With an eye toward the new millennium, a touch of Star Wars drama, and the sobering realization that this isn't science fiction, the futuristic rotorcraft pilot's associate (RPA) lifted off on its...

Bell/Boeing V-22 number 8, one of the four Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) aircraft currently undergoing developmental testing by the US Marine Corps, arrived Sept. 17 at Libby...

Metalized Mylar -- and all other insulation blanket coverings used by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing -- have been tested and meet the applicable flammability requirements for FAA certification. At...

The Boeing Company today celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the first Boeing 747 to roll out of the factory. Known as the world's first jumbo jet, the 747 is still the world's largest...

Boeing announced today it has formalized a core team of highly qualified suppliers to help it in its bid to win the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program and proceed to engineering and manufacturing...

The U.S. State Department has terminated its suspension of The Boeing Company's export license on the Sea Launch program, effective today, as a result of a civil settlement. This clears the way...

Boeing today announced the first U.S. Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has been retrofitted with a radar system improvement program (RSIP) kit. The Air Force has...

Boeing employees gathered Sept. 30 at the company's assembly factory in Everett, Wash. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first Boeing 747 rollout. Known as the world's first jumbo jet,...

Ronald B. Woodard, former president of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, has decided to retire effective Nov. 1. "On behalf of the people of Boeing, I want to personally express our appreciation...

Project HOPE, in cooperation with The Boeing Company, Air China and the Red Cross Society of China, airlifted urgently needed medicine and supplies to flood victims in China Sept. 28. The Air...

The Norwegian Coastal Artillery has completed four successful firings of the HELLFIRE Shore Defense System off an island in northern Norway. These firings completed the system verification flight...

Air Pacific Airlines, the flag-carrier of Fiji, took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700, The Boeing Company announced today. Based in Nadi - a major city on Viti Levu, the largest of...

The Boeing Company today rolled out the first production WAH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter for the United Kingdom two days ahead of schedule in a ceremony at the company's...

Lufthansa Cargo ordered six Boeing MD-11 trijet freighters, Boeing confirmed today. Lufthansa Cargo is exercising three options from a previous order and placing a firm order for three additional...

University of California, Berkeley, is recognizing Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit for his accomplishments as an engineer and business leader by honoring him with the Distinguished Engineering...

The Boeing Company has successfully tested a turbojet engine to extend the range of the AGM-130 Standoff Weapon System. A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle launched the weapon Monday, Sept. 21, from...

The Boeing Company has been selected to perform depot level maintenance on the U.S. Air Force fleet of KC-135 tankers. The KC-135 maintenance is a portion of the Sacramento Air Logistics Center...

Boeing employee Brian Crawford performs final analysis work on MEDS in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Boeing Palmdale, Calif., facility.

The 42nd Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in a short ceremony here today. Col. Ed Stickler, Commander 315th Airlift Wing Reserve, flew the aircraft to...

Boeing employees Robert Moore helps install the framework to house the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Boeing facility in...

Boeing employees Robert Moore (left) and Lorelee Anderson (right) help install the framework to house the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle...

Boeing employees make final preparations to the NASA "meatball" logo on the wing of the Shuttle Atlantis during its major modifications at the company's Palmdale, Calif., facility.

America, your spaceship is ready. Fresh from a 10-month tune-up at the Boeing Reusable Space Systems Palmdale facility, Space Shuttle Atlantis emerged from a cavernous hangar in the desert this...

A Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) equipped with upgraded guidance electronics lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., today at 1:01 a.m. The upgraded guidance...

The Boeing Company today delivered its first Next-Generation 737-600 to launch customer Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). The 737-600, marked in SAS' new livery, is scheduled to enter service...

Heller Financial, a Chicago-based company that manages a portfolio of airplanes, has acquired two new 737-300s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. Heller will take delivery of the...

The Boeing tooling Strategic Manufacturing Center in St. Louis will support the company's Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program with non-recurring tooling design and manufacturing.

The Next-Generation 737-600 has received type certification from Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. Delivery of the first 737-600 to...

Boeing has successfully completed the second in a series of four full-mission simulations of its operational aircraft concept for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) . Boeing is conducting these major...

The second Tier III Minus DarkStar high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has successfully completed its second flight. The vehicle took off yesterday (Sunday) from the U.S. Air Force Flight...

