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The world freighter airplane fleet will increase by twofold during the next 20 years, from 1,752 to 3,501 airplanes, The Boeing Company has revealed in its latest market forecast. According to the...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has awarded a contract to a Boeing-led [NYSE: BA] team to study deep space propulsion systems for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission, scheduled to...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has donated two patents and related technology for reducing pollution in internal combustion engines to Florida A&M University for further research and commercialization.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., for a mobile testbed to enable development of beam control and fire control...
The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 307 Stratoliner, the first pressurized luxury commercial transport, today took off from Boeing Field in Seattle for its permanent home at the Smithsonian National Air & Space...
A Spectrolab, Inc. associate places wafers on platters for epitaxial growth. The wafers are then fabricated into solar cells that will be capable of an unprecedented 36.9 percent efficiency in...
Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has achieved an unprecedented conversion efficiency for a terrestrial concentrator solar cell. Using concentrated sunlight, these...
Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Air Force's suspension action in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle rocket launch competition: "We...
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge recognized the contributions of Boeing employees in promoting security in global aviation July 24 during a speech in Seattle. Ridge also remarked on...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials announced today the company is realigning its launch and satellite businesses to better serve the company's primary customers, ensure program execution and reduce...
The Boeing Company today confirmed a previously unidentified Southwest Airlines order for 15 additional 737-700 airplanes, increasing the carrier's firm orders to 261 for that model. The order,...
The Boeing (NYSE: BA) Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) continued successful flight-testing this week with a release from an F-15E at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. "This was the most complete test of our...
The U.S. Air Force has a real problem. Its fleet of 500 KC-135E tankers is more than 40 years old, but it does not have the up-front money to begin replacing these aircraft through a traditional...
Museum Director Charles Metcalf with the old and new at his museum, a vintage aircraft suspended from the ceiling above, and the latest addition to the museum, the Boeing X-36. ###
The day is sunny and clear, and almost anywhere in the world it would be a picture-perfect day. But not today at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. With the clear skies comes a brisk 10-knot wind from...
The Boeing KC-767 tanker stands ready to provide a quantum leap forward for the U.S. Air Force's air refueling capability, replacing the oldest KC-135E tankers, which have been in service for more...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that former Senator Warren B. Rudman will lead an independent review of the company's policies and procedures regarding ethics and the handling of...
Boeing Commercial Airplanes today announced it will reduce employment by an additional 4,000 to 5,000 people by the end of 2003 due to continued weakness in the commercial airline industry. The...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a contract to purchase a 767-400 ER that will be used as a testbed for the new E-10A program, also known as the Multi-sensor Command and Control...
(Note to Editors: On July 10, the United States Air Force gave the U.S. Congress a proposal to lease 100 Boeing 767 air refueling tankers, to address a critical national security need and to get...
The Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program moved closer to equipping the fleet with the latest in radar technology on July 30 at Naval Air Systems Command China Lake, Calif., when a test...
Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] technology demonstrator aircraft today officially became part of the world's oldest and largest military aviation museum -- the prestigious United States Air Force Museum in...
In just a few months the world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight, thanks to the legendary Wright Brothers, and The Boeing Company is proud of its role as an aviation industry...
During the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, America's defense posture rested squarely on the shoulders of the U.S. Air Force's strategic nuclear bomber fleet. Carrying heavy payloads, the...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that as a result of continued weakness in the commercial space launch market, higher mission and launch costs on its Delta IV program, and cost growth...
Paul Dees, an engineer working on the Boeing 7E7, is one of the many employees who recently relocated to the main Boeing [NYSE: BA] Everett facility. The Boeing 7E7 team -- including program...
As Congress initiates review of the U.S. Air Force's report on the 767 Tanker lease, Boeing [NYSE:BA] issued the following statement: "We commend (Air Force) Secretary (James) Roche and the entire...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the X-31A team -- past and present -- will receive the von Karman award from the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) at a ceremony Tuesday...
As the United States is called upon to protect its national interests around the globe, in-flight refueling capabilities have become critical to America's battlefield success. In the past decade,...
Three newly modernized CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters have begun service here, thanks to a team of specialists from the Egyptian Air Force (EAF), Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Army's...
NASA has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a firm, fixed-price contract valued at $145 million to procure replacement battery units for the International Space Station (ISS). The advanced nickel hydrogen...
Boeing today announced its partners for a demonstrator airplane project aimed at exploring the use of fuel cell technology for future aerospace applications. The research project, led by the...
