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  • Jun 16, 2003
    -- Airframe Candidates Announced -- Customer Interest Strong -- Environmental Performance Highlighted

    Mike Bair, senior vice president of the Boeing 7E7 program, said today that the company is making excellent progress on the development of the 7E7 and continues to be on track to seek authority to...

  • Jun 16, 2003

    Boeing employee Jeff Housekeeper puts the finishing touches on the nose section of the 7E7 high-speed wind-tunnel model. High-speed testing gets under way next month. The Boeing 7E7 will provide...

  • Jun 16, 2003

    Boeing is continuing to make progress in developing the super-efficient 7E7 Dreamliner. The company is showing off its new airplane development program with a new video at its exhibit at the Paris...

  • Jun 16, 2003

    Rich Bowman works on one of the 7E7 wing sections that will be tested starting in June at the Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Boeing [NYSE: BA] will test four different wing...

  • Jun 16, 2003

    Boeing is working to ensure that the 7E7, expected to enter service in 2008, will be more comfortable than any other commercial jet airplane. Details about the interior will not be available for...

  • Jun 16, 2003

    Low-speed wind-tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 7E7, and work is nearly complete on the model that will be used in a first round of high-speed wind-tunnel tests for the new airplane....

  • Jun 16, 2003

    The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] released its 2003 Current Market Outlook at the Paris Air Show today, noting a forecast of a $5.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes and aviation services...

  • Jun 15, 2003
    'Dreamliner' Wins Among Four Possibilities in Worldwide Voting

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the name of its newest airplane -- the Boeing 7E7 -- at the Paris Air Show. After casting approximately 500,000 votes in more than 160 countries, people from...

  • Jun 13, 2003

    The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane completed its first intercontinental flight today, June 13, 2003, arriving this morning at the Le Bourget, France, airport for the 45th Paris Air...

  • Jun 13, 2003

    Boeing (NYSE: BA) today delivered the first of three new Boeing 747-400ER (extended range) Freighters to Korean Air Lines. The other two new freighters are scheduled for delivery in late 2003 and...

  • Jun 13, 2003

    The worldwide fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737s this week surpassed 10 million flight hours, a feat equal to one airplane flying more than 1,141 years nonstop. The world's fastest-selling...

  • Jun 13, 2003

    The first Boeing 747-400ER (Extended Range) Freighter to be delivered to Korean Air Lines takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a test flight. The new airplane is the first of three to...

  • Jun 12, 2003

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] has decided that the 7E7 will be the first commercial jet ever to have a majority of the primary structure -- including the wing and fuselage -- made of advanced composite materials.

  • Jun 12, 2003

    In conjunction with an announcement that the Boeing 7E7 will be made primarily of composite materials, Boeing released a new image of the super efficient airplane. Work on development of the...

  • Jun 10, 2003

    On a historic day in the launch industry, Boeing Launch Services' customers successfully launched two spacecraft within hours of each other from different vantage points on the globe. Today, both...

  • Jun 10, 2003

    Mars Exploration Rover-A (MER-A), the first of two NASA science missions being launched this month, has begun its journey to Mars after successfully being deployed to space today by a Boeing...

  • Jun 10, 2003
    - Success of 6,000 kg Zenit-3SL Vehicle

    Sea Launch accomplished its eighth successful launch today with the perfect flight of the Zenit-3SL rocket and the on-target delivery of the Thuraya-2 satellite to orbit. The flawless mission for...

  • Jun 10, 2003

    The Boeing Company today issued updates to its schedule of press activities at the 2003 Paris Air Show. Please note the following changes: Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive officer,...

  • Jun 10, 2003

    Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, rocketed to geosynchronous transfer orbit today...

  • Jun 9, 2003

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA officials have delayed today's launch attempt of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-A aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., due to the...

  • Jun 9, 2003

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Aerostudies Inc. announced today the launch of the first university-based Aviation Safety e-learning curriculum at King Abdulaziz University (KAAU), in Jeddah. This program...

  • Jun 8, 2003

    Boeing and NASA officials have delayed the launch of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-A spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The cause of the delay...

  • Jun 7, 2003

    All systems are progressing as planned for the Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander, now positioned at the launch site on the Equator, where a countdown is underway for a June 10...

  • Jun 6, 2003

    When a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket launches the first of two Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions for NASA on June 8, the world will experience the excitement of space exploration and...

  • Jun 6, 2003

    Phil Marshall has been named general manager of the Boeing Delta Launch Vehicle Facility in Decatur, Ala., effective immediately. Marshall will oversee the overall operation of the Boeing Decatur...