Citing superior performance and lower maintenance costs as a deciding factor in its decision, Copa Airlines today announced firm orders for four Boeing 737-700s and two 737-800s near its...

The first Boeing 777-200ER to be purchased by Alitalia takes off on a test flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing delivered the jetliner to the Rome-based international airline in late...

On Aug. 26, 2002, Copa Airlines of Panama announced its first order ever for Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The airline ordered two of the advanced-technology single-aisle airplanes, as well as...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed two more successful flight demonstrations of its EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack, or AEA, concept aircraft. During the demonstrations on August 20 and 22, an...

China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH)(HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, today took delivery of its first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737-800. China Southern's newest airplane...

The first of 20 Boeing 737-800s ordered by China Southern Airlines takes off on a test flight prior to its delivery. The order for the airplanes was finalized at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in...

Connexion by Boeing SM, the revolutionary mobile information services provider, has signed a contract with Intelsat for transponder capacity onboard the Intelsat 709 satellite, supporting the...

The fleet of Boeing 717-200 jetliners has reached a new one-week high for dispatch reliability, achieving 99.65 percent on 3,721 departures. The previous record was 99.61 percent for the last week...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] and the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) announced today the successful completion of more than two weeks of demonstrations of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle...

The Boeing Company today named Paul Walters to the new position of regional vice president, Southeast Asia, The Boeing Company. Walters will be responsible for coordinating all company business...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun installation of new F-22 Raptor training facilities at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Training classrooms and equipment will be installed in stages, reaching full...

Approximately 110,000 visitors from all over the world visit the Boeing Tour Center in Everett, Wash., each year, making it the top tourist destination in Snohomish County and one of the most...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force today announced the signing of a $9.7 billion follow-on procurement contract for 60 C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Since its first flight in...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week began assembling 757s on a moving assembly line in its Renton, Wash. factory. Commercial Airplanes' 737 and 757 Vice President-General Manager Carolyn Corvi...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] marks the 10th anniversary today of the Boeing 601, the best-selling geosynchronous communications satellite model that has powered revolutionary changes in the way...

The forward section of the first Boeing 747-400ER (extended range) Freighter has been loaded into an assembly tool in the Everett, Wash., factory -- where it will be joined with the airplane's two...

Parents and teachers can show children the principles of flight in a fun, interactive way by going to the new Boeing Safety Web Site. The site contains a flash media demonstration that shows how...

Australian flag-carrier Qantas Airways has ordered four additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes to join its initial 737-800 fleet of 15. The four new twinjets, due for delivery between...

Australian flag-carrier Qantas Airways has ordered four new Boeing [NYSE: BA] Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes to join its initial 737-800 fleet of 15. The four new twinjets, due for delivery...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) and the Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) have successfully completed the preliminary MB-XX full-scale Combustion Chamber /...

Anne Eisele, 35, has been appointed director of media relations for The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA). In this position she is responsible for the external communications of the $58 billion aerospace...

Boeing BigBins, which offer more overhead storage space for airline passengers, went into production this week on a 757-300. The new innovative BigBins increase the effective stowage capacity by...

An artist's concept of U.S. Air Force Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles dropping Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, precision weapons. Boeing is developing the UCAV and produces the JDAM. The...

Boeing delivered the 150th T-45 Goshawk training jet to the U.S. Navy on Aug. 8, 2002.

It doesn't matter if it is a flight across the country or around the world. For a trip of any length of time, one concern rises to the top of every passenger's flying agenda: personal comfort....

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today named Dr. Sergey Kravchenko president of Boeing-Russia/CIS. Kravchenko will be responsible for all company business activities in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,...

DHL Airways, Inc., the Chicago-based cargo airline and the principal U.S. provider of air transportation services to the DHL Worldwide Express network, has put eMaestro from SBS International, a...

The U.S. Navy's 707 E-6B communications aircraft upgraded with a state-of-the-art Next Generation 737 glass cockpit successfully completed the first flight of a three month joint test program...

The Boeing Company today congratulated Safair Lease Finance (SFL) for its acquisition of five Boeing 737-800 winglet airplanes from South African Airways. Through a new operating lease agreement,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] reached a new milestone as it celebrated the first flight of the new 747-400ER (extended range) airplane. It begins its flight test program in August from Paine Field. The...

The new 747-400ER (extended range) soared northward into the skies above Paine Field for the first time, formally beginning its flight test program. A crowd of Boeing [NYSE:BA] employees stood...

U.S. Navy Lt. Corey Pritchard earned a place in the aviation history books July 24 when he became the first pilot to land a Super Hornet during its first deployment onboard an aircraft carrier....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and CargoLifter AG have signed a contract to jointly explore stratospheric airship concepts. The contract, which provides for a detailed study of lighter-than-air stratospheric...

