The smallest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family -- the 737-600 -- made its first flight today, with Boeing Capts. Mike Carriker and Ray Craig at the airplane's controls. The...

Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, signed a purchase agreement for five Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners at a ceremony today at the China World Hotel in Beijing,...

The Boeing Company, Hexcel Corporation and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) today announced they are nearing the successful conclusion of negotiations to form a joint venture to manufacture in...

Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, reported today that the company will take a special fourth quarter charge to earnings of $1.4 billion pretax associated with the former...

Former astronaut Richard Covey has been named deputy program director for Operations for the Boeing team's NASA Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC) Phase 2 program bid, the company...

F-15

Before an estimated crowd of 3,000 people, two new F-15Is arrived at Israel's Hatzerim Air Force Base today. The F-15Is were escorted to the base by Israeli F-4 Phantoms. The crowd cheered as each...

An aircraft software team at Boeing in Seal Beach, Calif., has earned the highest rating possible -- a Level 5 score -- from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The SEI ratings are...

A T-33 trainer jet is suspended in the Boeing Radar Range in Seattle for radar cross-section testing (RCS). After gathering baseline data on the T-33's radar profile, Boeing will fly the jet as a...

T-33 Trainer

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group retained its market-leading position in 1997, out pacing the competition in gross orders, net orders, order value and deliveries. Boeing, the world's most...

The Boeing Company today announced its expanded team for the competition to consolidate NASA's space operations. The team melds the expertise of four of the world's leading commercial aerospace,...

In its first launch of the year a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully placed a United Kingdom military communications satellite into orbit here today at 07:32:01 p.m. EST. Matra Marconi...

The largest Boeing 767, the 767-400 ER (extended range), achieved firm design configuration, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. To accomplish this milestone, Boeing and its airline...

The newest Boeing 767 derivative, launched in April 1997, cruises over a coastline in this artist's rendering. Compared with the 767-300, the 767-400ER (extended range) features a longer fuselage,...

The Boeing Company today introduced and renamed the newest member of its commercial airplane family -- the Boeing 717-200 twinjet. "The 717-200 is uniquely qualified to meet the evolving...

The Boeing Company has introduced the newest member of its commercial airplane family, the Boeing 717-200. Originally launched as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, the 717-200 series is tailored for...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that it has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence as the prime contractor for the Australian Defence Force High Frequency Modernisation...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 102 commercial jet transports during the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1997. The deliveries in the fourth quarter consisted of 39...

Olympic Airways, the flag carrier for Greece, became the newest Next-Generation 737 customer with an order for eight 737-800s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. "We're pleased that...

Lufthansa German Airlines has ordered five Boeing 747-400s, valued at $825 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The airline's board of directors earlier this month gave...

A Boeing Company flight crew delivered the 36th C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane to the U.S. Air Force today, flying it to its new home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. This last delivery for...

Full-scale production of the first AH-64D Apache multi-mission combat helicopter for The Royal Netherlands Air Force is under way at the Boeing facility here. While work is just getting started on...

Wuhan Airlines took delivery today of a Boeing 737-300 jetliner, bringing the total number of Boeing 737-300s operated by the carrier to four. The airline is based in Wuhan, the capital city of...

A Saudi Arabian delegation, led by His Excellency Dr. Khaled Ben Bakr, Director General, Saudi Arabian Airlines, gathered to take delivery of the first Boeing jetliners from a 1995 order. The $7.5...