The first mission to explore the Planet Mercury in more than three decades began today with the successful launch of NASA's MESSENGER ( MErcury Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemistry and...

One of two Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft prepares for an autonomous takeoff with a NASA F-18 providing chase coverage at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-45A demonstrators completed the first...

Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., home of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, where the sound barrier was broken on October 14, 1947 , hosted another aviation milestone on Sunday. The historic...

Joy Bryant, selected to be chief engineer for NASA Systems, tours the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to get an overview of the station hardware processing. ###

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed an order by Air China Cargo Co. for two Boeing 747-400 Freighters, valued at approximately $400 million at list prices. The first airplane is...

Air China Cargo's two new Boeing 747-400 freighter airplanes will be powered by Pratt & Whitney 4056 engines. Air China Cargo Co. currently operates one Boeing 747-400 Freighter, four Boeing...

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines officials recently celebrated the delivery of a new 737-700 aircraft at Boeing Field in Seattle. Ethiopian Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet of 737 and 767 airplanes.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ethiopian Airlines officials held celebrations for the delivery of a new 737-700 airplane at Boeing Field this past week. A brief ceremony in front of the airline's fifth 737...

Boeing Vice President, Sales Doug Groseclose, Air Senegal Chairman of the Board Maniang Faye (center), and Air Senegal International Chief Executive Officer Farid Senhaji celebrate the airline's...

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program team and the Missile Defense Agency emplaced the first GMD interceptor in its underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska on July 22. ###