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Boeing [NYSE: BA] Air Force Space Systems received a 2005 Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Supplier Excellence award. The award recognizes outstanding support of Northrop Grumman's ICBM prime...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Mercy Corps to receive a $1 million corporate contribution that will be used for earthquake relief efforts in South Asia. According to Toni Bailey, vice...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and the U.S. Navy held a successful P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program Preliminary Design Review last week in Seattle, Wash. During the five-day session, Navy...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is set to make aviation history today when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner takes off from Hong Kong flying eastbound to London, attempting to set a world distance...

The Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner is the world's longest-range commercial jetliner, capable of connecting virtually any two cities around the globe. It is the fifth 777 model. The first 777-200LR...

Air Canada today signed a contract with Boeing [NYSE: BA] to upgrade the airline's fleet with up to 36 Boeing 777s and 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The conclusion of the order comes six months after...

Maple leafs will soon adorn tails of Boeing 777s and 787s following a contract signed by Boeing and Air Canada today. The Canadian airline placed firm orders for 18 777s and 14 787 Dreamliners....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets today announced it has sold a program total of 102 BBJs, surpassing its goal to reach 100 orders before the end of the year. The achievement is unmatched by other...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials announced today that 60-day layoff notices would be issued to approximately 250 employees at its Wichita site on November 10, 2005. This includes the reductions in the...

The EA-18G program completed INCANS testing in the anechoic chamber at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. ###

Sea Launch Company today successfully delivered the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Early data indicate the spacecraft is in excellent condition....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will be among aerospace industry leaders, scientists and NASA officials gathering next week near the Johnson Space Center to pick up where the Space Exploration Architecture...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] detailed its 2005 Current Market Outlook (CMO) for the Asia-Pacific region today, forecasting a market for about 7,200 new airplanes worth $770 billion over the next...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Singapore Airlines recently signed a maintenance agreement that will help the airline reduce operating costs. Boeing will manage the airline's total expendable spare parts...

Today's scheduled launch of the Inmarsat-4 satellite was delayed due to an automated halt in the launch countdown system, prior to fueling. The launch team is currently reviewing the data from...

Russian carrier AirBridge Cargo has placed its first order for the popular Boeing 747-400ER Freighter. The airplane's distinctive nose door/side door combination allows increased revenue and...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced today a Boeing-led team received a $10-million contract to define the next-generation weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

The U.S. Navy currently is testing the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System in aft cockpit of the F/A-18F Super Hornet. The helmet is already in use by the Navy in the front cockpit of the aircraft. ###

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that Russia's AirBridge Cargo airline, a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has ordered two Boeing 747-400ER freighters. The airplanes, with a list price...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ariana Afghan Airlines have finalized a fleet renewal plan that includes the lease of two 757-200s from Boeing Capital Corporation, as well as the direct purchase of four...

Boeing and Ariana Afghan Airlines have signed an agreement for the purchase of four 737-700 airplanes, the first to be delivered in 2009. As part of the airline's order, Ariana will also lease two...

The Sea Launch team has initiated a 72-hour countdown in preparation for the launch of the Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite on Saturday, November 5, at the opening of a 29-minute launch window, at...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] NASA Systems, a unit of Integrated Defense Systems, has established engineering services contracts with six historically black colleges and universities/minority institutions...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced Germany's LENKFLUGKORPERSYSTEME GmbH (LFK) has joined the trans-Atlantic "Alliance Shield" team competing for NATO's upcoming Theater Missile Defense systems...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] received approximately $24 million in new orders from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, extending the company's work to speed delivery and analysis of critical,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today jointly opened the main-table contract negotiations with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), the union representing more than 17,500...

Boeing announced that All Nippon Airways is the launch customer for its latest passenger-to-freighter conversion - the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter. This illustration depicts the 767-300...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney reported that a quarterly dividend of twenty-five (25) cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) today confirmed that ANA will launch the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) program, with a firm agreement for three passenger to...

Boeing Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Bell will speak at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods conference in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Mr. Bell is expected to...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will install the industry-standard Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on two 777-200ER (Extended Range) and four 737-700 airplanes to be delivered to TAAG Angola Airlines...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Air New Zealand today celebrated delivery of the airline's first Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range) airplane, on lease from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC). The...

A team led by Boeing [NYSE: BA] will demonstrate how network-centric operations can improve decision making for coastal resource managers under a contract awarded by the National Oceanic and...

