The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced that it intends to lease four Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft for the Royal Air Force, making Britain the first international...

The United Kingdom government's selection of the Boeing C-17 for its strategic airlift requirement and the Meteor air-to-air missile system for its fleet of Eurofighters builds upon the strong...

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced that it will equip its Royal Air Force Eurofighters with the Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile. Boeing is the U.S. member of the...

The Boeing 767-300, one of the world's most popular jetliners, is getting a new, even more passenger-pleasing cabin interior. The new interior, based on the award-winning interior design of the...

The Boeing Company and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today confirmed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their broad cooperative relationship covering aerospace and...

The Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board, recently returned from a meeting in Moscow with the Sea Launch Russian and Ukrainian partners, is now completing its final report of findings and...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that JMC Airlines has placed an order for two Boeing 757-300 jetliners. The Manchester, England-based airline is the fifth customer to announce its choice of the...

A Spanish Harrier on a mission. The two initial remanufactured Harrier II Plus aircraft are scheduled for completion in July 2003. ###

The Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis will provide $15,000 to the American Red Cross to help Missouri residents affected by recent floods in the St. Louis area. The ECF grant will be...

The first four Boeing-built 767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft have entered operational service for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The aircraft were delivered by...

The first four Boeing-built 767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft have entered operational service for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The aircraft were delivered by...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket today successfully replaced one of the first U.S. Air Force navigational satellites launched aboard another Delta 11 years ago. The launch took place at 9:48...

The Nature Conservancy of Washington today presented the Boeing Company with its Outstanding Corporate Support award. The award recognizes the company for its long and consistent history of...

Boeing has successfully demonstrated multi-sensor fusion of its Joint Strike Fighter avionics aboard the company's 737 Avionics Flying Laboratory. The ability to fuse inputs from multiple sensors...

The Boeing Company announced today that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company an amended type certificate and a production certificate of airworthiness for the MD-10...

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As part of its ongoing efforts to extend the benefits of e-business to its airline customers, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has launched a new Web site, myboeingfleet.com, as a single source of online...

AssureSatTM, Inc., announced today it has signed an agreement, through Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, for two launches on Sea Launch. AssureSat plans to...

Representatives of The Boeing Company and Alenia Spazio signed a teaming agreement to reinforce their ongoing commitment to the future of the International Space Station (ISS). This agreement...

The Boeing Company announced the appointment of Allen B. Ashby as vice president and general manager of the company's Electronic Systems & Missile Defense unit, based in Anaheim, Calif. Ashby...

A Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite for the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense was successfully deployed into orbit today by a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) following...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite into a nearly 11,000-mile circular orbit on May 10. The Delta II will lift off...

Phil Condit, chairman and chief executive officer, The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), announced three actions, effective immediately, to strengthen the Boeing leadership team and continue to drive the...

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The first Boeing Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 for Travel Service takes off for a test flight from Boeing Field in Seattle. The airplane is the first Next-Generation 737 to be delivered to the...

The Boeing Company today announced that Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, has taken delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. The...

Travel Service took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737, becoming the first 737-800 operator in Czech Republic. The airplane was delivered on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services....

The Boeing Company today confirmed that American Trans Air (ATA) has signed an intent to order 30 of The Boeing Company's newest jetliner models. The Indianapolis-based carrier - the nation's 11th...

American Trans Air (ATA) is the North American launch customer for both the Boeing 757-300, shown below, and the Boeing 737-800 with winglets, shown above. ATA this month announced an intention to...

Mike Sears (left), president of Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems, and Pat Finneran, vice president and general manager for the F/A-18 program, accepted the aerospace industry's highest...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today named Gale C. Andrews, 50, to lead the company's Ethics and Business Conduct office. He will be responsible for managing the company Ethics and Business...

The Boeing Company today announced that Roger Krone has been selected as vice president and general manager of Army programs and leader of the Philadelphia business site. He is replacing Charles...

American Airlines today announced an order for 20 Boeing 757-200s, pushing the 757 program beyond the 1,000 mark to 1,009 orders from operators around the world. Deliveries of the airplanes are...

Sue Grimm, former senior manager for Boeing Space and Communications Group in Huntington Beach, Calif., is the new general manager of the Boeing-Spokane facility. Grimm replaces Tom Som, who...

Commitment to innovative management, quality and customer service earned the Boeing Delta II launch team NASA's George M. Low award. This award is NASA's highest honor for quality and technical...

It was a barnstorming and attention-getting tour that spanned 30 cities, three continents, and 48,000 miles (nearly twice the circumference of the earth). It included 19 press conferences and...

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 May 1 meeting. The dividend is payable...

The Boeing Company unveils the first phase of its global advertising campaign today. Consisting of TV and print ads created by Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide, the business-to-business campaign is...

Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, 63, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Department of Defense, has been elected to the board of directors of The Boeing Company. The announcement of the...

Boeing Realty Corporation unveiled plans today for a 200-acre business park in the Kent Valley dubbed "Pacific Gateway Business Park." Located next to the Boeing Space Center along the West Valley...

The Boeing Company recently signed a contract change with the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), the executing agency of the Brazilian Government for space-related activities. In the...

Three and one-half years following the start of design work on a revolutionary airborne theater ballistic-missile defense system, Team ABL this week successfully completed final critical review of...

Employees of Boeing and Alaska Airlines welcome the first Boeing Next-Generation 737-900 fuselage as it arrives at the Boeing final assembly plant in Renton, Wash. The fuselage traveled 2000 miles...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced plans to develop a global communications network and other services that will revolutionize the way people travel. Called Connexion by BoeingSM, the...

The Boeing Company and the U. S. Air Force recently demonstrated an extended range Joint Direct Attack Munition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The JDAM flew 24 miles from an altitude of 20,000 feet...

Boeing told members of the satellite industry Tuesday that the Delta III rocket is ready to resume operations at the end of this month. According to Dave Crosse, the Delta III return-to-flight...

Sea Launch Home Port, based in Long Beach Harbor, hosted a Mass Casualty exercise this morning managed by the City of Long Beach. While a serious incident was simulated, no actual emergency...

The U.S. Air Force announced today that it is prepared to move forward with the launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying a Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space-built Global Positioning System...

The Boeing Company today announced that Bangkok Airways will take delivery of two new Boeing 717-200s, making it the first carrier in Asia to commit to operating the economical, short-range...

Icelandair, which will have the first Boeing 757-200 with a new passenger cabin interior, uses a dual-class layout with four-abreast business class and six-abreast economy class seats. ###

Boeing has begun flight testing an updated F-22 avionics software package, Block 3S, on its 757 Flying Test Bed, keeping the program on track for a November delivery. Block 3S is an early version...

The Boeing Company today confirmed that Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) accepted delivery of two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. These two airplanes are the first Next-Generation 737-800s for...

A new "glass cockpit" that increases Shuttle safety by improving the display of key information about ascent and entry mission performance is one of more than 100 significant improvements Space...

The first of two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s delivered to Cyprus Turkish Airlines from Sunrock Aircraft Corporation Ltd. and The Boeing Company recently took off for Turkish Republic of...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter One Team has successfully completed the first phase of engine runs for its X-32A concept demonstration aircraft. The smooth, uneventful operation of the engine in...

Tonight's launch of a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket has been scrubbed in order to gather data on the spacecraft's solar array...

U.S. Air Force officials scrubbed tonight's launch attempt of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket carrying a Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System (GPS) IIR-4 spacecraft for the U.S. Air...

A U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket 11 years ago, is scheduled to be replaced during an April 21 launch. The Boeing Delta...

More than 3,000 pounds of hardware and supplies will accompany Space Shuttle Atlantis when it begins its journey to the International Space Station (ISS) April 24 to make final preparations for...

Members of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board met last week to hear briefings from the independent teams that are investigating the launch failure of March 12. Jim Maser, Chair of the...

In a major boost to spare parts support for European airlines, the Boeing Company today officially opened its new Amsterdam Service Center near Schiphol Airport. It is the eighth such facility in...

Boeing delivered its 500th Next-Generation 737 jetliner to Royal Air Maroc (RAM) this month. Boeing produced the 737-800 for the Morocco flag carrier at its factory in Renton, Wash. The...

The Boeing Company, the City of Seattle, the Port of Seattle and King County announced Wednesday that they had created a public-private partnership to assess the environmental condition of the...

The first T-45C Goshawk with U.S. Marine Corps markings arrived March 31 at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. Thirty-one Goshawks at NAS Meridian are painted with traditional U.S. Navy markings....

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter One Team has built a high-fidelity, full-scale aircraft model of the JSF. The JSF One Team is using the model to validate the radar, antenna and stealth performance...

The first Boeing C-40A airlifter for the U.S. Navy made its initial flight April 14. The plane, a 737-700C (Convertible) model, took off from Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash., at 3:27...

The Boeing Company has just 7 acres of surplus industrial land left in the Kent Valley out of 33 acres it recently offered for sale, as a shortage of developable land in the area continues to...

Boeing Company President and Chief Operating Officer, Harry C. Stonecipher today congratulated Aerolineas Baleares (AB) for selecting the Boeing 717-200. AB, a subsidiary of Spanair in Spain has...

Results of a study released earlier this week indicate that four of the top five airlines preferred by U.S. travelers operate all-Boeing fleets. The study, conducted by researchers at Wichita...

