Through a follow-on contract awarded to The Boeing Company by the U.S. Air Force, the C-17 Flexible Sustainment program will continue through the year 2003. The three-year performance-based...

The Boeing Company has completed the share repurchase program authorized by its Board in April 1998 under which the company bought back approximately 15 percent, or 145.9 million shares, of the...

A decision yesterday made by NASA to exercise an existing contract option to launch the Mars Exploration Rover 2 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket in 2003 capped a banner year for the Boeing Delta...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator breaks the sound barrier for the first time on Dec. 21, 2000. Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera, U.S. Air Force lead test pilot assigned to the...

The Comanche team, on Dec. 18 capped off a year of successful flight testing with the first flight of a new empennage on RAH-66 Comanche Prototype No. 1. In addition to the new empennage,...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has ordered three additional Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliners. The Sweden-based carrier exercised options for three...

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Ryan accepted the 70th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III for the U.S. Air Force in a ceremony here Tuesday. The general addressed several hundred Boeing...

The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing a $50 million contract to develop and produce Engine Infrared Suppression Systems, or EIRS, for its C-130 aircraft. The work will be...

Transavia, the Amsterdam-based charter and scheduled airline, has exercised an option to purchase two additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. Including today's announcement, Transavia will...

Hapag-Lloyd Flug, the German holiday airline, has exercised options to purchase three additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, The Boeing Company confirmed today. These are existing...

Transavia, the Amsterdam-based charter and scheduled airline, has exercised an option to purchase two additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, The Boeing Company confirmed today....

The Boeing Company recently delivered to the U.S. Air Force the final three of 18 F-15C aircraft it refitted with Raytheon's APG-63(v)2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, providing...

Boeing delivered a new 757-200 airplane to Azerbaijan Airlines today loaded with 11,000 pounds of medical supplies. Northwest Medical Teams donated the supplies to assist people who are in poor...

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Philip "Rowdy" Yates, the U.S. government's lead test pilot for the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter program, flies the company's X-32A concept demonstrator Dec. 19 as it refuels for...

Boeing announced today it has signed a contract with Federal Express to modify 19 MD-11 passenger airplanes to freighters. As part of the agreement, Boeing Airplane Services will perform the...

The 737th Next-Generation 737 produced by Boeing lands at King County International Airport in Seattle, its final stop before entering service with launch customer Southwest Airlines. The...

El Al Israel Airlines' first 777-200ER made its debut in the airline's beautiful white, blue and silver livery when it rolled out of the Boeing paint hangar in Everett, Wash., in the early hours...

The U.S. Air Force and The Boeing Company today issued a Request for Information, or RFI, proposing a new joint government-industry purchasing strategy for the BC-17X, a derivative of the Air...

LanChile Airlines is purchasing two new Boeing 767-300 Freighters and is leasing an additional 767-300 Freighter through GE Capital Aviation Services. The new airplanes will help the airline,...

LanChile Airlines has ordered two Boeing 767-300 Freighters and is leasing an additional 767-300 Freighter through GE Capital Aviation Services. The new airplanes will help LanChile expand its...

The Boeing Company has completed major upgrades on the United Kingdom and French Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleets. They were finished within budget and ahead of schedule....

Boeing Airplane Services and The BFGoodrich Company today announced the expansion of its landing gear overhaul alliance to include Next-Generation 737 landing gear. The original 15-year landing...

The National Center for Advanced Technologies has presented the prestigious Defense Manufacturing Excellence Awards for 2000 to Jim Sinnett, vice president, Phantom Works Strategic Development,...

British Airways customer service employees gathered at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group headquarters in Renton, Wash., Dec. 8 to commemorate their first year of operations at Seattle/Tacoma...

Mexico will require 360 new airplanes worth approximately $18 billion over the next 20 years, according to a Boeing commercial aviation forecast. The Mexican market represents one-quarter of the...

American Airlines yesterday took delivery of its 50th Boeing Next Generation 737-800, sporting the same vintage Astrojet livery that American's first 727s had in 1964. In addition to its...

Phil Condit, chairman and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), today announced that Thomas R. Pickering, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, will join the...

Lufthansa German Airlines, which has taken delivery of more Boeing jetliners than any other airline outside the U.S., flew a new milestone Boeing 747-400 home to its Frankfurt headquarters today....

The Boeing Company and Safair (PTY) LTD signed an agreement today to acquire two Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplanes. Today's agreement marks progress toward a 10-airplane acquisition...

Boeing yesterday completed structural mode interaction (SMI) testing of its X-32B concept demonstrator, moving a step closer to first flight. The X-32B, which is expected to fly during the first...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) released the newest version of MyBoeingFleet.com, its secure e-business site on the World Wide Web, on Dec. 9. The site, which Boeing launched in May 2000 as part of...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive officer Phil Condit announced that the company's Board of Directors today authorized a new share repurchase program and raised the company's quarterly dividend....