Boeing yesterday delivered to Air China the first of two specially-painted 737-700s with the official 2008 Beijing Olympics logo and theme - "One World, One Dream." Beijing-based Air China is the...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] confirmed today that Air New Zealand has placed an additional order for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, adding two airplanes to its earlier two-airplane 787 order. Air New Zealand is...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., for Sea Launch's fourth mission of the year. The Sea Launch team is preparing to launch the...

-- Commercial Airplanes continues outstanding sales success; resolves IAM strike and is positioned to grow profitably in the up-cycle -- Integrated Defense Systems delivers double-digit...

James Watt, a mechanic-electrical and radio specialist for Boeing in St. Louis, installs radio frequency cables in EA-1, the first flight test aircraft for the EA-18G program. ###

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced today that they have received a Second Request for information from the Federal Trade Commission relating to...

The Boeing Company [Boeing NYSE: BA] today completed the sale of its operations in Arnprior, Canada, to Arnprior Aerospace, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Industries, Inc. Boeing...

Boeing extends its sympathies to the families and loved ones of those aboard the Bellview Airlines 737-200 that crashed October 22 north of Lagos, Nigeria. In coordination with the U.S. National...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] has selected Korean Airlines -- Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), based in Seoul, to provide the raked wing tips for the 787-8 Dreamliner. The raked wing tips are approximately 17...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NEX1 Future of Korea today signed a memorandum of agreement to partner on the Republic Of Korea's EX airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program. Under the agreement,...

The F/A-18 Hornet is one of several tactical aircraft that carries the JDAM as part of their full complement of air-to-ground munitions.

Ireland-based Ryanair will implement the Maintenance Performance Toolbox from Boeing [NYSE: BA], an innovative set of performance-enhancing solutions for aircraft maintenance and troubleshooting....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the "Best Workplaces for Commuters." Boeing was ranked No. 12 of the Fortune 500 companies and No. 1 in...

A team of volunteers from Boeing [NYSE: BA] spent a day earlier this month clearing brush and cleaning up a 100-yard area along the Riverfront Trail bike and hiking course in St. Louis, opening a...

Guggenheim Aviation Partners has ordered two 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter combi-to-freighter conversions. Both deliveries will take place in 2008, according to an agreement signed by...

The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has passed a significant milestone in its progress toward selecting a Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system. The announcement was made today by...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR), successfully demonstrated boost phase performance...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Saab Aerostructures of Sweden announced today the signing of a contract for the design and manufacture of the large cargo doors, bulk cargo doors and access doors for the new...

Lorraine Martin ###

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), recently concluded a week of demonstration flights in Europe that showed travelers how mobile telephony in flight can be...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will release its third-quarter 2005 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time, on Wednesday, October 26. Boeing Capital Corporation results also will be released at...

The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) team has named Leonard Nicholson, a former International Space Station executive for...

Dr. Kevin J. Reardon has been named executive director of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC), responsible as chief executive to the consortium's executive council for...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] announced today the on-orbit delivery of the Spaceway F1 satellite to DIRECTV, Inc. The most complex commercial satellite ever manufactured, Spaceway F1 will enable DIRECTV to...

Boeing Realty Corp. today announced the sale of a surplus Boeing building in Pueblo, Colo. to L. B. Foster Company. The Sept. 16 transaction helps Boeing improve its operational efficiency and the...

Carlos Galvan ###

Boeing [NYSE:BA] has selected Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke (PFW) to provide metallic tubing and ducting for the all-new 787 Dreamliner. This agreement includes the design and manufacture of tubes...

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing [NYSE:BA ] a $153 million Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) delivery order for a common bomber joint mission planning system for B-1, B-2 and B-52...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] and Northwestern University today announced their intent to form an alliance to conduct nanotechnology research on projects of mutual...

Boeing reiterates its strong support for the U.S. government's efforts to end launch aid, whether through a negotiated settlement or continued litigation at the World Trade Organization. Today's...

Austrian Airlines has signed an order for the purchase of one Boeing 777-200ER, taking a significant step toward simplifying the operations and reducing the maintenance costs of its long-haul...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and UFC Aerospace recently signed an agreement that will allow them to significantly reduce an airline's maintenance-related costs. The contract arrangement is part of Boeing's...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to compete for the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Increment II program. Under the agreement, Boeing is the...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] Commercial Aviation Services announced that Japan Airlines (JAL) is the first licensed customer of the Maintenance Performance Toolbox, an innovative set of performance-enhancing...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and launch customer Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated the arrival in Hong Kong of the first Boeing 747-400 passenger airplane to be converted to a freighter as part of the...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated the first flight and the beginning of flight test and certification for the prototype 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter. The airplane flew...

