The Boeing Company announced today that it has made a $5 million investment in Alexander Hutton Venture Partners, a venture capital fund focused on technology companies in the Northwest. The...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $36.4 million contract for the fiscal year 2001 production of the Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response, or SLAM-ER. An affordable inventory upgrade,...

For the first time ever, The Boeing Company will be an exhibitor at the ITB Berlin travel and tourism trade fair in March -- and will showcase three of its commercial airplane families that are...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced that NASA has exercised a launch service contract option for a Delta II rocket to launch a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

Qualification test firings of the unique engines designed by Boeing to propel America's X-33 space plane into high-speed, suborbital flight in 2003 began yesterday at NASA's John C. Stennis Space...

Pat Finneran, Boeing vice president and general manager of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Programs, recently took over the helm as president of the James S. McDonnell USO based at Lambert-St. Louis...

F-15E1 in flight in December with Litening II pod.

Boeing on Saturday completed one of the most successful flight-test programs in history when its X-32A concept demonstrator landed here after its 66th flight. Since it first flew on Sept. 18, the...

Oman Air announced today a combined purchase and lease commitment for a fleet of five Boeing Next-Generation 737s (four 737-700s and one 737-800). Oman Air also announced a commitment for two...

Alfred Awani, a Philadelphia engineer who played a crucial role in the development of the advanced RAH-66 Comanche helicopter, will receive the 2001 Black Engineer of the Year Award for...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator completed one of the most successful flight-test programs in history on Feb. 3, returning to the company's facility in Palmdale, Calif.,...

While the U.S. Laboratory Destiny serves as a centerpiece for scientific research aboard International Space Station (ISS), it will also serve as the second module designed to support human life....

In a further step to provide unsurpassed service and support to customers around the world, Boeing Business Jets today announced it has signed service contracts with Associated Air Center Inc. and...

Boeing has confirmed that Pembroke Group Limited, an Irish airplane financing, leasing and management group, has ordered two additional Boeing 717-200s. The two airplanes are scheduled for...

In the first month of 2001, cumulative orders for the new Boeing 757-300 more than doubled, with 33 confirmed orders for the single-aisle airplane, The Boeing Company said today. In January,...

The first of three Boeing 777-200ERs (extended range) airplanes to enter the fleet of El Al Israel Airlines was unveiled yesterday in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight. Witnessing the event were...

Just take little bit of paper, tape, balloons, some air and "3-2-1 Lift-off!" That's the title of one of the workshops for K-9 teachers at this year's Boeing-sponsored Oxford Foundation Educator...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket fired up the night sky to launch a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational satellite into space. Liftoff occurred at 2:55 a.m. EST. Twenty-five minutes...

Turkmenistan Airlines today took delivery of a Boeing 757-200, bringing it one step closer to building an all-Boeing passenger airline fleet. The airline currently offers passenger and freight...

Two hundred and sixty American Airlines employees and guests flew off today in a new Boeing 777, an airplane those employees helped to purchase with cost savings resulting from their innovative ideas.

Boeing has begun flight-testing a number of enhancements installed on board a NATO AWACS aircraft. These upgrades are part of the $491 million NATO Mid-Term Modernization Program. Retrofit of the...

Sun Country Airlines took delivery today of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800, the first of eight Next-Generation 737s the airline will receive during the next 15 months. Boeing will deliver a...

Boeing completed installation of an innovative new cargo handling system for the first 757SF (Special Freighter) at its Boeing Airplane Services Wichita facility today. Launch customer DHL...

John Dern, 40, has been appointed director of media relations for The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA). In this position he is responsible for the external communications of the aerospace company. This...

Cameroon Airlines today flew home its first 767 airplane following a delivery celebration. The airplane will be leased through an agreement with Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. The 767-300ER...

Boeing has successfully completed the Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator's flight test with a loaded internal weapons bay. Test pilot Air Force Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera opened and...

A presentation by Alan Mulally, Boeing senior vice president and president of Commercial Airplanes, to the Bear Stearns Eighth Annual Commercial Aerospace Conference on Jan. 30, will be webcast on...

The first Delta II of 2001 stands poised to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Boeing [NYSE: BA] launch vehicle will lift into orbit a Global Positioning System satellite. On...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA - news) has put on hold discussions aimed at establishing co-production of the Israeli Arrow Weapon System (AWS) until technology transfer issues are resolved. The...

Dr. John Shaw, chief scientist, Advanced Rotorcraft Systems, was among a select group of industry and government leaders who recently received the Hammer Award from former Vice President Al Gore...

The Boeing Company Charitable Trust has contributed scholarships for deserving women and minority students studying engineering, other technical disciplines and business management at major...

United Airlines, the airline that launched the Boeing 777 program and was the first to fly the world's most passenger-preferred jetliner, today became the first carrier to operate 50 twin-aisle 777s.

The Boeing Longer-Range 777 airplanes just moved one big step closer from concept to reality. Boeing engineers have finalized the definition of the basic configuration for the Longer-Range 777-200...

The Boeing Company's [NYSE: BA] Delta II, Delta IIl and Delta IV rocket programs have been merged into a single organization to be led by Dan Collins, formerly vice president of the EELV/Delta IV...

The Boeing Company announced today that Geoffrey L. Carpenter, 36, has been named assistant treasurer - global treasury operations, for the aerospace company. He joins Boeing from...