Physical security and crime prevention at several Park-n-Ride commuter parking lots in Denver, Colo. will be greatly enhanced through a $299,000 contract awarded to Boeing Autometric, a global...

An environmental satellite being built by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) a unit of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has successfully completed a unique instrumentation test. Boeing was...

The Boeing Company in recent years has launched major initiatives to apply digital technology across a broad range of information products and services supporting airlines, and is shrinking a...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract to develop and integrate new color displays in existing F/A-18 A/B aircraft for the Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force. The $40 million...

The Italian Ministry of Defense, Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Alenia Aeronautica, together with its subsidiary Aeronavali, announced today that the parties have reached agreement in principle to develop,...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in Huntsville, Ala., was recently awarded a $2.6 million contract as part of NASA's Alternate Access to Station (AAS) project to expand options for delivering...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet moved one step closer to combat when it deployed yesterday onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen. U.S. Navy Strike Fighter...

Boeing Business Jets and Boeing Capital Corporation today confirmed the acquisition of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) by Rafik Khalifa, an entrepreneur and financier with business interests in Africa...

Connexion by BoeingSM, the breakthrough high-speed mobile information service, has contracted with Eutelsat to use the IIF4 satellite to provide additional transponder capacity that will provide...

Flight testing the state-of-the-art Next Generation 737 glass cockpit on the U.S. Navy's 707 E-6B communications aircraft will verify the new technology as more reliable, versatile and...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] has built a 20-foot (6-meters) long composite fuselage section to test candidate materials and manufacturing techniques for the Sonic Cruiser. Other materials and techniques also...

The Sonic Cruiser concept of faster flight continues to be developed by Boeing. The airplane would reduce flight times on longer-range flights by 15 to 20 percent. Though it would incorporate the...

Five of Boeing's senior executives today received Fellowships of the Royal Aeronautical Society, the organisation's highest grade of membership. Jim Albaugh, John Hayhurst, George Muellner, and...

Phantom Works, the advanced research and development unit of Boeing [NYSE:BA], has received a $92.4 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to design, develop...

GKN Aerospace Services is the newest member of the Boeing Sonic Cruiser technology development team. The team is working to develop the advanced technology solutions that will make the Sonic...

At the Farnborough Air Show today, Walt Gillette, vice president and program manager for the Boeing Sonic Cruiser, outlined the progress being made on five technology fronts as Boeing [NYSE:BA]...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] released its 2002 Current Market Outlook (CMO) at the Farnborough Air Show today, noting a forecast of a $4.9 trillion market for new commercial airplanes and aviation...

The British government has given the regulatory approval for Connexion by Boeing to provide airlines and passengers broadband in-flight access to the Internet, corporate intranets, email and other...

The international team helping develop the advanced technology solutions for the Boeing Sonic Cruiser has grown with the appointment of Austria-based Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC)...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has added Stork Fokker Aerostructures, based in the Netherlands, to the Sonic Cruiser technology development team. The team is working to develop the solutions that will make the...

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and BAE SYSTEMS announced at the Farnborough Airshow a memorandum of understanding to support all aspects of global ballistic missile defense. Through this agreement,...

The German government has cleared the way for the introduction of inflight broadband Internet services to air travelers beginning next January by authorizing The Boeing Company to use a range of...

Two of the world's leading aerospace and defense companies, announced an historic partnership to develop solutions in ballistic missile defense. The transatlantic team effort will focus on...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] and Alenia Spazio (a Finmeccanica Company) announced a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on ballistic missile defense today at the Farnborough Air Show. "Boeing...

The Boeing Company announced today it has established multi-year collaborative R&D relationships with Cambridge, Cranfield and Sheffield Universities in the United Kingdom to work on a variety of...

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Connexion by BoeingSM today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent that will make the industry-leading Asian carrier a significant new customer for the high-speed...

The air force that defends one of the world's oldest civilizations soon will be adding some of the most advanced Boeing [NYSE: BA] transport helicopters to its fleet. Boeing is modernizing six...

The Sonic Cruiser being featured in The Boeing Company's Farnborough Air Show display highlights several configuration modifications that have been made during the past year. There is a new angle...

The Boeing Company and Panthesis, Inc., announced today that they have completed a transaction that gives Boeing an equity stake in Panthesis and provides Panthesis with an exclusive right to...

Peter Hartman (right), managing director and chief operating officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Rob Ruijter (left), chief financial officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Alan Mulally,...

The Boeing [NYSE:BA] Sonic Cruiser will meet aggressive environmental performance targets. "Faster flight is what passengers want," said Walt Gillette, vice president and program manager of the...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today signed a teaming agreement with Fokker Services, B.V., to establish a new European Support Center. The center is part of a larger global support network that will offer...

