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...

Iridium LLC has 46 satellites for its IRIDIUM® constellation in orbit after the successful launch of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket here today. The launch took place at 5:16 a.m. PST, within...

Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and U.S. Vice President Al Gore today attended a signing ceremony confirming an order by Turkish Airlines (THY) for 49 Boeing 737-800s. The purchase agreement...

The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force today signed a one year, $160.5 million contract for maintenance support of the Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft through September 1998....

In an unusual triple ceremony, Japan Air System (JAS) has accepted its 12th, 13th and 14th Boeing MD-90s. The event marks the first triple ceremony -- featuring three airplanes of a single model...

Southwest Airlines today became the world's first airline to take delivery of a Next-Generation Boeing 737-700, the newest member of the popular 737 family. During a brief ceremony at Boeing...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group plans to finish the year with approximately 335 7-series airplanes tendered for delivery. In November, Boeing tendered for delivery 24 of the 25 7-series airplanes...

The new T-45C Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy, equipped with a new digital cockpit known as Cockpit-21, was introduced at a ceremony today at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Miss. This is...

Thai Airways International took delivery last week of the first of five airplanes to be delivered to Thailand's flag carrier this month. "The Boeing Company has never delivered five jetliners to...

The Boeing Company delivered a new HC Mk 2A Chinook heavy lift helicopter to the British Royal Air Force (RAF) in a brief ceremony Dec. 6. The new Chinook is the first of 14 HC Mk 2A and HC Mk 3...

The Aero Industry Development Center (AIDC) delivered the empennage for the first MD-95 production-model airplane on schedule during a ceremony here this week. AIDC is one of 14 supplier-partners...

There were beautiful, clear skies over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., as the Super Hornet sailed through its 2,000 flight hour. The historic flight was made on Dec. 9 by F/A-18F2. F2 is a...

Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) successfully completed its third and most complex mission to date as the U.S. Navy's next generation cruise missile continues to perform as...

Boeing has completed its Mod Block 1 contract to upgrade NATO's fleet of 17 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The company oversaw the design, integration, production and...

A new era of quieter helicopter operations for environmentally sensitive areas will be commemorated by The Boeing Company during a special ceremony Dec. 16 in Tusayan, near Grand Canyon National Park.

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit announced today that the Board of Directors has approved an additional $550 million in funding to the Boeing ShareValue Trust. This increase...

In an effort to promote growth of the general aviation industry, Boeing Capital Corporation has announced it will provide the lease financing package for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has completed the first in a series of full mission simulation demonstrations for the company's operational aircraft concept. Using advanced real-time...

If given a choice, more than 70 percent of Israeli passengers would prefer to fly aboard a Boeing jetliner for international travel, according to a national survey by one of Israel's leading...

Boeing today announced it has been awarded one of three Initial Design Activity contracts by the Australian Defence Force for Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system....

Emergency floats have been cleared for flight duty aboard the new eight-place Boeing MD 600N helicopter, which is entering service around the world. The inflatable flotation system, produced by...

In a simple ceremony attended by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Angelo Mariani, the Italian navy Nov. 25 accepted the 13th and final AV-8B Harrier II Plus assembled at Alenia's...

Boeing has been awarded one of three Initial Design Activity contracts by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for ProjectWedgetail , an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system. The contract...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today a previously announced order for six additional Boeing 737-300s by Deutsche BA. Scheduled for delivery the first quarter of 1998 through 1999, the...

Malaysia Airlines, the national airline of Malaysia, today announced it has purchased a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) -- making it the first BBJ customer in Asia. The announcement was made by Malaysia...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has been named winner of two Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Contractor Excellence Awards for 1997. The award, announced today by MSFC Director Wayne Littles, may...

The Boeing Company today announced its intention to sell undeveloped property at its Harbour Pointe site in Snohomish County. The 123-acre property is adjacent to current Boeing operations. The...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has returned its 747 line to full production after completing the initial phases of a multi-month recovery effort. Boeing announced several weeks ago its plan to...

The National Park Service has chosen the environmentally friendly Boeing MD Explorer for its operations at the Grand Canyon. The eight-place, twin-engine MD Explorer, owned and operated by...

EVA Airways Corp. of Taiwan will expand its fleet of Boeing MD-11 Freighters with an order for two airplanes for delivery in 1999, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. The order was...

Boeing engineers have released for production 90 percent of the design drawings necessary to build the new Boeing 757-300. The achievement marks a key milestone in the design of the largest Boeing...