The Boeing Company supports today's announced recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection for more stringent noise...

Boeing announced today it has selected Singapore Technologies Aerospace's (ST Aero) subsidiary, ST Aviation Services Co (SASCO), to modify 13 MD-11 passenger airplanes into freighters. In addition...

SThe Boeing Company today confirmed an order from Northwest Airlines for 18 Boeing 757-300 single-aisle and two Boeing 747-400 twin-aisle airplanes. The value of the new airplanes at list prices...

The Boeing Company today helped Southwest Airlines usher in its 30th year of operations in style - by delivering two, single-aisle Next-Generation 737-700s sporting a new livery. "Southwest is...

Boeing Ventures announced today that a Boeing team's business plan to provide underwater survey services will be the first venture brought to market under the Chairman's Innovation Initiative....

GOL Airlines of Brazil joined the ranks of all-Boeing operators throughout the world today when it flew its inaugural revenue flight from Brasilia to Sao Paolo. GOL is the newest passenger airline...

Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce today completed accelerated mission tests of the Joint Strike Fighter X-32B qualification engine at Pratt & Whitney's facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. The...

The Boeing Company, Fugro GeoServices, Inc. and Oceaneering International, Inc. today announced a partnership to provide advanced underwater survey services. The venture combines Oceaneering's and...

The Boeing Company will webcast an investor telephone conference regarding its fourth quarter and year-end 2000 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (10:30 a.m. EST) on Wednesday,...

El Al Israel Airlines' first 777-200ER (extended-range) airplane takes flight for the first time Jan. 11 in Everett, Wash. The twinjet is the first of three to be delivered to El Al in the first...

The Boeing Company has delivered the first Block 1A Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile, or CALCM, to the U.S. Air Force. Six of the new missiles were recently shipped to Fairchild Air Force...

A new era in space-based science will begin when the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivers the U.S. research laboratory module "Destiny" to the International Space Station (ISS)during the STS-98 mission...

Boeing lead short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue climbs into the cockpit of the company's X-32B Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator prior to the start of...

Boeing (NYSE:BA - news) will launch a U.S. Air Force defense satellite aboard a Delta IV rocket in 2003, company officials announced Wednesday. A Delta IV Medium vehicle will place a Defense...

Impulse Airlines latest Boeing 717-200, emblazoned with a sulphur-crested cockatoo - the carrier's new corporate imagery - recently spread its wings and flew home to Australia. The aircraft is...

The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has sold five Total Airspace & Airport Modeller (TAAM) licenses to EUROCONTROL. TAAM is a fast-time gate-to-gate simulation tool...

Sea Launch has delayed the launch of the XM-1 digital audio radio satellite. Yesterday's launch countdown was halted when a minor out-of-specification condition was detected on the satellite. The...

Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the XM-1 digital audio radio satellite for Wednesday, February 28, 2001. In staying with conservative mission parameters, yesterday's launch countdown was...

The Civil Aviation Administration of Finland has exercised its purchase option with The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, for a perpetual license to Total Airspace &...

Boeing this weekend moved its Joint Strike Fighter X-32B concept demonstrator closer to first flight with completion of a key phase of installed engine runs. As part of the build-up to...

The Boeing Company today welcomed Polynesian Airlines, the national carrier of Samoa, as the newest airline to join the Next-Generation 737 Spares Exchange Program. The program, launched in...

The structural fabrication operations formerly owned by Boeing in St. Louis today opened for business as GKN Aerospace Services -- St. Louis. This follows GKN's announcement on Oct. 19 that it...

The Boeing Company today announced the promotion of Sherry Nebel, 46, to vice president, Communications, for the company's recently announced new business unit, Connexion by BoeingSM. The...

The T-45 Training Systems (T45TS) team is the recipient of a recent Department of Defense Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative, or COSSI, award. The team - consisting of the U.S....

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has accepted two of The Boeing Company's maintenance software products as equivalent to paper or microfilmed documentation, a move that will help airlines...

SEATTLE, Jan. 4, 2001 - Boeing today confirmed a previously announced intent-to-order from Continental Airlines for 15 Boeing 757-300 single-aisle airplanes. With this order, Continental joins a...

The U.S. Navy has ordered a sixth Boeing 737-700C (Convertible) model for its Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift Replacement Aircraft program. The U.S. Naval Reserve is the first customer for the...

The Boeing Company has selected the Smiths Industries PowerPC-based Central Processing Unit as a cornerstone element for the company's military aircraft avionics modernization initiatives,...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes today announced 489 commercial airplane deliveries in 2000, almost matching the 490-airplane delivery estimate made earlier in the year. Commercial Airplanes President...

The Boeing Company today announced fourth quarter and full year 2000 deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 130 commercial jet transports...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander are on their way to the Equator, in preparation for launch of the XM-1 satellite. The 37.5-minute launch window will open at 2:35 p.m....

When Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) flew its newest Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 home to Sweden in December, the Stockholm-based carrier set a new company record. The 737-800 was the 41st...

For the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter team, 2000 was a year of unprecedented accomplishments culminating in a record-setting supersonic flight. Frank Statkus, Boeing vice president and JSF program...

Today, the Sea Launch vessels arrived at the launch site on the Equator, at 154 degrees West Longitude. The Sea Launch team immediately began preparations for launch, ballasting the Launch...

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...