A team of engineering educators from Penn State in University Park, Pa., has been selected to receive the prestigious 1998 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award. As the winner, the university and team...

Opportunities for manufacturing jetliners in the 21st century are "simply breathtaking," Dick James, president - Boeing Europe told journalists gathered at an annual conference sponsored by The...

DigitalXpress, a provider of satellite communications services, has announced that a member of its network, TEN-TV (Technology Education Network, Inc.), will broadcast sales training and other...

The Boeing Company will participate in this year's Farnborough International Air Show. Members of the accredited media are invited to visit the Boeing Press Chalet located at Row B, No. 1 East...

The 717-200, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's newest 100-seat jetliner, flew for the first time today. A cheering crowd of employees, suppliers and customers -- along with Internet viewers...

Computer users worldwide will be able to watch the first Boeing 717-200 embark on its inaugural flight in "real time" on the Internet. The flight is expected to take off at 11:30 a.m. PDT today,...

The first-ever Boeing 717-200 lifts off the runway at the Long Beach Airport in California on its historic first flight. The airplane took off at 12:35 p.m. and landed at 4:42 p.m. at the Boeing...

The third Boeing 767 AWACS takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle during its successful first flight on Aug. 31. The flight marks the beginning of a test program to evaluate whether the aircraft's...

The third Boeing 767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has successfully completed its first flight with the distinctive 30-foot rotodome mounted atop its fuselage. The aircraft...

Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit today announced a significant management and organizational realignment to address financial and production performance issues and to better position the...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded the Boeing Executive Management Council in Mesa its top recognition award for single process initiatives (SPI) that significantly cut costs on...

Transavia's third Boeing 737-800 took off from Boeing Field in Seattle Aug. 27. Two other 737-800s were delivered to Transavia earlier this year as part of a 1995 order for eight 737-800s and...

Boeing today announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Harry Stonecipher also will be the company's acting chief financial officer until a successor is in place for Boyd Givan. Givan,...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today that it has selected five mills to supply all the commercial airplane manufacturer's aluminum flat-rolled products, and small and intermediate...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit announced that its Board of Directors today authorized a share repurchase program. The authorization is for the repurchase of up to 15...

Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) have completed validation of the Boeing MD Explorer helicopter in its 902 configuration, and recommended that the JAA's 27 member nations issue Amended...

The lead Boeing investigator looking into the Wednesday Delta III rocket failure said his team is focusing on the control system. "Based on the data we reviewed over the past couple of days, it is...

The prototype L 159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft with a Boeing-designed avionics suite made its first flight Aug. 18 at the Aero Vodochody airport near Prague in the Czech Republic. During the...

The F/A-18E/F successfully reached another development milestone when the full-scale fatigue test airframe (FT50) completed its first lifetime of testing in the Boeing St. Louis laboratories. One...

Clarence Quan, named the lead Boeing investigator for the Wednesday Delta III launch failure, arrived in Florida early this morning. Under his direction the investigation is continuing. Boeing has...

Boeing announced the lead investigator for the Delta III failure here at a press conference early this morning. Clarence Quan, an aerospace engineer, with more than four decades of experience in...

Tonight at 9:17 p.m. EDT the Boeing Delta III lifted off Launch Complex 17-B. Failure of the rocket occurred approximately one minute and 20 seconds into flight when the launch team lost flight...

Today at 8 a.m. EDT, the 45th Space Wing vice-commander downgraded the hurricane condition (HURCON) at Cape Canaveral Air Station and Patrick Air Force Base to HURCON IV. This action is...

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,...