The Boeing 747-400X, the newest and highest gross-weight version of the 747, achieved firm design configuration this month, according to Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. "Many of our key 747-400...

A four-year, $15.9 million cooperative agreement to design, manufacture and flight-test a new center fuselage section fabricated from advanced composite materials for Apache helicopters has been...

Boeing today confirmed an order from AB Airlines, a London-based scheduled carrier, for six Boeing 737-700s. "We are delighted to announce that we have chosen the Next-Generation 737 for our...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) updated the status of production for its 7-series commercial jetliner series today, focusing on trends in production health and the potential impact of the...

Thousands of employees and guests attend the rollout of the Boeing 717-200 jetliner at the company's Douglas Products Division in Long Beach, Calif. The regional jet is scheduled to enter service...

D. Joseph Corr, president and chief executive officer of AirTran Airlines, proudly stands alongside Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, holding a model of the airplane that...

The first 737-800 for Turkish Airlines (THY) is now in final assembly at the Boeing Renton, Wash., facility. The airplane is the first of 26 Next-Generation 737-800s ordered by the airline in...

The first Boeing 777-300 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) takes off from Boeing's Everett runway for its first flight test. The Boeing 777-300 will join ANA's fleet as the first of 12 777-300s that...

Through a series of VIP and press tours, the Sea Launch Company today celebrates completion of the two unique vessels that it will use to launch commercial satellites into space from equatorial...

Proud participants in the rollout of the Boeing 717-200 in Long Beach, Calif., are (left to right) Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer; Ron Woodard, Boeing Commercial Airplane...

A look into the exciting world of flight and space travel is available at The Boeing Company in the James S. McDonnell Prologue Room. The exhibit is open to the public free of charge from 9 a.m....

Boeing has announced new leadership assignments for its rotorcraft program management center in Philadelphia, and its assembly, integration and flight test center in Mesa, Ariz. Martin H....

The Boeing Company today notified all 747 operators that it has released three service bulletins related to the jetliner's fuel system. The bulletins alert airlines to a forthcoming U.S. Federal...

The Boeing Company and the Department of Defense have signed a contract to begin upgrading the U.S. Army's CH-47D Chinook fleet and retain its heavy-lift capabilities well into the 21st century....

The 40th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in a short ceremony here today. The aircraft was flown to its new home, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., by...

The Boeing 777-300 was showcased today in a ceremony celebrating the first delivery to Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong. In 1995, Cathay Pacific was one of four of the world's premier airlines...

Air Berlin, a German inclusive-tour charter operator, has converted a pair of options placed earlier into a firm order for two 737-800s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Air...

Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Co. has confirmed an order for two Next-Generation 737-700s - the fifth and sixth 737-700s to be purchased by the company. The two new 737-700s are scheduled...

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is adding a new CH-47D Chinook to its heavy-lift fleet. The Chinook, signed over to the RNLAF from the Boeing rotorcraft program management center, is the...

Fomalhaut, Beta Pictoris, Vega and HR 4796A could be names in a science fiction novel, but they actually represent just a few of the brightest stars in our night sky. They are also at the center...

Orders for the Boeing 737 -- the world's most popular jetliner -- soared past the 4,000 level this month, led by Delta Air Lines. On May 1, Delta placed an order for one Boeing 737-800, achieving...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Alaska Airlines announced today an order for six Boeing 737 jets - one -400 and five -700s. The airline also placed options for four Next-Generation 737s. The...

On May 15, 1998, Boeing celebrated the 2,000th 7-series widebody to be built. Boeing builds all three 7-series widebodies "the 747, 767 and 777" at its factory in Everett, Wash. The milestone jet...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order by American Airlines for 25 more of the manufacturer's popular Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, bringing the airline's total number of...

With German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at his side, President Bill Clinton dedicated "The Spirit of Berlin," a new U.S. Air Force/Boeing C-17 cargo plane, during a morning ceremony today in Templehof,...

The Boeing 717-200 has successfully completed ground vibration and pneumatic testing of the first airplane in development, and continues on its path toward a rollout ceremony June 10 and first...

Boeing Direct, a fast and economical alternative delivery service for airplane spare parts, is now available from all spares distribution centers operated by Boeing Commercial Airplane Group...

Continuing to make full use of its companywide resources, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) announced additional steps today to strengthen its production situation. BCAG intends to fly some...

Boeing engineers recently completed 25 percent of all product definition releases for the new 767-400ER (extended range) derivative airplane. Completion of these releases has allowed Boeing...

In its stunning new livery, Aeroflot Russian International Airlines first 737-400 takes off from Boeing field in Seattle. This 737-400 is the first of 10 Boeing airplanes ordered by the airline....

Significant progress in U.S.-China relations that would benefit American companies and workers is possible this year, said Ron Woodard, president - Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. Woodard made...

