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  • Jul 1, 1998

    The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program passed 3,000 flight hours during testing at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., today. As part of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase...

  • Jul 1, 1998

    The Boeing Company provided an update today on jetliner production status, reporting new monthly and quarterly delivery records. Boeing delivered 61 commercial airplanes in June, the highest...

  • Jul 1, 1998

    A ceremony today in Frankfurt, Germany marked the arrival of the first two MD-11Fs for Lufthansa Cargo AG. The trijet freighters, the first two of eight to be delivered by the Boeing Company,...

  • Jun 30, 1998

    The Boeing Company has successfully developed and demonstrated a pneumatic bomb rack that provides a more affordable and effective alternative to current pyrotechnic bomb racks. "Our pneumatic...

  • Jun 30, 1998

    The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide contractor logistics support for its KC-10 Extender tanker fleet. The contract has a total potential value of $1.5...

  • Jun 29, 1998

    The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) rolled out of the Renton, Wash. factory July 26. The high-performance Next-Generation 737-700 derivative can reach a cruising speed of .82 Mach, or...

  • Jun 29, 1998

    In a ceremony accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers, All Nippon Airways today celebrated the delivery of its first 777-300 at the Boeing site in Everett. To commemorate this ANA milestone, the...

  • Jun 29, 1998

    The second DarkStar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its first flight, taking off from the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. DarkStar's flight...

  • Jun 29, 1998

    The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) today agreed to purchase 10 Next- Generation 737 jetliners. The signing ceremony took place at the Great Hall of the People. Secretary of Commerce William Daley...

  • Jun 29, 1998

    Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its June 29 meeting. The dividend is...

  • Jun 26, 1998

    Boeing mannounced it delivered the aft fuselage section for the third F-22 Raptor three weeks ahead of its revised production schedule - a strong indicator that projections for reduced flow time...

  • Jun 25, 1998

    The Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) program successfully completed its final two combined development test/operational tests (DT/OT-2 and -3) June 19. The tests took place...

  • Jun 24, 1998

    The Boeing Company delivered the first production Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to the Department of Defense today. The delivery ceremony took place at the Boeing JDAM facility in St....

  • Jun 24, 1998

    A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with a guidance system upgraded by The Boeing Company and teammate Honeywell, completed a successful test flight at 1:01 a.m. this...

  • Jun 23, 1998

    Aeroflot's new livery continues to brighten the skies. This 777-200ER is Aeroflot's third airplane painted in the airlines' vibrant new color scheme. The unique scheme was originally painted on...

  • Jun 23, 1998

    The Boeing Company has received an $8.1 million contract to design prototype satellite communications phased array antennas for the next generation of U.S. Navy surface ships. Under the three-year...

  • Jun 22, 1998

    Tests to validate the performance and operational response for the first Boeing Joint Strike Fighter(JSF/X-32) demonstrator aircraft engine are under way at Pratt & Whitney's West Palm Beach,...

  • Jun 19, 1998

    At a press conference held today at the Imperial Hotel, Ron Woodard, president of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, praised 45 years of a mutually beneficial relationship between Japan and Boeing....

  • Jun 19, 1998

    In a move designed to further strengthen The Boeing Company's image and presence in a vitally strategic market, Rick Martin has been named president of the Boeing Japan office in Tokyo. He will be...

  • Jun 19, 1998

    Final assembly of the first production F/A-18E/F Boeing Super Hornet began here today when the center/aft fuselage and the forward fuselage were joined. The forward fuselage is built at Boeing...

  • Jun 19, 1998

    Boeing has signed a contract valued at $45 million USD with the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) for the purchase of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a brief ceremony here today.

  • Jun 18, 1998

    In a ceremony accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers, All Nippon Airways today celebrated the delivery of its first 777-300 at the Boeing site in Everett.

  • Jun 18, 1998

    Small airplanes will capture the largest segment of the market over the next 20 years, according to Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's 1998 edition of the "Current Market Outlook. " The annual...

  • Jun 18, 1998

    A Boeing employee works on the first Boeing Business Jet as it makes its way through the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash. The BBJ is a derivative of the Next-Generation 737, combining the 737-700...