The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is visible in this image taken by a Raytheon Terminator advanced targeting forward looking infrared pod. That system, which the U.S. Navy is installing on its Boeing...

VARIG Airlines will be the first carrier in Latin America to operate the Boeing 737-800 with winglets when it takes delivery of two of the advanced airplanes in September and October. VARIG will...

Air France has signed a definitive agreement for two new Boeing Longer-Range 747-400 Freighters. This makes the European carrier the second customer for the airplane, which was launched earlier...

A presentation by Mike Sears, Boeing senior vice president and chief financial officer, to the Credit Suisse First Boston/Aviation Week Aerospace Conference on May 15, will be webcast on the Internet.

The Boeing Company announced today it will open a new research and technology center in Madrid, Spain. The initial investment in the Center will be around $10 million. Boeing is also establishing...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded The Boeing Company its Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Manufacturing this week at the annual Joint Industry/SBA Procurement...

CEO Victor Hasson, left of the two flight attendants in front row, and other employees of the Belgian airline City Bird S. A., pose with Boeing employees and other well-wishers following the...

The Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator aircraft shown arriving at Maryland's Naval Air Station Patuxent River May 11. During flight testing at Pax River, the X-32B will validate the...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its second Boeing Next Generation 737-800 in two weeks, and another is due for delivery on May 14. The popular Belgian carrier will receive a total of six...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $251.9 million, two-year contract to fund a new program designed to manage and improve logistics system performance affordably. The F/A-18E/F Integrated...

Boeing plans to begin operations in its new headquarters at 100 North Riverside Plaza in Chicago by Sept. 4. ###

The Boeing Company confirmed today that American Airlines has ordered 15 additional 767-300ER airplanes. Boeing will deliver the new airplanes beginning in 2002 and continuing through 2003. "This...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced the successful completion of a series of tests involving the integrated common booster core (CBC) and RS-68 engine for the Boeing Delta IV rocket. The...

A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket today successfully launched the XM "Roll" satellite, completing Sea Launch's sixth successful mission. The three-stage rocket lifted off from the Odyssey Launch...

The Sea Launch team is counting down to liftoff at 3:10 p.m. (PDT) today of the XM-1 satellite, "Roll," from the launch site at the Equator, 154 degrees West Longitude. All systems are operating...

The U.S. Air Force last week demonstrated precision-strike accuracy with a Block 1A Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) in a flight test at the Utah Test and Training Range. The test...

The Boeing Company today named Karen Burt to lead Communications for its Shared Services Group. The appointment was made by Laurette Koellner, Boeing senior vice president and president of Shared...

The Boeing Company is celebrating the first anniversary of MyBoeingFleet.com, its secure business-to-business World Wide Web portal that offers users an ever-expanding suite of products and services.

Boeing Selects ScreamingMedia to Supply Online Content to Airborne Travelers In a move that will dramatically enhance consumer access to in-flight news and travel-related information, Boeing has...

The Sea Launch vessels arrived at the equatorial launch site this afternoon and immediately began the L-72 hour countdown to launch XM-1, the "Roll" satellite, on Tuesday, May 8. The 45-minute...

Yemen Airways, also known as Yemenia, has signed an agreement with the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. Deliveries are scheduled to begin...

The Boeing Company has been awarded a $38.7 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture reengine kits and modify the KC-135 and RC-135 aircraft to "R"-model configuration. The contract...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has named Michael Bair executive vice president of its Commercial Aviation Services business in Commercial Airplanes. Bair succeeds Thomas Schick, who retired in...

The Boeing Company's upgrade of the radar and navigation systems of the United Kingdom's E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet has been selected as one of that country's top...

One of the world's most environmentally friendly airplanes, the Boeing 767-400ER (extended range), enters revenue service today with Delta Air Lines, flying between New York's LaGuardia Airport...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit reported that a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its April 30 meeting. The dividend is...

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed Home Port, in Long Beach, Calif., last week in preparation for launch of the "Roll" satellite (XM-1), from the Equator, at 154...

The U.S. Navy last week successfully launched a SLAM-ER missile on a test range at the Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake, Calif. The launch marked the first developmental flight test of the...

The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a contract to provide long-term consulting services to the Clark County Department of Aviation, which operates...

The newest version of the Boeing 747 family, the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter, has been launched with an initial order of five airplanes from International Lease Finance Corporation. Deliveries...

The Boeing Company has launched the second member of its Longer-Range 747-400 family - the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter. The initial customer for the airplane is International Lease Finance...