The Army Lead System Integrator (LSI) team of Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today the selection of 15 new partners to join the U.S. Army...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] Crew Information Services has joined the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to successfully demonstrate...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has earned the highest maturity rating as defined by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)of Carnegie Mellon University. The Boeing Software Engineering division in St. Louis...
Morocco's flag-carrier, Royal Air Maroc today took delivery of a new Boeing 737-800. The airline continues to develop its routes to destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East with the new...
Once again the imaginations of many space exploration enthusiasts are running full throttle with the two recent high-profiled launches of Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II rockets carrying six-wheeled...
Air Plus Comet yesterday became the world's first operator of a Boeing 737-300 with advanced-technology blended winglets and the latest carrier in Spain operating Boeing airplanes. The winglets,...
Royal Air Maroc today took delivery of a new Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737-800. The Morocco-based carrier continues to develop its routes to destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East with the new...
Marking the centennial of powered flight, Boeing Stores, Inc., and AGS BookWorks have released "The Story of The Boeing Company," the first complete, full-color coffee-table book chronicling the...
The Boeing Company will release its second quarter 2003 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, July 23. Financial results for Boeing Capital Corporation will be...
Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), has signed a contract with leading satellite operator Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity for Connexion by Boeing's...
It's not too late to step back in time to the beginning of flight and space exploration and take a glimpse at future technology. Both can be done this summer with a visit to the James S. McDonnell...
"Opportunity," the second of two NASA rovers that will land on Mars, was launched today by a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla....
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and The Insitu Group last week signed a long-term contract allowing the companies to continue collaborative efforts and begin production on the low-cost, long-endurance ScanEagle...
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved a new frequency allocation to the aeronautical mobile satellite service. This allocation, in the 14-14.5 GHz band, paves the way for...
"Opportunity," the second of two NASA rovers that will land on Mars, was launched today by a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla....
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter and first six months of 2003. Major program deliveries during the...
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing (NYSE: BA), today announced the signing of a definitive service agreement for equipping the European air...
Oman Air CEO Abdul Rahman Al Busaidy completed a week-long trip to the United States with delivery ceremonies for the airline's latest addition to its Boeing fleet, a new 737-800. Busaidy began...
Thinking outside the box is one thing, but Boeing is reinventing the box with its new 7E7 airplane, from initial concept and name to design, interiors, materials and final assembly processes. "We...
Boeing products are a familiar sight around the world, with some 14,000 commercial aircraft, 6,000 military aircraft and 345 Boeing-launched satellites currently in service. And aviation...
Innovators sometimes find their inspiration in the most humble of places. In the spring of 2001, Larry Larson and his colleague, Bob Harms, who help build Boeing 757 airplanes in a factory near...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that its Air Traffic Management business unit has formed a team that has responded to a screening information request (SIR) released by the Federal...
Boeing [NYSE:BA] has been named by the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead in the creation of a next-generation power system for future Mars surface missions and the exploration of deep space....
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed that AirTran Airways has finalized an agreement for up to 110 Boeing 737 and 717 airplanes. The Orlando, Fla.-based airline will add the 737 to its...
Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its meeting today. The dividend is...
The Boeing Company today confirmed that All Nippon Airways (ANA) finalized its agreement to purchase 45 Boeing 737-700 airplanes. The signing of this definitive agreement increases Boeing...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed that All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalized its agreement to purchase 45 Boeing 737-700 airplanes. The signing of this definitive agreement increases...
Boeing and NASA officials have scrubbed today's launch attempt of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-B "Opportunity" spacecraft aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force...
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER)-B, also named "Opportunity," is set for launch on June 28 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA]...
Thirty teachers from around the world will attend SPACE CAMP® at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., courtesy of The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA]. "This is the 12th year the company...
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Hughes Electronics Corporation agreed to a purchase price adjustment stemming from the October 2000 Boeing acquisition of Hughes' satellite manufacturing operations. Under the...
During a ribbon cutting ceremony today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] dedicated its new Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF assembly, integration and test facility here at Boeing Satellite Systems. Boeing is...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, it has recently completed the Integrated Baseline Review, a significant Global Positioning System (GPS) control...
Boeing is proposing the 737 airborne early warning and control system for Korea's EX program. Australia and Turkey have already purchased 10 737 AEW&C aircraft. ###
The U.S. Air Force has taken the next step toward its vision of a Distributed Mission Training (DMT) capability with the opening of its newest Boeing F-15C Mission Training Center at Elmendorf Air...
Mike Bair, senior vice president of the 7E7 program, issued the following statement today regarding proposals for 7E7 final assembly: "Today is the deadline for proposals to be submitted. We are...
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it is sponsoring the first major collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (MCA). On...
