Dr. William J. Perry, former secretary of defense under the Clinton administration, has been appointed to the board of directors of The Boeing Company. The announcement was made by Phil Condit,...

Boeing has been awarded a $64.8 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture re-engine kits for KC-135 and RC-135 aircraft. The contract is with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at...

When Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit decided to pursue a doctoral degree in engineering, he chose to make it a nontraditional, international effort. Recently, that decision...

The U.S. Air Force has taken the first step toward its vision of a Distributed Mission Training (DMT) capability by awarding The Boeing Company a $333.4 million contract for the F-15C Contractor...

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today an order for 10 737-900s and 10 options, launching the fourth model in the Next-Generation 737 family, the fastest-selling family of commercial jetliners...

Lee Monson has been named vice president of Sales for Boeing Business Jets, the joint venture established in July 1996 by The Boeing Company and General Electric Co. to market a derivative of the...

The 250th Delta expendable launch vehicle successfully carried five satellites into orbit today at 5:34:26 p.m. PST, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. "Delta 250 is more than a milestone for...

The newest member of the 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-700, today receives FAA approval to enter service as Don Riggin, office manager for the FAA Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today its contribution of $250,000 to the scholarship fund of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to support training of airline...

Boeing rolled out the first of 25 F-15Is for the Israel Air Force today. The ceremony marked an important milestone in a long, productive partnership between the company and the state of Israel....

The task of training more than 21,000 managers nationwide is a daunting one. But with the help of DigitalXpress, a direct-broadcast satellite company, The Boeing Company today begins linking...

With just eight months remaining before the first U.S. astronaut teams go into space to begin assembly of the International Space Station, a vital component of the system that will provide the...

P6 cargo element for the International Space Station in a test chamber at the Lockhead Martin Test Facility in Denver, Colorado. This Space Station component has arrived at Marshall Space Flight...

A replenishment satellite built by The Boeing Company for the U.S. Air Force's Global Position System (GPS) was carried into orbit today aboard the aerospace company's Delta II expendable launch...

Don Brown has been named director of Flight Operations for airlift and tanker programs at The Boeing Company in Long Beach, Calif. Boeing builds the C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane in Long...

A Boeing Delta II will boost an IRIDIUM® payload containing five commercial satellites into low-Earth orbit no earlier than November 8 at 5:34:26 p.m. PST. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force...

The twenty-eighth and final satellite of the U.S. Air Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block IIA program will be launched here tomorrow, Nov. 4, The Boeing Company said today. "The last...

The third of four Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built to production standards was delivered Oct. 30 to the V-22 Integrated Test Team at the Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Test...

Following several months of careful market analysis, the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group today announced decisions regarding the company's product strategy for jetliners produced by its Douglas...

Thai Airways International (THAI) today received the 100th 777 produced by Boeing -- a 777-200 named "Pattani" in honor of its namesake, a southern province in Thailand. An early-morning delivery...

The first production T-45 Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy, equipped with a new digital cockpit known as Cockpit-21, was presented in ceremonies today at The Boeing Company in St. Louis. The...

Air New Zealand's newest Boeing 767 is setting records before it even goes into service. The airline took delivery of its ninth 767-300ER (extended range) airplane Oct. 28, and within hours was en...

The importance of U.S.-China trade to the nation's economy was highlighted dramatically today when China and the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group signed an agreement for $3 billion of Boeing...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today that six suppliers have been honored for quality performance in 1997. Winning this year's "President's Award for Excellence" are: Aeroquip...

Tunisair, the flag carrier for Tunisia, announced that it has ordered four Next-Generation Boeing 737-600s and taken options for three additional Next-Generation 737s to augment its expanding...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's International Relief Delivery Flight Program celebrates its fifth anniversary this month. The program, which delivers food, medical supplies, clothing, books,...

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 Oct. 27 meeting. The dividend is...

The Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) scored a devastating hit during its second developmental test flight Oct. 16 at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Pt. Mugu, Calif. An...

The Boeing Company announced today a contract with Japan Airlines (JAL) to convert four 747-300 jetliners from domestic-passenger configurations to international-passenger configurations. The work...

Qantas, Australia's largest carrier, has ordered three Boeing 747-400s to augment its expanding fleet, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The value of the order is approximately...

After completing the review of the cost impact of the production recovery plan announced on Oct. 3, 1997, Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and CEO, reported today that Boeing will report a loss for...

Boeing has delivered the first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) radar system improvement kit to Daimler-Benz (Dasa) in Manching, Germany. The delivery is the latest step in the...

At a news conference here today, Executive Jet, Inc., of Montvale, N.J., and Boeing Business Jets of Seattle, Wash., announced the formation of a joint venture that will introduce the Boeing...