City Bird S.A. today took delivery of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800, making it the first Belgian carrier to operate the most technologically-advanced airplane in its class. Created in...

A City Bird S.A. Next-Generation 737-800 taxis on the runway at Boeing Field, Seattle, in preparation for take-off. City Bird is the first Belgian carrier to operate a 737-800 - the most...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes will work with customers to understand the appropriate range parameters for the new airplane it's designing to answer the need for faster air travel. Under...

The first Next-Generation 737-700 for WestJet Airlines based in Calgary, Alberta, now has entered final assembly in the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash. The new airplane is scheduled for delivery...

Product improvements aimed at increasing airplane speed and range always have been at the top of airlines' "wish lists." Boeing again is responding to its customers' needs - this time with the...

Australia's newest discount carrier, Virgin Blue Airlines, today took delivery of the first Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner destined for Australian domestic use. During a ceremony in Seattle,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials announced today that the U.S. Air Force has called up its fifth Delta IV launch. The launch for the Defense Satellite Program, identified as DSP-23, is scheduled for...

Boeing today delivered the first Boeing 757-300 to operate in the United Kingdom to JMC Airlines, a Manchester, England-based charter carrier. The airplane -- and a second 757-300 for JMC - are...

With a Seattle skyline in the background, the first Boeing 757-300 for Manchester-based JMC Airlines takes off from Seattle's Boeing Field. The airplane is the first 757-300 to operate in the...

U.S. Army pilots last week delivered the final three of 50 AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to be based at Fort Rucker, Ala., the center of individual U.S. Army helicopter pilot training. Col....

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SVA) has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-200ER (extended range), pictured here, and a new 747-400, bringing its fleet of Boeing airplanes to 106. In 1995, Saudi Arabian...

The government of Canada has awarded a $436 million (USD) contract to The Boeing Company for the modernization of 80 Canadian Forces CF-18 strike fighters. This upgrade will ensure that CF-18s...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Space Systems/Loral officials confirmed today that a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on a Delta IV rocket next year. Estrela do Sul 1, which will...

The Rocketdyne RS-68 engine, being developed by The Boeing Company for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles, has achieved a major milestone in logging more than 10,000 seconds of accumulated...

Boullioun Aviation Services, a valued Boeing customer for more than 13 years, took delivery yesterday of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800. It is the first of three 737-800s the company is...

The Boeing Company will close its Shreveport Aircraft Modification Center because of declining workload at the facility. Employees at the center were notified today. "Following discussions with...

The U.S. Naval Reserve took delivery of the first of its newest logistics aircraft, the Boeing C-40A Clipper, Saturday in a ceremony at Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....

Final assembly of the first Next Generation 737-900 for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began this week. The fuselage is shown here as the first, and clearly the longest, in a row of other 737 fuselages...

This Lauda Air Next-Generation Boeing 737-700 is the first of the model for the airline and the first to operate out of Austria. Lauda Air, an airline with both scheduled and charter service, is...

Boeing has delivered Lauda Air's first Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The airplane will be the first Boeing 737-700 to operate out of Austria. Vienna-based Lauda Air, which has ordered eight...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today received its formal stamp of approval from Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). The JAA validated...

The Boeing United Kingdom C-17 Integrated Project Team is the recipient of two procurement awards in the United Kingdom. Sir Robert Walmsley, Chief of Defence Procurement, declared the team the...

The Boeing Company will hold its annual meeting on Monday, April 30, at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at The Westin Seattle. The hotel is located at 1900 Fifth Ave., in downtown Seattle. The...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, has earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's Joint...

Tunisair has taken delivery of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 airplane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. With the addition of the new airplane, the carrier will operate 15 Boeing 737s in its fleet.

Two enormous robotic arms will reach out towards one another and touch in one of the most historic "handshakes" of recent times after the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour delivers the Canadian arm,...

The Boeing Company will webcast an investor telephone conference regarding its first quarter 2001 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, April 20....

The first Boeing C-17 destined for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force made its initial acceptance flight here today. The flight of UK1 took place just days after the announcement of the signing of...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B, with lead STOVL test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue at the controls, successfully completes its first in-flight conversion -- from conventional to...

The third Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) airplane took off from the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., today after El Al Executive Vice President Itzchak Amitay took delivery on behalf of the...

The Boeing Company and U.S. Air Force have finalized contract terms for 10 F-15E aircraft, which will sustain production of the world's best multi-role fighter into 2004. Last year, Boeing began...

One of four new Trans World Airlines (TWA) 717-200 passenger jets departed under an arch of water at the Boeing Long Beach Division in California Thursday, April 12. This is the first time an...

