After several months of successful testing, the first production Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta IV common booster core (CBC) is now heading to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (CCAFS), where it...

Kenya Airways has received its first Boeing 767-300ER (Extended Range) airplane. This is the first of three that will be leased through an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)....

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) successfully demonstrated new technology that could increase safety for rockets as well as hydrogen-fuel automobiles being developed by car makers. Working in...

South African Airways today took delivery of its first advanced-technology Boeing 737 airplane. By doing so, the carrier became the first in Africa to operate a 737-800 with blended winglets. The...

Air Berlin in May became the first airline in Europe to operate a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 equipped with winglets that were installed during production in the Boeing factory. Other carriers...

AeroMagazine, one of the most widely read aviation magazines in Latin America, has named the Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 its "Best Commercial Jet Tested in Flight" in 2000. AeroMagazine each...

The first of four Boeing C-17 military cargo aircraft being leased to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force arrived today at RAF Brize Norton, its new home base. The aircraft was flown in from...

The $201.5 million dollars that The Boeing Company was awarded by NASA through the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) last week includes more than $65 million to the Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit...

Pegasus Airlines, one of the leading private carriers in Turkey, has taken delivery of its second Boeing 737-800 in a month. This airplane is leased through International Lease Finance Corporation...

Beginning June 4, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems will change the way it distributes news releases. To provide you with up-to-the-minute information and increase efficiency, the...

Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 advanced-technology winglets made their world debut in revenue service last week with German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Flug. Hanover-based Hapag-Lloyd became the first...

Boeing last Friday delivered the first of four brand new Boeing 737-700 airplanes to GOL Airlines (GOL Transportes Aereos) of Brazil. GOL has successfully positioned itself as a low-fare,...

German airline Hapag-Lloyd has become the first carrier in the world to fly a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with advanced-technology winglets. Winglets are designed to decrease fuel consumption,...

The Boeing Company has been awarded $136 million by NASA to study technology concepts that could eventually lead to a new generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV). The award is a multi-task study...

A Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II 7925-9.5 expendable launch vehicle lifted off this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying a...

Officials have announced the rescheduled launch of the GeoLITE spacecraft on a Boeing Delta II for Friday, May 18, with a 79-minute launch window opening at 1:07 p.m. and closing at 2:26 p.m. EDT....

The first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to be delivered to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force departs the Long Beach assembly facility on Thursday, May 17, 2001. The delivery was exactly one year...

Jet Airways has taken delivery of a Next-Generation 737-700. Mumbai-based Jet Airways operates over 200 scheduled flights daily to 38 destinations across India. "Reliability, passenger comfort and...

The Spanish airline Aerolineas de Baleares, S. A. (AeBal) yesterday took delivery of its fourth Boeing 717-200. The airplane is the first 717-200 AeBal has leased from Pembroke Group Limited, a...

During a festive celebration in Seattle, The Boeing Company delivered the first 737-900 to launch customer Alaska Airlines. The new airplane, posing at right with another 737-900 destined for...

Officials have delayed the Boeing Delta II launch of the GeoLITE spacecraft by 24 hours to no earlier than Friday, May 18, with the launch window of 1:07 p.m. EDT as a precautionary measure so the...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced today that it has selected The Boeing Company to convert two ANA 747-400 airplanes from its international configuration to its domestic configuration. Boeing...

The Boeing Company today announced it has made substantial progress toward key milestones in the X-37 reusable spaceplane program, initiated under a cooperative agreement signed with NASA in July...

Air France is the second customer for Boeing's new Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter, which was launched earlier this month with the announcement of a five-airplane order by International Lease...

VARIG Airlines of Brazil will be the first carrier in Latin America to operate the Boeing 737-800 with winglets when it takes delivery of two of the advanced airplanes in September and October of...

The Boeing Company today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its ordnance operations in Mesa, Ariz., to General Dynamics, which will relocate the business within General Dynamics'...

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is visible in this image taken by a Raytheon Terminator advanced targeting forward looking infrared pod. That system, which the U.S. Navy is installing on its Boeing...

VARIG Airlines will be the first carrier in Latin America to operate the Boeing 737-800 with winglets when it takes delivery of two of the advanced airplanes in September and October. VARIG will...

Air France has signed a definitive agreement for two new Boeing Longer-Range 747-400 Freighters. This makes the European carrier the second customer for the airplane, which was launched earlier...

A presentation by Mike Sears, Boeing senior vice president and chief financial officer, to the Credit Suisse First Boston/Aviation Week Aerospace Conference on May 15, will be webcast on the Internet.

The Boeing Company announced today it will open a new research and technology center in Madrid, Spain. The initial investment in the Center will be around $10 million. Boeing is also establishing...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded The Boeing Company its Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Manufacturing this week at the annual Joint Industry/SBA Procurement...

CEO Victor Hasson, left of the two flight attendants in front row, and other employees of the Belgian airline City Bird S. A., pose with Boeing employees and other well-wishers following the...

The Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator aircraft shown arriving at Maryland's Naval Air Station Patuxent River May 11. During flight testing at Pax River, the X-32B will validate the...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its second Boeing Next Generation 737-800 in two weeks, and another is due for delivery on May 14. The popular Belgian carrier will receive a total of six...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $251.9 million, two-year contract to fund a new program designed to manage and improve logistics system performance affordably. The F/A-18E/F Integrated...

Boeing plans to begin operations in its new headquarters at 100 North Riverside Plaza in Chicago by Sept. 4. ###

The Boeing Company confirmed today that American Airlines has ordered 15 additional 767-300ER airplanes. Boeing will deliver the new airplanes beginning in 2002 and continuing through 2003. "This...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced the successful completion of a series of tests involving the integrated common booster core (CBC) and RS-68 engine for the Boeing Delta IV rocket. The...

A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket today successfully launched the XM "Roll" satellite, completing Sea Launch's sixth successful mission. The three-stage rocket lifted off from the Odyssey Launch...

The Sea Launch team is counting down to liftoff at 3:10 p.m. (PDT) today of the XM-1 satellite, "Roll," from the launch site at the Equator, 154 degrees West Longitude. All systems are operating...

The U.S. Air Force last week demonstrated precision-strike accuracy with a Block 1A Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) in a flight test at the Utah Test and Training Range. The test...

The Boeing Company today named Karen Burt to lead Communications for its Shared Services Group. The appointment was made by Laurette Koellner, Boeing senior vice president and president of Shared...

The Boeing Company is celebrating the first anniversary of MyBoeingFleet.com, its secure business-to-business World Wide Web portal that offers users an ever-expanding suite of products and services.

Boeing Selects ScreamingMedia to Supply Online Content to Airborne Travelers In a move that will dramatically enhance consumer access to in-flight news and travel-related information, Boeing has...

The Sea Launch vessels arrived at the equatorial launch site this afternoon and immediately began the L-72 hour countdown to launch XM-1, the "Roll" satellite, on Tuesday, May 8. The 45-minute...

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...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket roared into the sky this morning, sending NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to the red planet. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT....

The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months...

Continuing with testing of the Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) and integrated RS-68 main engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced another successful...

The Boeing Company recently received a $235 million contract for the production of 11,054 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. The U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base,...