After traveling more than 40 nautical miles, the Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) scored a direct hit on a moving ship during its fifth and final development test....

The longest commercial jetliner in aviation history, the Boeing 777-300, earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities...

DigitalXpress, a St. Paul, Minn., -based provider of direct-broadcast satellite communications, has been selected as the official satellite broadcaster of the 1998 World Congress on Information...

Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Company today became the newest customer for the Boeing 717-200 passenger airliner, with an order for five airplanes. Bavaria, based in Munich, Germany, will...

Full-scale production of the first WAH-64 Apache multi-mission combat helicopter for the United Kingdom is under way at the Boeing facility in Mesa, Ariz. Introduction of the WAH-64 Apache to the...

The longest commercial jetliner in aviation history, the Boeing 777-300, today earned type certification and received approval for 180-minute extended-range, twin-engine operations (ETOPS). This...

Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc. (MCHI) announced today that The Boeing Company is to be the system integrator for design, development, construction and deployment of the Ellipso global mobile...

At a Boeing parking lot in Renton, Wash., a giant food can holds a surprise for western Washington food banks: smaller cans - 156 of them. But instead of canned beans or peas, each contains a...

Boeing has cut in half the amount of time required to review supplier proposals by using acquisition reform initiatives on its information, space and defense systems (ISDS) programs. In addition,...

The Boeing Company today was selected by the Joint Program Office of the Department of Defense's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to act as lead system integrator for the National Missile...

The Boeing Company was honored today for its employee health and safety programs by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), which awarded Boeing its Corporate...

Team ABL -- the U.S. Air Force, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and TRW -- today announced that a scaled Laser Beam Control System built by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, Calif., has...

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 April 27 meeting. The dividend is...

Three Boeing employees recently received national awards in their respective fields, two in engineering and one in human resources. Carlton Holmes and Waymon Whiting both won awards at the 1998...

Boeing and US Airways have settled a breach of contract suit filed last September against the airline. The parties said that while details of the agreement will not be disclosed, it did include a...

A Boeing (BA: NYSE) Delta II successfully delivered the second set of four satellites of the Globalstar network after lifting off at 6:38 p.m. EDT. The satellites, built by Space Systems/Loral,...

The detection of vapor during the loading of propellant on the upper stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket has delayed Sunday's, April 26, launch for the Iridium system from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...

CFMI is the first jet engine maker to contract for distribution of engine maintenance documents via Boeing On-Line Data (BOLD), a global digital information system for operators of Boeing...

More than 1,500 children of employees at Boeing facilities across Southern California today will get an inside look at the industrial world where their parents work, as part of a Career Day...

The first Boeing 737-800 -- the second out-of-production model in the Next-Generation 737 airplane family -- has been delivered to launch customer Hapag-Lloyd of Germany. The airplane is the first...

The 2,000th Boeing 7-series wide-body - a 747-400 - rolled out of the company's assembly plant in Everett this week. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group assembles all 7-series wide-body airplanes,...

A new anti-jam Global Positioning System (GPS) developed by Boeing has successfully defeated jammed environments in two successive drop tests, allowing the test vehicles to strike well within...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order by Federal Express Corp. for three Boeing MD-11 freighter jets. These MD-11Fs will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. The first...

Trans World Airlines has announced an agreement to acquire 24 Boeing MD-83 twinjets, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The value of the airplanes is approximately $1.1 billion at...

What does it take to build an airplane, a rocket, a space shuttle? Mom, exactly what DO you do at work? Dad, why do you keep talking about "teamwork" on the job? Answers to these and many other...

DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite communications company, has for the first time begun broadcasting management training classes to managers of The Boeing Company outside of North...

The Boeing Company today officially launched a new, integrated approach to build on the success of its long-running employee recycling program. The Boeing Recycles! program was unveiled at an...

The Boeing Company delivered the first production Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) to the U.S. Navy today. The delivery ceremony took place at the Boeing missile facility...

The 39th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in a short ceremony here today. The aircraft was flown to its new home, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., by...

Using advanced design and manufacturing techniques that enhance affordability and product quality, Boeing has completed the detail design of major forward fuselage components for the two Joint...

Norwegian airline Braathens, Scandinavia's largest Boeing 737 operator, has taken delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700. The airplane is Braathens' first of three 737-700s to be leased...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order by United Airlines for one Boeing 747-400, six Boeing 767-300, and 16 Boeing 777-200 jets. The new 747-400s will increase United's fleet...

Europe's Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) has recommended type validation of the second model in the Next-Generation 737 airplane family, the 737-800. The recommendation, awarded April 9,...

Representatives of Boeing and CSA Czech Airlines today announced that they have accepted the conditions of the Czech Cabinet's March 30 resolution regarding investment and participation in Aero...

The second model in the Next-Generation 737 airplane family, the 737-800, has cleared its last major milestone prior to beginning service with European airlines. Europe's Joint Aviation...