Participating in the global economy requires commitment, inventiveness, and a desire to succeed, said Raymond Waldmann, vice president, International Business, The Boeing Company, speaking at a...

Boeing factory workers in Renton, Wash., recently joined the forward and aft fuselage sections to the mid-fuselage/wing section for the first C-32A executive transport for the U.S. Air Force. The...

Eastwind Airlines, known on the east coast by its distinctive bee logo, has ordered two Boeing 737-700s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The Next-Generation 737s will be...

The Boeing 777-300 took to the skies for the first time at 10:27 a.m. PDT today, embarking on a seven-month flight-test program that is scheduled to end next May with U.S. Federal Aviation...

Lufthansa German Airlines today exercised options for two 747-400s valued at $330 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed. "Lufthansa is one of a select group of airlines that has...

Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), together with its partners, RSC Energia and The Boeing Company, today announced their selection by NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, to demonstrate space-based...

The Boeing Company, with headquarters in Seattle, and Frank Russell Company of Tacoma, took center stage in New York City Tuesday evening when both companies received prestigious national...

The U.S. Army and The Boeing Company are evaluating a new crashworthy, ballistically self-sealing internal auxiliary fuel tank for the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter. The...

The sale of two Boeing MD 600N helicopters and the selection of the Boeing MD Explorer helicopter by two United Kingdom police agencies were announced recently at Helitech '97. The MD 600N...

The U.S. Army has taken another step toward implementing a revolutionary prime vendor support (PVS) and reliability improvement program for its AH-64 Apache multi-mission combat helicopters....

Just over a month after announcing it would move its North Ryde, Sydney headquarters to Brisbane, Boeing Australia Limited has selected Australia House situated at 363 Adelaide Street in the...

China Eastern Airlines received its first two Boeing MD-90 advanced technology twinjets today, marking the beginning of a new relationship for both the airline and the airplane maker. China...

The Boeing Company has significantly reduced the cost of owning and operating its eight-place, twin-engine MD Explorer helicopter. A series of ongoing improvements to the aircraft have resulted in...

The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 89 commercial jet transports in the quarter ended September 30. The deliveries in the third quarter consisted of 33 737s, 8 747s, 10 757s, 11...

The flag carrier for Turkey, Turkish Airlines, announced today it is expanding the nation's role in bridging continents by selecting Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s to power its fleet in the next...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Wichita Division, has delivered to Atlas Airlines the last of six modified 747 freighter aircraft under current contract. The modification involved the removal of...

McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced it is commencing a fixed spread tender offer for any and all of its 9 ¼% Notes due April 1, 2002....

The nation's oldest federally-certified school of aviation, Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering and Aviation, also became the youngest Sept. 27 with the dedication of a new,...

Boeing has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $22.2 million by the U. S. Air Force to continue providing E-3 AWACS mission crew training at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The contract...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard today announced the next steps in a recovery plan designed to overcome the production delays and challenges facing the company as it ramps up...

The U.S. Air Force received its 34th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during a ceremony Oct. 2. A crew from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took delivery of the...

Cargolux Airlines has ordered five Boeing 747-400 Freighter airplanes valued at $825 million, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Deliveries are scheduled to begin October 1998 and...

The Boeing Company today announced its intention to sell or lease undeveloped properties at four sites in Washington state and Oregon. The properties, which total 316 acres, are located at the...

David Smukowski, a 19-year Boeing veteran, has been named deputy president of the joint venture between Boeing and FlightSafety International. The company provides the most comprehensive airline...

Bill Gendron, vice president and general manager of operations, and C-17 deputy program manager for The Boeing Company, will retire on Oct. 31 with almost 32 years of service. A successor has not...

The Mesa, Ariz., helicopter facility of The Boeing Company will be officially certified Oct. 3 as an ISO 9001-compliant manufacturer. ISO 9001 certification is a standard of manufacturing quality...

The Boeing Company today announced Rick Stephens will lead its bid to consolidate NASA's space operations elements under one contractor. As Boeing Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC)...

Skoda, a.s. and The Boeing Company today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for future business cooperation. Under the agreement, Skoda and Boeing will cooperate and assist each other in...

The successful launch of five IRIDIUM® system satellites aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket completed the 50 percent of a planned global mobile telecommunications network. "Getting the first half of...

Icelandair has ordered four Boeing 757 twinjets, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. The order includes two 757-300s -- a stretched version of the popular 757-200 -- and two...

First 777 for Continental Europe rolls out of the paint hanger in Lauda Air markings

In the upcoming global economy, trade offers the key to our success, according to Boeing chairman and chief executive officer Phil Condit in a speech Thursday at the National Press Club in...

