, Wash. The ultra long-range executive jet is a special...

The Boeing Aerospace Support Center at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, officially began operations this week with the arrival of the first aircraft for maintenance and modification work. On Monday, a...

DigitalXpress, a provider of satellite communications services, announced today that it will partner with the University of Southern California (USC) School of Engineering to deliver the school's...

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force today conducted a successful first flight test of the X-40A technology demonstrator at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico. The X-40A is the Phase 1 flight...

Boeing today delivered the first multiyear and 41st overall C-17 Globemaster III to the U.S. Air Force. A company aircrew flew the aircraft to its new home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The...

On June 30 the Canadian Department of National Defence contracted to purchase 13 Boeing Advanced Harpoon Weapon Control Systems (AHWCS). Canada, one of 25 countries with Harpoon in its inventory,...

The first of 45 Boeing MD 600N helicopters for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is about to make a run for the border, literally. The versatile law enforcement MD...

One step closer to delivery, Turkish Airlines' (THY) first Boeing 737-800 rolls out of the Renton, Wash. paint hangar, gleaming in red and white paint. The airplane is the first of 49...

In its ongoing effort to implement low cost computer technology in tactical aircraft, Boeing has successfully integrated and flight tested a commercially based processor and display in an F-15E....

FlightSafety Boeing Training International today announced the selection of two London sites as the finalists for a proposed $85 million European Training Hub - the first outside of the United...

Boeing has begun a program to modernize the cockpits of the U.S. Navy E-6 aircraft, an effort that will result in replacing more than 100 cockpit instruments with six flat-panel displays. Boeing...

As of today, there are almost as many reasons why Boeing would open its doors to aviation enthusiasts as there are parts on a 777 -- two million in fact. "A year ago we commemorated our merger...

A new joint venture between The Boeing Company and GKN Westland Helicopters Ltd. has been formally established, concurrent with the award of a contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense,...

The Boeing Company has entered into a $10 million agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an affordable, next-generation strike missile that can travel at...

The first Boeing 757-300 took to the skies for the first time today as people all over the world watched the event live on the Internet. At 10:08 a.m. PDT, the airplane - painted in Boeing red,...

Arkia Israeli Airlines, based in Tel Aviv, has placed an order for two 757-300 airplanes, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) confirmed today. The package, valued at $250 million, also...

Computer users worldwide will be able to watch in real time as the first Boeing 757-300 embarks on its inaugural flight. This is the first time the initial flight of a Boeing airplane has been...

Boullioun Aviation Services Inc. today signed an agreement to purchase 60 Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The package includes 30 orders and 30 options. Delivery is scheduled to begin in...

Three of the world's leading producers of automatic cannons and ammunition have teamed to offer Boeing and Lockheed Martin an innovative 27mm aircraft cannon system as a candidate for use on the...

With the arrival of the 24th production AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter earlier this month, the first U.S. Army unit equipped with Apache Longbows has turned its attention to...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled plans for the major expansion of launch capabilities at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., to accommodate its newest family of rockets, Delta IV. "Under...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order for 15 Next-Generation 737-700 twinjets from easyJet, an airline based in the United Kingdom. easyJet also agreed to secure options for 15...

Boeing today announced new streamlined electronics testing guidelines for its tactical aircraft and missiles that are expected to save its suppliers and the U.S. government as much as $1 million...

Japan Airlines (JAL) accepted delivery of its first Boeing 777-300 today. This delivery represents the first of five 777-300s that JAL has on order. All of JAL's 777s share a common tradition:...

With the famed "bluest skies" beckoning, the first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) rolled out of the Boeing factory yesterday. Boeing Business Jets, a joint venture between The Boeing Company and...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today a series of financial goals for use in measuring the company's progress toward increasing shareholder value. "Meeting these goals will enable us to...

Boeing has successfully completed the first in a series of avionics demonstrations of its operational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for the U.S. government and is moving significantly closer to...

The U.S. Navy has put into operation its first production Boeing FLASHJET® Coatings Removal System at Naval Air Station Kingsville. The event was marked at a ribbon cutting ceremony here today....

Air Algerie, the flag carrier of the North African nation of Algeria, has ordered 10 Next-Generation 737s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) confirmed today. The airline selected seven...

The Boeing Company and its employees and retirees donated $90.5 million in 1997 in assistance and contributions to the communities in which employees live and work. The total given includes all of...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded The Boeing Company a $5.53 million development and production contract to provide precision strike capability to the Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile fleet....

The Boeing MD 600N eight-place, single-turbine helicopter is nearing the end of a year-long envelope expansion program that enhances the overall performance of the aircraft. Testing is complete...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit today announced that Boyd Givan, 62, senior vice president and chief financial officer, plans to retire Sept. 1. Condit said that a search...

Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the flag carrier for the Kingdom of Morocco, took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-800, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. The carrier is the first...

Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities is expected to ask its 27 member nations this month to certify the Boeing MD Explorer capable of category "A" performance. The validation by the JAA paves the...

With nearly 500 flight hours on the four Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) aircraft and more than 1,660 flight hours in all, flight testing the Osprey is quickly moving forward. The...

Employees of The Boeing Company have earned the top spot as the most generous employee group of any North American company this year. Their two-week fundraising campaign ended in May, and by...

The Canadian Auto Workers union and Boeing Toronto have taken an innovative step and renewed a three-year collective agreement early in an effort to position the Toronto aerospace manufacturing...