Carnegie Mellon and Boeing have been awarded $5.5 million to build and test a prototype robotic unmanned ground combat vehicle, or UGCV . The hybrid-powered vehicle, pictured in this artist's...

Northwest Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 16 757-300s, marking another milestone in the largest fleet renewal program in the carrier's 75-year history. Northwest will use the efficient...

What can you do to increase your safety and security when flying? Text Spanish Version (PDF). Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, many people use the terms "safety" and "security" a lot,...

Boeing recently installed the propulsion system for its short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator aircraft in less than four hours, the second time in...

The first Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, extensively modified by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to house the revolutionary ABL ballistic missile-defense system, successfully flew for the first time today. The...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it has selected Boeing for a $23 million contract to evaluate the feasibility of integrating emerging security- and...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Continental Graphics Corporation (doing business as Continental DataGraphics) and FlashFind Corporation of Houston have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to...

Boeing technicians rolled back the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., providing the first glimpse of the fully integrated Boeing Delta IV...

Almost everything spends some part of the day at rest - animals sleep, machines power down, flowers close. But not the 737QC. This unique airplane can fly passengers by day and cargo by night,...

The Boeing Company today released its press-briefing schedule for the biennial Farnborough Air Show in England. This year's event will be held July 22-28. Members of the accredited media are...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the Flight Safety Foundation are seeking nominations for the first Flight Safety Foundation-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award. This award, to be...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named the Hon. Andrew Peacock, AC, to the new position of president Boeing-Australia. He will co-ordinate all company activities in Australia from a new...

The Boeing Company will release its second quarter 2002 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, July 17. A conference call presentation to securities analysts and the...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has successfully completed the preliminary design review for the airborne mission system for Australia's Project Wedgetail, taking a major step toward manufacturing...

Teachers from around the globe will reunite in Huntsville, Ala., at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Advanced Space Academy for Educators today to celebrate their commitment to sharing the...

The Boeing Company, Rockwell Collins and FLS Aerospace have completed their eighth and final 747-400 with the New Millennium airplane interior, for South African Airways. The New Millennium...

The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] will make a significant contribution to improving and enhancing U.S. rocket propulsion technology under a one-year, $2.6-million Air Force contract awarded to Boeing's...

Boeing Autometric, a global leader in geospatial information and technology solutions, has opened permanent offices in Fredericksburg, VA. Boeing Autometric is a unit of The Boeing Company...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced the creation of Integrated Defense Systems, a $23 billion business merging the company's total space, defense, government, intelligence and communications capabilities...

Imagine a high-tech "wallpaper" that uses compressed air to block outside noise on an airplane, protect sound-emitting military equipment from detection in the field, or shield sensitive...

Mongolian Airlines has received its first Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737-800 with blended winglets under an agreement between Mongolian Airlines and GATX Capital. The leased jetliner is expected to enter...

Oman Air continues its aggressive fleet and market expansion program with the arrival of the newest Boeing airplane in its fleet, a 737-700. This airplane was purchased as part of a five-airplane...

A Boeing-built U.S. Navy communications satellite, launched nine years ago and formerly used as an in-orbit spare, has a new mission providing critical military communications capacity for U.S....

At a ceremony in Madrid today, the Minister of Science and Technology for Spain, Anna Birulés, helped celebrate the official opening of the new Boeing Research and Technology Center there, along...

Preston Aviation Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has licensed its Total Airspace & Airport Modeller (TAAM) to the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation. TAAM is a...

Copa Airlines of Panama has become the first carrier in North, Central and South America to operate the Boeing 737-700 with advanced winglet technology. The distinctive winglets reduce drag and...

Initial design of a new prototype air-breathing rocket engine for NASA -- one that could revolutionize air and space travel in the next 40 years -- reached a major milestone ahead of schedule last...

Copa Airlines of Panama has taken delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 with winglets, becoming the first carrier in all of the Americas to operate the -700 model with advanced...

The Boeing Company has helped NASA with a first step toward penetrating the innermost secrets of comets as a Boeing Delta II 7425 rocket powered into the skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force...

The Boeing Company has helped NASA with a first step toward penetrating the innermost secrets of comets as the Boeing Delta II 7425 rocket powered into the skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force...

The Boeing Company today announced second quarter and six months deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. Major program deliveries during the second quarter and the year to...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a new 757-200 to China Xinjiang Airlines. The versatile single-aisle jetliner joins the carrier's Boeing fleet of eight 757s and six 737s. China...

The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), shown publicly in Australia for the first time today, introduces a new era of capability for long-distance...

In a Boeing factory near Seattle, the front section of fuselage for the first Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER jetliner is lifted into place and joined with other sections to form an airplane body. The...

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 yesterday. The dividend is...