Even Hollywood couldn't produce a more perfect setting for the Dec. 7 delivery of British Airways' 40th 777, all decked out as Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer for its debut. Although it wasn't...

Those with discriminating taste and a keen eye for quality tend to collect prized objects, and British Airways certainly fits this category. Just look at the way their collection of Boeing 777s...

British Airways, already the largest Boeing 777 customer outside the United States, today took delivery of its 39th and 40th 777, both 777-200ERs (extended range). The airline will receive five...

Flying as many as five flights a day in the last week, the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft has successfully completed low-speed approach aircraft carrier variant...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) have certified the Boeing 717-200's first major upgrade to the airplane's flight control computer and...

International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), a unit of American International Group, has signed the definitive agreement for its purchase of 40 jetliners, the Boeing Company announced today. The...

Korean Air Lines and The Boeing Company announced today that the airline has placed a firm order for two 747-400 Freighters. The new cargo airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2002. The value...

The Boeing Company today confirmed the launch of the first member of the 21st century Boeing 747 family of airplanes, following an order announcement for six Longer-Range 747-400 (formerly called...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today launched the first international summit designed to enhance collaboration between technology leaders, governments and other key stakeholders in the search for...

Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed an order to purchase eight Boeing 777-200ERs and three 767-300ERs. The 777s and two of the three 767s will be direct replacements for JAL's fleet of 10 MD-11s. The...

A Boeing-led team, including Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, Havelsan, Turkish Airlines (THY) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), has been selected to begin...

The Boeing Company, along with the rest of the F-22 program team, is celebrating a major milestone marking the Nov. 21 delivery of the F-22 advanced avionics software package to Lockheed Martin...

The 737 AEW&C platform features the Boeing Next Generation 737-700, aircraft offering state-of-the-art avionics, navigation equipment and flight deck. A Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array...

The November 30 mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour will enable the crew of Expedition One to throw the switch on the US portion of the electric power system. The P6 integrated truss structure...

Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Prototype No. 1 will soon begin flight tests with a new empennage, or tail structure. Boeing has completed fabrication of a newly designed tail, consisting of...

Two earth-observing satellites and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data were launched into orbit today aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket. The rocket lifted off the launch...

Results from a new in-flight survey of more than 8,000 passengers provide the latest evidence that passengers overwhelmingly prefer Boeing jetliners for long flights. The Long Flights Airplane...

The Boeing Company today welcomed SKY Airlines, an international charter carrier based in Cyprus, as the newest member of the Boeing Next-Generation 737 family of operators. SKY Airlines is part...

Vietnam Airlines, the national airline of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, today signed a Letter of Intent to purchase up to three long-range Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) jetliners. The...

History will be made at Boeing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, when a Delta II rocket carries a dual payload into space for NASA and Argentina. It will be the first time a Delta II rocket has carried two...

Air France's 777 fleet just got larger with today's addition of their 12th 777-200ER. The airplane is the first to have the new General Electric GE90-94B engine, which just earned certification...

The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) has presented its annual Whittle Safety Award to a team of human factors specialists at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. The award recognizes...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft today successfully began field carrier landing practice (FCLP) tests to demonstrate flying and handling qualities during...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet team last night added another award to its long list of achievements by receiving the 2000 Aviation Week Quality Center Award during a ceremony in Long Beach, Calif. The...

The Boeing 777, powered by the new General Electric GE90-94B engine, has earned certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification comes after a successful...

The Boeing Company today announced that Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has chosen Boeing airplanes for its fleet expansion. The intention to acquire up to 20 medium-range Boeing Next-Generation 737s and...

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Miramax Films, AMC Theatres, and a multi-industry team today unveiled a fiber- and satellite-based system designed to revolutionize motion picture film distribution....

The Boeing Company today announced that Royal Air Maroc has chosen Boeing airplanes for its fleet expansion. The intention to acquire up to 20 medium-range Boeing Next-Generation 737s and two...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Atlas Air ordered four new Boeing 747-400 Freighter airplanes. Atlas Air operates 38 Boeing 747s in its fleet, 12 of which are new-technology 747-400...

Polynesian Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 airplane. The airplane will be leased through International Lease Finance Corporation. "The Boeing 737 airplane is a...

The Boeing Company announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded a $16 million firm fixed price contract to the Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) III industry team to perform a...

A surge in orders this fall has pushed net total orders for Boeing commercial jetliners above the 15,000 mark, a milestone matched by no other commercial jetliner manufacturer in history. Pan...

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, has taken delivery of its 11th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane is the airline's first with the...

The Boeing Company today confirmed an order from Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. for five 747-400s, bringing their total count of 747s to 24 -- 13 of which will be 747-400s. These airplanes are the...

A Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational satellite was placed into an elliptical orbit almost 11,000 miles above the Earth today by a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket at 12:14 p.m. EST. The...

Continental Airlines took delivery of its first 767-200ER (extended range) jetliner. The 767-200ER is the smallest member of the 767 family, which also includes two additional passenger models,...