The Boeing Company today announced Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), Bremen, Germany, has signed an agreement to provide technical assistance to its team's pursuit of Phase 2 of NASA's Consolidated...

United States Space Foundation inducted the Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) program into its Space Technology Hall of Fame at its banquet held April 9th during its annual National Space...

Initial integration of the RTM 322 engine into WAH-64 Apache helicopters for the United Kingdom is under way at The Boeing Company in Mesa, Ariz. Commencement of ground run testing of the RTM 322...

Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, announced today that first quarter earnings will include a $350 million pretax charge to earnings on the Next-Generation 737 program....

Worldwide travel aboard the Boeing 777 just got a little easier. The twin-engine jet has been awarded type certification from the Aviation Register (AR), the aviation regulatory agency for the...

THE ULTIMATE SIX-PACK - The last of six AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopters is loaded into a C-5A Galaxy transport aircraft at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz. The...

Six production AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopters were loaded into a C-5A transport aircraft by the U.S. Army and flown to Ft. Hood, Texas, last week. The mission demonstrated the Army's...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has ordered four Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The planes will join four 737-800s KLM previously ordered to expand its...

In a move designed to elevate The Boeing Company's presence and effectiveness in Europe, the aerospace manufacturer announced today that senior industry executive Richard L. (Dick) James has been...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 108 commercial jet transports during the first quarter of 1998, ending March 31. The deliveries during the three-month period consisted of 34...

Following five successful flight tests and the completion of developmental testing, the U.S. Navy has approved the second low-rate initial production lot of the Boeing-produced Standoff Land...

The Boeing Company in Philadelphia and Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have established a new partnership to sustain the critical warfighting capability of the U.S. Army's CH-47 Chinook...

Pembroke Capital Ltd., a financial services and asset management company based in Dublin, Ireland, this week received the first of 12 Boeing 737s the company has ordered. The Boeing 737-300, is...

Kuwait Airways, flag carrier for Kuwait, recently took delivery of its first 777-200. The Middle East carrier's second 777 twinjet will deliver in June of this year. The airline ordered both 777s...

Boeing successfully completed a comprehensive series of reviews with Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) officials including affordability and performance aspects of the company's operational aircraft...

Just out of the paint hangar in gleaming white, blue and yellow colors, the first MD-11F (freighter) for Lufthansa Cargo AG is on the flight ramp at the Boeing Douglas Products Division factory in...

The U.S. Army's top two combat helicopters for the 21st century the AH-64D Apache Longbow and the RAH-66 Comanche are appearing in public together for the first time at the 1998 Army Aviation...

Production, testing and training activities on the AH-64D Apache, the world's most advanced multi-mission combat helicopter, are in full swing at The Boeing Company in Mesa, Ariz. Boeing is...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed an order by El Al Israeli Airlines for two Next-Generation 737-700s and three 737-800s. The confirmation comes several months after the airline -...

Boeing has received a contract worth $26.5 million to install electronic support measures (ESM) on the French Air Force's fleet of four E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft....

Major scientific breakthroughs to be made on the International Space Station are another step closer as The Boeing Company today delivered a final piece of hardware to complete a key element of...

The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing the Low Rate Initial Production contract for the Minuteman III ICBM Guidance Replacement Program (GRP).The award follows the successful completion of...

Pegasus Airlines took delivery of its first purchased 737-400 on March 27. The private charter company, based in Istanbul, Turkey, also is scheduled to take delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800...

TEA-Switzerland takes delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700. The airplane, leased from International Lease Finance Corporation, will be used on charter flights to a variety of...

The first of 10 Boeing 777s was delivered to Air France over the weekend and landed today at Paris. Powered by General Electric GE90 engines, Air France's new 777-200 is scheduled to begin service...

The joint-venture team of Boeing and CSA Czech Airlines expressed pleasure that the Czech Cabinet approved the resolution pertaining to the venture's investment in Aero Vodochody. The joint...

Today's successful launch of five Iridium® satellites aboard a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle brings the total number of operational satellites in orbit to 56. The Iridium constellation is now...

The Boeing Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS) IIF program recently earned a 93-percent award fee rating from the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Command for its satellite development effort....

The Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team broke new ground on March 3, 1998, with the first ever V-22 Osprey night flight utilizing night vision goggles (NVG). Osprey No. 10, piloted by Capt. William Witzig,...

The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) system was officially launched recently with the delivery by Boeing of handheld satellite communication radios to the U.S. Air Force. The CSEL system is a...

Boeing appointed Mike Kennedy to the newly created position of vice president for the Boeing Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) and Delta IV programs Wednesday. Kennedy previously was the...

The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded a $5 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the development, production and integration of an Avenger Slew-to-Cue modification kit....

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today reported its progress on the 7-series production-recovery efforts. The company also confirmed that it plans to deliver approximately 550 airplanes in 1998,...