A T-38C Talon jet trainer, with its new Boeing digital cockpit upgrade, made its first flight from Williams Gateway Airport here July 8. The aircraft, tail number 64-197, lifted off runway 30L at...

Structural assembly of the first Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)concept demonstrator began a month ahead of schedule when the company loaded the first parts for the JSF forebody in a ceremony...

The Boeing Company has appointed Russell L. Szczepanik as Information & Communications Systems director of Marketing in Australia and New Zealand. Szczepanik will be based in Canberra, Australia....

Assembly mechanics place the first of three aluminum frames into an assembly tool July 8 as assembly begins on the first forward fuselage of a Boeing Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstration...

The Boeing [BA: NYSE] Company has selected Alliant Techsystems to produce composite structures for its new Delta IV family of rockets now in development. The long term contract, which is under...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) today announced a new "lean" procurement strategy, in which one distributor and a select number of mills will handle all the commercial airplane...

South African Airways (SAA), the flag carrier for South Africa, took delivery of its latest Boeing 747-400, painted in the airline's new livery. The new design reflects the colors of the South...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program passed 3,000 flight hours during testing at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., today. As part of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase...

The Boeing Company provided an update today on jetliner production status, reporting new monthly and quarterly delivery records. Boeing delivered 61 commercial airplanes in June, the highest...

A ceremony today in Frankfurt, Germany marked the arrival of the first two MD-11Fs for Lufthansa Cargo AG. The trijet freighters, the first two of eight to be delivered by the Boeing Company,...

The Boeing Company has successfully developed and demonstrated a pneumatic bomb rack that provides a more affordable and effective alternative to current pyrotechnic bomb racks. "Our pneumatic...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide contractor logistics support for its KC-10 Extender tanker fleet. The contract has a total potential value of $1.5...

The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) rolled out of the Renton, Wash. factory July 26. The high-performance Next-Generation 737-700 derivative can reach a cruising speed of .82 Mach, or...

In a ceremony accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers, All Nippon Airways today celebrated the delivery of its first 777-300 at the Boeing site in Everett. To commemorate this ANA milestone, the...

The second DarkStar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its first flight, taking off from the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. DarkStar's flight...

The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) today agreed to purchase 10 Next- Generation 737 jetliners. The signing ceremony took place at the Great Hall of the People. Secretary of Commerce William Daley...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its June 29 meeting. The dividend is...

Boeing mannounced it delivered the aft fuselage section for the third F-22 Raptor three weeks ahead of its revised production schedule - a strong indicator that projections for reduced flow time...

The Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) program successfully completed its final two combined development test/operational tests (DT/OT-2 and -3) June 19. The tests took place...

The Boeing Company delivered the first production Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to the Department of Defense today. The delivery ceremony took place at the Boeing JDAM facility in St....

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with a guidance system upgraded by The Boeing Company and teammate Honeywell, completed a successful test flight at 1:01 a.m. this...

Aeroflot's new livery continues to brighten the skies. This 777-200ER is Aeroflot's third airplane painted in the airlines' vibrant new color scheme. The unique scheme was originally painted on...

The Boeing Company has received an $8.1 million contract to design prototype satellite communications phased array antennas for the next generation of U.S. Navy surface ships. Under the three-year...

Tests to validate the performance and operational response for the first Boeing Joint Strike Fighter(JSF/X-32) demonstrator aircraft engine are under way at Pratt & Whitney's West Palm Beach,...

At a press conference held today at the Imperial Hotel, Ron Woodard, president of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, praised 45 years of a mutually beneficial relationship between Japan and Boeing....

In a move designed to further strengthen The Boeing Company's image and presence in a vitally strategic market, Rick Martin has been named president of the Boeing Japan office in Tokyo. He will be...

Final assembly of the first production F/A-18E/F Boeing Super Hornet began here today when the center/aft fuselage and the forward fuselage were joined. The forward fuselage is built at Boeing...

Boeing has signed a contract valued at $45 million USD with the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) for the purchase of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a brief ceremony here today.

In a ceremony accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers, All Nippon Airways today celebrated the delivery of its first 777-300 at the Boeing site in Everett.

Small airplanes will capture the largest segment of the market over the next 20 years, according to Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's 1998 edition of the "Current Market Outlook. " The annual...

A Boeing employee works on the first Boeing Business Jet as it makes its way through the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash. The BBJ is a derivative of the Next-Generation 737, combining the 737-700...

Boeing Expendable Launch Systems (ELS) has been awarded NASA's Public Service Group Achievement Award for outstanding support. ELS, located in Huntington Beach, Calif., provides engineering,...

Boeing today announced the successful completion of a GTE field trial of its AutoClear smart antenna interference reduction system. The trial with GTE started in November 1997 in Northern California.

The Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) successfully completed its first Development Test/Operational Test (DT/OT1) at Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake,...

The FLASHJET® coatings removal system, produced by The Boeing Company, completed paint stripping of the fiftieth AH-64 Apache at the Boeing rotorcraft assembly plant in Mesa, Ariz. This milestone...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced it has appointed Toby Bright to the position of vice president, Aircraft Trading. Bright will lead the company's effort to market used aircraft...

Boeing has completed a dynamic sled test of the Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) using a Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmenting Charge (BROACH) warhead. Conducted as part of the U.S. Air...