Yemen Airways, also known as Yemenia, has signed an agreement with the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. Deliveries are scheduled to begin...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a $38.7 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture reengine kits and modify the KC-135 and RC-135 aircraft to "R"-model configuration. The contract...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has named Michael Bair executive vice president of its Commercial Aviation Services business in Commercial Airplanes. Bair succeeds Thomas Schick, who retired in...

The Boeing Company's upgrade of the radar and navigation systems of the United Kingdom's E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet has been selected as one of that country's top...

One of the world's most environmentally friendly airplanes, the Boeing 767-400ER (extended range), enters revenue service today with Delta Air Lines, flying between New York's LaGuardia Airport...

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 April 30 meeting. The dividend is...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed Home Port, in Long Beach, Calif., last week in preparation for launch of the "Roll" satellite (XM-1), from the Equator, at 154...

The U.S. Navy last week successfully launched a SLAM-ER missile on a test range at the Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake, Calif. The launch marked the first developmental flight test of the...

The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a contract to provide long-term consulting services to the Clark County Department of Aviation, which operates...

The newest version of the Boeing 747 family, the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter, has been launched with an initial order of five airplanes from International Lease Finance Corporation. Deliveries...

The Boeing Company has launched the second member of its Longer-Range 747-400 family - the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter. The initial customer for the airplane is International Lease Finance...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800, making it the first Belgian carrier to operate the most technologically-advanced airplane in its class. Created in...

A City Bird S.A. Next-Generation 737-800 taxis on the runway at Boeing Field, Seattle, in preparation for take-off. City Bird is the first Belgian carrier to operate a 737-800 - the most...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes will work with customers to understand the appropriate range parameters for the new airplane it's designing to answer the need for faster air travel. Under...

The first Next-Generation 737-700 for WestJet Airlines based in Calgary, Alberta, now has entered final assembly in the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash. The new airplane is scheduled for delivery...

Product improvements aimed at increasing airplane speed and range always have been at the top of airlines' "wish lists." Boeing again is responding to its customers' needs - this time with the...

Australia's newest discount carrier, Virgin Blue Airlines, today took delivery of the first Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner destined for Australian domestic use. During a ceremony in Seattle,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials announced today that the U.S. Air Force has called up its fifth Delta IV launch. The launch for the Defense Satellite Program, identified as DSP-23, is scheduled for...

Boeing today delivered the first Boeing 757-300 to operate in the United Kingdom to JMC Airlines, a Manchester, England-based charter carrier. The airplane -- and a second 757-300 for JMC - are...

With a Seattle skyline in the background, the first Boeing 757-300 for Manchester-based JMC Airlines takes off from Seattle's Boeing Field. The airplane is the first 757-300 to operate in the...

U.S. Army pilots last week delivered the final three of 50 AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to be based at Fort Rucker, Ala., the center of individual U.S. Army helicopter pilot training. Col....

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SVA) has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-200ER (extended range), pictured here, and a new 747-400, bringing its fleet of Boeing airplanes to 106. In 1995, Saudi Arabian...

The government of Canada has awarded a $436 million (USD) contract to The Boeing Company for the modernization of 80 Canadian Forces CF-18 strike fighters. This upgrade will ensure that CF-18s...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Space Systems/Loral officials confirmed today that a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on a Delta IV rocket next year. Estrela do Sul 1, which will...

The Rocketdyne RS-68 engine, being developed by The Boeing Company for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles, has achieved a major milestone in logging more than 10,000 seconds of accumulated...

Boullioun Aviation Services, a valued Boeing customer for more than 13 years, took delivery yesterday of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800. It is the first of three 737-800s the company is...

The Boeing Company will close its Shreveport Aircraft Modification Center because of declining workload at the facility. Employees at the center were notified today. "Following discussions with...

The U.S. Naval Reserve took delivery of the first of its newest logistics aircraft, the Boeing C-40A Clipper, Saturday in a ceremony at Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....

Final assembly of the first Next Generation 737-900 for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began this week. The fuselage is shown here as the first, and clearly the longest, in a row of other 737 fuselages...

This Lauda Air Next-Generation Boeing 737-700 is the first of the model for the airline and the first to operate out of Austria. Lauda Air, an airline with both scheduled and charter service, is...

Boeing has delivered Lauda Air's first Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The airplane will be the first Boeing 737-700 to operate out of Austria. Vienna-based Lauda Air, which has ordered eight...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today received its formal stamp of approval from Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). The JAA validated...

The Boeing United Kingdom C-17 Integrated Project Team is the recipient of two procurement awards in the United Kingdom. Sir Robert Walmsley, Chief of Defence Procurement, declared the team the...

The Boeing Company will hold its annual meeting on Monday, April 30, at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at The Westin Seattle. The hotel is located at 1900 Fifth Ave., in downtown Seattle. The...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, has earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's Joint...

Tunisair has taken delivery of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 airplane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. With the addition of the new airplane, the carrier will operate 15 Boeing 737s in its fleet.

Two enormous robotic arms will reach out towards one another and touch in one of the most historic "handshakes" of recent times after the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour delivers the Canadian arm,...

The Boeing Company will webcast an investor telephone conference regarding its first quarter 2001 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, April 20....

The first Boeing C-17 destined for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force made its initial acceptance flight here today. The flight of UK1 took place just days after the announcement of the signing of...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B, with lead STOVL test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue at the controls, successfully completes its first in-flight conversion -- from conventional to...

The third Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) airplane took off from the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., today after El Al Executive Vice President Itzchak Amitay took delivery on behalf of the...

The Boeing Company and U.S. Air Force have finalized contract terms for 10 F-15E aircraft, which will sustain production of the world's best multi-role fighter into 2004. Last year, Boeing began...

One of four new Trans World Airlines (TWA) 717-200 passenger jets departed under an arch of water at the Boeing Long Beach Division in California Thursday, April 12. This is the first time an...

The first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplane purchased by CIT Aerospace will be flown in the fleet of Hamburg International. ###

Boeing today delivered a milestone Next-Generation 737 jetliner to CIT Aerospace and Hamburg International. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737-700 is the first of 30 737-700s ordered by CIT, a...

Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization program. Midwest Express has signed a memo...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization...

Air Seychelles will operate one of the youngest fleets in the world with the addition of a new Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) airplane. The airplane will be leased from International Lease...

U.S. Navy recently began F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flight testing of the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), technology that allows airplane crews to aim weapons and sensors by looking at...