The first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplane purchased by CIT Aerospace will be flown in the fleet of Hamburg International. ###

Boeing today delivered a milestone Next-Generation 737 jetliner to CIT Aerospace and Hamburg International. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737-700 is the first of 30 737-700s ordered by CIT, a...

Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization program. Midwest Express has signed a memo...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization...

Air Seychelles will operate one of the youngest fleets in the world with the addition of a new Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) airplane. The airplane will be leased from International Lease...

U.S. Navy recently began F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flight testing of the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), technology that allows airplane crews to aim weapons and sensors by looking at...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket roared into the sky this morning, sending NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to the red planet. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT....

The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months...

Continuing with testing of the Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) and integrated RS-68 main engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced another successful...

The Boeing Company recently received a $235 million contract for the production of 11,054 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. The U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base,...

The Boeing Company today announced first quarter deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 122 commercial jet transports in the first quarter...

Airline maintenance organizations can efficiently manage work flow on the shop floor with the new Enterprise OneTM system from The Boeing Company. An advanced software suite, Enterprise One also...

In a move to further expand its digital services, The Boeing Company has entered into an alliance with Ramco Systems Ltd. to complete a new software offering called Enterprise OneTM, a...

Dave Swain, Boeing senior vice president of engineering & technology and president of Phantom Works, has announced he will transfer the presidency of Phantom Works in July to George Muellner, the...

Team Airborne Laser (ABL) has achieved a crucial milestone in the development of the Beam Control/Fire Control system for the U.S. Air Force's ABL program. The Beam Control/Fire Control system...

All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of Japan's largest airlines, today announced an order for nine Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than $1 billion at list...

The Boeing Company announced today it has signed a contract with FedEx Express to modify three additional MD-11 passenger airplanes to freighters. Aeronavali, a Finmeccanica company coordinated by...

The U.S. Air Force has begun deploying the APG-63(v)1 radar - a Boeing-installed system that greatly improves radar performance and reliability - to its operational F-15 units. Last month the Air...

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a GE Capital Company and global aviation solutions provider, accepted its 50th new Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner, a 737-700 leased to Aloha Airlines....

The third U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion to be certified combat-ready has returned to its home base at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The Apache Longbow battalion, which...

The first Next-Generation 737-900 for launch customer Alaska Airlines is undergoing final preparations leading to its scheduled delivery in Seattle this May. The 737-900 is the fourth and newest...

In a signing ceremony to be held today at the Satellite 2001 Conference in Washington, D.C., officials from Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, will sign a Memorandum of...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is focusing its new product development efforts on a design that allows faster, higher and farther travel. The airplane will travel at Mach 0.95 or faster. Cruise...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is focusing new product development efforts on a faster, faster, longer-range airplane, President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally announced today. "This is the...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B demonstrator lifts off on its maiden flight from the company's facility in Palmdale, Calif. Following a series of initial airworthiness tests, the X-32B, with...

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command recently announced the selection of the Boeing-Bristol Team's Excalibur target system to provide tactical ballistic missile training targets (TBMTT) for...

Boeing Business Jets today announced it has signed a service contract with the DeCrane Aircraft Systems Integration Group (PATS) in Georgetown, Del. Able to perform warranty work on behalf of...

Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), the world's leading satellite manufacturer, has contracted with the Sea Launch Company for the launch of two SpacewayTM satellites. BSS is a unit of The...

New Skies Satellites N.V. has placed an order with Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), for its most capable satellite, the Boeing 702. This is the first BSS satellite to be procured by New...

C Squadron of the Australian Army's 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, took delivery of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters in an acceptance and transition ceremony here today. Maj....

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced that PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) has come to a principal agreement with Boeing to launch PSN's M2A satellite aboard a Delta IV expendable launch vehicle...

TAROM Romanian Air Transport took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700 today at Boeing Field. The Romanian airline has ordered four 737-700s and four 737-800s to serve its expanding...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced that a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle will carry an image-collecting satellite into space for EarthWatch Incorporated later this year. A Delta...

Extensive ground environment tests conducted on the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter Joint Strike Fighter X-32B demonstrator last week confirmed the aircraft's short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing...

South African Airways' first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with production-installed winglets rolled out of the paint hangar in Seattle, last week. The airline will be the first carrier to...

Royal Air Maroc and The Boeing Company today signed a definitive agreement for 20 Boeing Next-Generation 737s, 10 of which are subject to reconfirmation, delivering between 2003 and 2013. The...