Auckland International Airport (AKL) has purchased an air traffic software scheduling system from The Preston Group (TPG). AKL is the largest of the three major New Zealand airports, with a...

"The best pilots in the world aren't born, they're trained here," announces the billboard near Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. Those words are particularly significant to the 17 student naval...

Boeing engineers have released more than 90 percent of the design drawings necessary to build the new Boeing Next-Generation 737-900. The achievement marks a key milestone in the design of the...

Sea Launch, the international launch services company with its Home Port based in Long Beach, Calif., announced plans today to move the company offices from the Cayman Islands to downtown Long Beach.

The leaders of the Boeing space transportation businesses met with their top 150 suppliers to discuss the results of the Boeing Mission Assurance Review (BMAR) and its findings in terms of...

The Boeing Company today announced that Impulse Airlines will take delivery of five new Boeing 717-200s, becoming the first operator in Australia to fly the 717-200s. Impulse, a New South...

Mechanics at Boeing facilities in Palmdale, Calif., install the engine that will power the Boeing JSF X-32A concept demonstrator. Designated the YF004, the engine has successfully completed 45...

In its first year of revenue service with Condor Flugdienst, the new Boeing 757-300 has achieved a reliability rate of 99.64 percent -- the highest rate ever by any commercial airplane model in...

The Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche program won approval April 4 to begin its $3.1 billion engineering and manufacturing development phase. The new U.S. Army Aviation Modernization Plan also has...

The Boeing Company's Seal Beach, Calif.-based Space and Communications (S&C) Group recently announced formation of a new organization committed to meeting the rapidly evolving information and...

Team Airborne Laser (ABL) has begun fabrication of the ABL's revolutionary, high-energy laser weapon system turret assembly at Lockheed Martin Space Systems' Sunnyvale, Calif., facility. Boeing...

Bob Jouret has been named president of Boeing Travel Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Jouret replaces Sam Jenkins, who has taken on expanded responsibilities...

The Boeing Company today announced that Rosalind Crenshaw, supplier diversity specialist in the Supplier Management organization at the company's Tulsa operation, has been appointed company...

Boeing Reports First Quarter 2000 Deliveries The Boeing Company today announced first quarter 2000 deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering...

Major sections of the first Next-Generation 737-900 were joined in Boeing Wichita's integration tool last week where sections of the airframe are joined. Designed and built in Wichita, the...

Sea Launch today received the General James E. Hill Space Achievement Award "for outstanding demonstration of the possibilities for international, commercial collaboration in the post-Cold War...

In a celebration of the continued acceptance of the 777 with customers, and preference by passengers worldwide, The Boeing Company and General Electric jointly confirmed Japan Airlines' (JAL)...

The Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Joint Program Office will relocate from Philadelphia, Pa., to Huntsville, Ala., and be open for business by July 1, 2000. The new office is just minutes from...

The Preston Group (TPG), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced it has sold a second Total Airspace & Airport Modeller (TAAM) license to the MITRE Corporation's Center...

The U.S. Army and The Boeing Company have signed a $15 million contract for long-lead materials to be used on a proposed multi-year procurement of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters. Boeing is in...

The Boeing Company today confirmed easyJet's announcement of an order for 17 new Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplanes. Deliveries are scheduled to begin July 2001. "The 737-700 model will...

The Boeing Company has given the go-ahead to offer all of its maintenance and flight operations information via the World Wide Web, following a successful trial program to provide selected...

Sea Launch reports significant progress in the investigation of the launch failure on March 12. Preliminary investigations indicate off-nominal operation of the second stage propulsion system. All...

The Boeing Company today announced a firm order from China Xinjiang Airlines (CXA) for three Boeing 757-200 airplanes. The Next-Generation 737-700s currently on order with CXA will be delivered to...

Employees at the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash., load wing spar parts for the first Boeing Next-Generation 737-900 into the state-of-the-art automated spar assembly tool. Assembly of the spar, an...

An aerospace and defense industry group including The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), BAE SYSTEMS, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB) and B2B e-commerce...

The Mozambique national airline Linhas Aéreas de Mocambique (LAM) today took delivery of its first Boeing 767-200ER, carrying 9 metric tons of relief supplies from Johannesburg to Maputo,...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket began its journey into space carrying a NASA imaging satellite into orbit to help scientists understand the sun's activity and its effect on satellites and...

Late last week, Boeing received a Technical Assistance Agreement from the U.S. Department of State. This license enables the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board to begin assessing the data...

The Boeing Company has developed a new paint that will reduce the F-22 Raptor's vulnerability to infrared threats. The paint, referred to as a "topcoat," was applied today to the second F-22 at...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket is poised to lift a NASA imaging satellite into orbit to help scientists understand the sun's activity and its effect on satellites and astronauts in orbit and...