The Boeing [NYSE:BA] Huntsville, Ala., facility recently achieved the highest possible rating -- Level 5 -- on the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) scale. "Achieving Level 5 is not...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2005. Major program deliveries during the third quarter, including...

A series of successful tests this summer demonstrated the advanced capabilities of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and Joint Tactical Radio System Cluster 1 (JTRS C1) radios.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ryanair, Europe's largest low-fare carrier, announced that the airline has ordered an additional nine new Next-Generation 737-800s, exercising options from a previous...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed the completion of an order agreement with Mumbai-based Jet Airways for 10 777-300ERs. Jet Airways announced its intention to order the commercial...

The Boeing Company today confirmed the completion of an order agreement with Mumbai-based Jet Airways for 10 777-300ERs. Jet Airways announced its intention to order the commercial airplanes,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced plans to introduce radio frequency identification (RFID) "smart labels" on maintenance-significant parts of the 787 Dreamliner. RFID technology will improve...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today it will supply its Enterprise One software to China Airlines. The Taipei-based carrier will deploy components of Enterprise One to standardize management of...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has started production for the new CH-47F Chinook heavy-transport helicopter as part of the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter modernization program. "The inclusion of the new airframe...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Thales as the first recommended in-flight entertainment provider for the all-new 787 Dreamliner. The new Thales system, called the TopSeries i-8000, uses a wireless...

The U.S. Army and Boeing (NYSE:BA) signed a $192.5 million contract for 13 new AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopters for the U. S. Army on Friday, September 23. The new Apache...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Malaysia Airlines Systems (MAS) have successfully incorporated a new Jeppesen Terminal Charts application to the Class 3 Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) onboard MAS' two...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle today successfully delivered the first of the modernized Block IIR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to space for the U.S. Air Force. The Delta...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] confirmed today that it has reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM),...

The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] two contracts to perform conceptual design and analysis of vertical-takeoff-and-landing concepts for the Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) program. One contract,...

Members of the 787 Dreamliner team gathered today to celebrate the achievement of firm configuration for the all-new Boeing [NYSE:BA] airplane. This milestone marks the close of the joint...

This artist's concept shows the Boeing (NYSE: BA) Advanced Tandem Rotor Helicopter (ATRH). Under a $3.4 million contract from the U.S. Army, Boeing Phantom Works will conduct conceptual design and...

Boeing and Avion Group signed final agreements for the purchase of four Boeing 777 Freighters at the Cargo Facts Symposium today. The new cargo planes will be operated by Avion Group's subsidiary,...

This artist's concept shows the Bell Boeing QuadTiltrotor (QTR) aircraft. Under a $3.45 million contract from the U.S. Army, the team of Bell Helicopter, a Textron company (NYSE: TXT), and Boeing...

Iceland's Avion Group became the second Boeing 777 Freighter customer after a signing event at the Cargo Facts Symposium held today in Seattle. The new 777 Freighters will be operated by Air...

Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that they have withdrawn their filing pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act of...

The Boeing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) team uses a special crane to lift and lower the ninth GMD ground-based interceptor into its underground silo at the Fort Greely, Alaska GMD Site....

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] detailed its 2005 Current Market Outlook (CMO) for the People's Republic of China today, forecasting a requirement in China for just over 2,600 new airplanes worth...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will have a strong presence at the Aviation Expo China 2005 held in Beijing on September 21-24. During the biennial event, also known as the 11th Beijing Air Show,...

The U.S. Air Force has taken delivery of the first production CV-22 Osprey at the Bell Helicopter production facility in Amarillo, Texas. Produced jointly by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has appointed two senior executives in Saudi Arabia to further strengthen its operations and partnerships in the Kingdom. Ahmed Jazzar takes up the new position of...

Boeing Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Bell will speak at the Bank of America 35th Annual Investment Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Mr. Bell...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Jade Cargo International, the first cargo airline in China with foreign ownership, have completed a firm order for the carrier's purchase of six Boeing 747-400ER...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Senior Vice President for Sales Dr. Dinesh Keskar will speak at Morgan Stanley's India Aviation Day conference in New York on Friday, September 16, 2005. Dr. Keskar is...

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) program recently showcased its ability to bring Network-Centric communications to the battlespace...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced its entry in the U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue aircraft program, the advanced HH-47 CSAR-X tandem rotor aircraft. "The HH-47 Boeing is...