In response to the deep economic crisis in Indonesia, Boeing is proud to be among the American companies contributing to today's $1.73 million medical airlift. The emergency relief effort, led by...

German inclusive-tour carrier Hapag-Lloyd has exercised an option to purchase five additional Next-Generation 737-800s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Hapag-Lloyd, the launch...

Boeing is playing a major role in the United States Air Force's Expeditionary Force Experiment -- EFX '98 -- by supplying several key pieces of an overall communications architecture that will be...

Through the first three days of the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has announced a combined total of more than $6.7 billion in orders and options. The week...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] today unveiled three commercial derivatives of its new Delta IV family of launch vehicles. "The commercial satellite industry is demanding reliable and affordable access to space...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) today launched "Boeing Express," an additional delivery option for aircraft spare parts customers using FedEx delivery services....

World military leaders from around the world will get a fresh look at the AH-64D Apache Longbow at the 1998 Farnborough Air Show. A production AH-64D Apache will make its first appearance at the...

Cronus Airlines, Greece's only privately owned air carrier, announced its selection of two Next-Generation 737-700s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The agreement, one firm order...

The first Boeing 737-700 for Air Pacific recently rolled out of the Boeing paint shop in Seattle. The Fijian flag carrier is the launch operator for the 737 Next-Generation aircraft, enhancing Air...

PeaceAir of Sri Lanka and Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced that the carrier will be the newest Boeing 747-400 operator. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding for...

EasyJet Airlines accepted its first, directly purchased Boeing 737-300 during a delivery ceremony at Boeing Field in Seattle on August 19. In 1997, easyJet ordered 12 Boeing 737-300s to expand and...

Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc. has been selected by the U. S. Air Force to provide aircrew training and courseware development services to support the EC-130 E/H aircraft programs at...

GATX Capital Corp, an aircraft-leasing company based in San Francisco, has ordered five Next-Generation 737-800s, bringing the company's total Next-Generation 737 orders to 15, Boeing Commercial...

The Boeing Company forecasts it will spend more than $14 billion over the next five years with European firms - a clear message that business for Boeing means jobs and opportunity for the...

New orders were announced today by Borge Boeskov, president - Boeing Business Jets (BBJ), at a news conference at Farnborough International '98 near London. Six new orders for the ultra long-range...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket lifted off the launch pad today at 2:13 p.m. PDT and successfully placed five Iridium system satellites into low-Earth orbit. "Today's launch marks the tenth in...

The first production V-22 Osprey fuselage was shipped today from The Boeing Company in suburban Philadelphia. It departed on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane from Philadelphia to the...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today that Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) will add 14 Next-Generation 737s to its fleet. These additions continue a fleet-modernization program begun...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today confirmed that GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a unit of GE Capital Services, has placed an order for 12 767 jetliners. The package, valued at...

VARIG, the largest airline in Latin America, announced an agreement to purchase 39 Boeing jetliners, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Demonstrating a bold vision for the future,...

"Boeing airplanes will continue to fly safely when the clock strikes midnight in the year 2000," said Walt Gillette, leader of engineering and product development for the Boeing Commercial...

The Boeing Company sees a bright future for the products of each of its principal businesses, said Harry Stonecipher, Boeing president and chief operating officer. At a press briefing at...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today that International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has ordered 17 jetliners, including nine Next-Generation 737-800s. The leasing company also...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced plans to purchase four 737-900s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) confirmed today at the Farnborough International Air Show. With this order, the...

Boeing officials here announced today the Delta III failure investigation should conclude by the end of September. After the Aug. 26 failure of the Delta III, the investigation team moved quickly...

The Osprey demonstrated it can carry the HMWWV like a helicopter, but it has the capability to carry it at much faster speeds. V-22 aircraft 8, one of four Engineering and Manufacturing...

The new Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) - a high-performance derivative of the Next-Generation 737-700 - made its successful first flight today with Boeing Capts. Mike Hewett and Mike Carriker at the...

Boeing Business Jets, a joint venture launched in 1996 by Boeing and General Electric Co. (GE), today marked the beginning of a new era in business air travel with the first flight of the Boeing...

One year after its rollout debut, the Boeing 777-300 departed today for the 1998 Farnborough Air Show. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group will showcase the airplane as part of a display...

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...