Through the end of Phase 2 flight testing this month, the X-36 tailless research aircraft continues to perform exceptionally well and is proving to be more agile than the most maneuverable fighter...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flew its 1,000th flight Friday, Sept. 12, with F/A-18E/F Integrated Test Team (ITT) pilot Cdr. Rob Niewoehner at the controls. Earlier in the day, ITT pilots flew seven...

In a move that intensifies the company's focus on its critical space markets, The Boeing Company has announced that its Space Systems business unit has been realigned by market area. Space Systems...

The world's most famous green combat helicopter, the U.S. Army's AH-64D Apache Longbow, now sports a bright display of color inside its fully integrated glass cockpits. The Apache Longbow,...

The Boeing Company C-17 program has received a 1997 Pollution Prevention Award from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award was presented Sept. 15 in San Francisco by EPA Region...

DigitalXpress, a satellite communications services provider, announced that United Artists Theatre Circuit Inc.'s Satellite Theatre Network (STN) conducted a three-day training event for Nike over...

Continuing the momentum it has built throughout this year, Boeing Business Jets today announced it has received five additional airplane orders, increasing its total orders to 25. The announcement...

EVA Airways Corp. of Taiwan has ordered two Boeing MD-11 Freighter airplanes for delivery in 1998, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced today. The airline now operates three MD-11 passenger...

Production workers at Boeing in St. Louis prepare to install the first part in the forward fuselage and nose of the first production F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The Super Hornet is the nation's...

The nation's newest tactical fighter -- the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet -- moved one step closer to entering service with the U.S. Navy today. Boeing employees gathered in St. Louis to celebrate the...

PrivatAir, a charter operator of executive jet airplanes, based in Geneva, Switzerland has ordered two Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) with options to purchase two additional airplanes. The orders are...

The Super Hornet entered low-rate initial production at Boeing facilities in St. Louis on September 15, 1997. Boeing production workers are shown here installing the first part into the forward...

At 11 a.m. yesterday (Sept. 22), the Sea Launch Assembly and Command Ship "Sea Launch Commander" was formally named at the Kvaerner Govan Shipyard, Glasgow, by Mrs. Bobbie Cromer, wife of Mr. Don...

AMC Aviation, an airline subsidiary of Aircraft Maintenance Company, has taken delivery of its first Boeing MD-90-30 Extended Range (ER) advanced technology twinjet. AMC Aviation is a charter...

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle stands poised at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. to place five more IRIDIUM® system satellites into orbit. The launch, which has a five-second...

David M. Bowman, 37, has been named Boeing program manager for the MD-17, the proposed commercial freighter version of the U.S. Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet. Bowman replaces John...

A Boeing Delta II will launch five IRIDIUM® system satellites on Friday, Sept.26 at 6:23:36 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND ACCESS Media...

Two British pilots flying a 16-year-old Boeing MD 500D helicopter have set a speed record for flying around the world, knocking four days off the previous record. The pair, Stephen Good and...

Boeing's current model 737s, Next-Generation 737s and record-breaking 777 have captured the top eight out-of-10 spots in Airfinance Journal's prestigious annual Investors' and Operators' poll. The...

The combined Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Long Beach Chambers of Commerce will hear a report on the Sea Launch program on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Long Beach Hilton, Two...

easyJet Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 737-300s, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. Deliveries to the Luton, England-based airline begin in mid 1998 and continue through 1999. This...

A planned program to enhance the performance of the MD 600N helicopter, the newest rotorcraft from The Boeing Company, is proceeding at top speed. The aircraft enhancements are scheduled for...

General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Boeing a contract to furnish Technical and Management Support Services (TMS) to government agencies that are upgrading their telephones and other...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group announced plans today to address challenges resulting from the steepest production increases since the dawn of the Jet Age. The challenges, which include parts...

The second of four Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built to production standards was delivered on Saturday, Sept. 13 to the Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Test Center, Md. The...

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Wichita Division, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to modify an additional two 747-200 passenger airplanes into cargo configuration for China...

The Boeing Company announced today at the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Instytut Lotnictwa (Institute...

he Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has successfully passed its Concept Demonstrator Aircraft Initial Design Review (IDR), paving the way for fabrication and assembly of the company's two...

Boeing Australia Limited announced today that it intends to relocate its North Ryde, Sydney headquarters to Brisbane, following extensive negotiations with the Queensland Government. Boeing...

Boeing Australia Limited announced today that it intends to relocate its North Ryde, Sydney headquarters to Brisbane, following extensive negotiations with the Queensland government. David Gray,...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet soared through the 1,500 flight-hour mark at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29. F/A-18E/F Integrated Test Team (ITT) pilot Jim Sandberg, of Northrop Grumman, was at the controls...

Four F/A-18D Hornets have arrived at their new home at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Butterworth, Malaysia. The Hornet strike fighters touched down in Butterworth at approximately...