Reaching a goal of 300 in anything can be quite an accomplishment. Imagine a baseball player's 300th career homerun or a hit television series 300th episode. Now imagine the dedication it has...
The Boeing 707 (Tail #27000) that served as an Air Force One for 28 years in presidential service, will be moved to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library where it will be on permanent display by...
British Airways and Connexion by Boeing SM, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), announced that the recent successful introduction of in-flight Internet connectivity effectively...
With it's main rotor blades folded and it's radar dome stowed aft of the rotor hub, the time it takes for an AH-64D Apache Longbow to be reassembled for flight following transport is substantially...
The two Boeing [NYSE:BA] 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes are meeting, and often exceeding, expectations as they approach their sixth month of flight-testing. As of June 16, crews had...
Air China's first Boeing 737-700 took to the sky today from Boeing Field in Seattle for Beijing, People's Republic of China. The newest 737 will join Air China's predominantly Boeing fleet of...
The Boeing 777-300ER's new semi-levered landing gear system has performed flawlessly during the flight-test program. The unique gear, which is manufactured by Goodrich Corp., allows the airplane...
Flight-testing of the Boeing 777-300ER has verified the performance of numerous special features on the airplane. One such feature, Tail-Strike Protection, helps prevent tail contact with the...
Boeing's new Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) is shown here in a live "hot-fire" test, demonstrating how it would perform when installed in a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have developed new flight-control software for the F/A-18 Hornet that builds on the lessons learned during development and flight testing of the F/A-18E/F Super...
Boeing was the recipient of the coveted 2003 Flight International Aerospace Industry Award. The award, which recognizes significant industry achievements of the past 12 months, was presented to...
Boeing unveiled elements of an integrated, e-enabled aviation strategy today at the Paris International Air Show. The Boeing e-Enabled Advantage offers significant value in its potential to lower...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a contract to demonstrate cargo container security systems for Operation Safe Commerce, a Department of Homeland Security initiative aimed at...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named Kees Blekxtoon as President of Boeing Northern and Western Europe. He will represent the company's business interests and coordinate companywide business...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named John Craig to the new position of regional vice president in the Middle East with a concentration on the Gulf States. Craig will coordinate all company...
Boeing's Air Traffic Management business unit and the Air Traffic Alliance, a grouping of EADS, Airbus and Thales, announced today at the Paris Air Show that they will cooperate on issues...
Southwest Airlines, one of the world's most successful airlines, will add performance-enhancing Blended Winglets to its current and future fleet of Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737-700s. The visually...
Arrival of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters this month in South Korea marks completion of U.S. Army efforts to field an Apache Longbow battalion in the region. This newest...
Integrating air traffic control systems on the ground with airline operation centers and the flight management systems aboard aircraft in flight could produce direct benefits to airline operations...
Mike Bair, senior vice president of the Boeing 7E7 program, said today that the company is making excellent progress on the development of the 7E7 and continues to be on track to seek authority to...
Boeing employee Jeff Housekeeper puts the finishing touches on the nose section of the 7E7 high-speed wind-tunnel model. High-speed testing gets under way next month. The Boeing 7E7 will provide...
Boeing is continuing to make progress in developing the super-efficient 7E7 Dreamliner. The company is showing off its new airplane development program with a new video at its exhibit at the Paris...
Rich Bowman works on one of the 7E7 wing sections that will be tested starting in June at the Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Boeing [NYSE: BA] will test four different wing...
Boeing is working to ensure that the 7E7, expected to enter service in 2008, will be more comfortable than any other commercial jet airplane. Details about the interior will not be available for...
Low-speed wind-tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 7E7, and work is nearly complete on the model that will be used in a first round of high-speed wind-tunnel tests for the new airplane....
The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] released its 2003 Current Market Outlook at the Paris Air Show today, noting a forecast of a $5.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes and aviation services...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the name of its newest airplane -- the Boeing 7E7 -- at the Paris Air Show. After casting approximately 500,000 votes in more than 160 countries, people from...
The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane completed its first intercontinental flight today, June 13, 2003, arriving this morning at the Le Bourget, France, airport for the 45th Paris Air...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today delivered the first of three new Boeing 747-400ER (extended range) Freighters to Korean Air Lines. The other two new freighters are scheduled for delivery in late 2003 and...
The worldwide fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737s this week surpassed 10 million flight hours, a feat equal to one airplane flying more than 1,141 years nonstop. The world's fastest-selling...
The first Boeing 747-400ER (Extended Range) Freighter to be delivered to Korean Air Lines takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a test flight. The new airplane is the first of three to...