A presentation by Alan Mulally, Boeing senior vice president and president of Commercial Airplanes, to the Salomon Smith Barney annual transportation conference on Nov. 14, will be webcast on the...

Scandinavian Airlines System's (SAS) 11th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 is sporting a new passenger-pleasing cabin configuration that features a new seating system, allowing the airline to vary...

Continental's newest 767-200ER includes the award-winning 777-style interior, which was first introduced into the 767 family on the 767-400ER. Newly sculpted sidewalls, ceilings and stow bins...

Continental Airlines today takes delivery of its first 767-200ER (extended range) jetliner. The 174-passenger 767 is the first to be delivered from a November 1998 order for 10 of the airplanes...

Bangkok Airways' first Boeing 717-200 begins its journey home today following a special delivery ceremony in Long Beach, Calif. This event marks another milestone for Bangkok Airways, as it...

The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Delta II launch team scrubbed today's launch attempt of an Air Force Global Positioning Satellite. The launch has been postponed until tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 10)...

The Boeing 777-200 Longer Range airplane with a derivative version of the General Electric GE90 engine has been named to the Top 100 Best of What's New for 2000 by Popular Science magazine. The...

The Boeing Company today confirmed an order from the Italian air carrier Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane, S.p.A. - for six 777-200ER passenger airplanes, with options for six Longer-Range...

Bangkok Airways' first Boeing 717-200 is being prepared for its flight home to Bangkok, Thailand. This event marks another milestone for the airline, as it becomes the first Asian carrier to...

China will continue its rapid aviation development in the 21st century and will eclipse all other aviation markets except the United States, Gordon McHenry, Jr., Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group...

Gen. Tony Robertson, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command, accepted delivery of the newest Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, the 68th, on behalf of the U.S. Air Force in ceremonies...

Connexion by BoeingSM, the breakthrough high-speed Internet and data communication service, and Loral Skynet do Brasil are teaming up to provide unprecedented transatlantic coverage to travelers...

PAS-1R, a Boeing 702 spacecraft with twice the capacity of the satellite it is replacing, is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, it was announced today by Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc....

Dragonair today signed a contract with Singapore Airlines to purchase two 747-300 Combi airplanes. Both airplanes will be converted to full freighters at Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.,...

Singapore Technologies Aerospace's (ST Aero) Singapore-based subsidiary, ST Aviation Services Co (SASCO) today rolled out a DC-10 freighter, which will be redelivered later this month to The...

Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems in Southern California and Mid-America Consulting Group (MCG) have completed a mentor protégé agreement with the U.S. Air Force. In 1996, The Boeing...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket is poised at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. to place a Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. On Thursday, Nov. 9, a 26-minute-long launch window...

The side cargo door was installed earlier this month on the first 757-200 to undergo passenger-to-freighter modification for DHL Worldwide Express at Boeing Airplane Services' Wichita facility....

The Boeing Company today elevated the status of three business growth opportunities to bring increased management focus and attention to new frontier business activities for the world's largest...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents a share was declared by the Board of Directors at its October 30th meeting. The dividend is...

The U.S. Army has selected a new sensor system - to be known as Arrowhead - that will give the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopter significantly greater night vision and targeting...

Boeing employees at the Delta rocket factory here have completed the assembly of the first Delta IV common booster core (CBC), the largest element of the newest Boeing rocket. Gov. Don Siegelman...

In its annual forecast, briefed to media today in Rio de Janeiro, Boeing projects a market for 1,470 new airplanes worth $79 billion in Latin America over the next 20 years. One-third of that...

German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug has earned another page in the aviation history books by being the first airline to fly the Boeing 737-800 with blended winglets. The test flight took place Sept....

Delta Air Lines, the world's largest operator of Boeing 767 airplanes, took delivery of its 100th new Boeing 767 jetliner. The airplane is a 767-400ER (extended range) model, and the sixth...

A Boeing 737-800, retrofitted with new blended winglets, is shown on its first flight Sept. 26. The airplane belongs to German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug, which has ordered 26 blended winglet kits...

Delta Air Lines has introduced the 100th new 767 into its fleet. The airplane shown here is a 767-400ER, the newest member of the 767 family. The 767-400ER has the lowest operating cost per trip...

Rep International air cargo carrier Polar Air Cargo's first Boeing 747-400 Freighter takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., after delivery from Boeing. Polar Air will be the only scheduled...

Sea Launch, the multinational ocean-based launch services company, successfully launched the heaviest commercial payload in history last night, the Thuraya-1 mobile communications satellite. The...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Singapore Airlines has agreed to order six Boeing 747-400 Freighters. "We have a strong and lasting relationship with Singapore Airlines and continue to be...

Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the Thuraya-1 satellite to Friday, Oct. 20. The 45-minute launch window will open at 10:52 p.m. PDT. The launch, originally scheduled for Oct. 18, was...

Pending regulatory and board approvals, GKN plc of the United Kingdom intends to buy The Boeing Company's St. Louis fabrication operations, establish its U.S.-based administrative offices here,...