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Officials scrubbed today's launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying five IRIDIUM system satellites due to upper level winds. The Delta II team will be assessing weather...
The Boeing Delta II team has rescheduled the IRIDIUM® launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif., for Sunday, February 15. The decision to launch on Sunday was based upon the weather...
Retired U.S. Navy pilot and Vietnam Ace, U.S. Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), took the throttle of the U.S. Navy's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on Saturday, Feb.7, flying the strike...
The first of four new airplanes that will transport U.S. government officials made its first flight Feb. 11. At 3:41 p.m. PST, the C-32A - a slightly modified Boeing 757-200 - took off from Renton...
The Boeing Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit said in Jakarta today that Boeing is committed to supporting its business partners in Asia during the current economic crisis....
A Boeing Delta II stands ready at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. to carry the first four Globalstar satellites into orbit for Space Systems/Loral. The launch window on Feb. 14 opens at...
The Boeing Company today announced its intention to sell its commercial helicopter business and to restructure its participation in the Bell Boeing joint venture on the 609 commercial tiltrotor...
The Boeing SLAM ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response) successfully completed the fourth of five developmental test flights at the Pacific Missile Test Range at Pt. Mugu, Calif,...
Officials scrubbed today's launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying five IRIDIUM® system satellites due to upper level winds. The launch has been rescheduled for Feb. 13....
The Boeing Company, Hexcel Corporation Sime Darby Berhad and Malaysia Helicopter Services (MHS) today announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture to manufacture composite commercial...
In an effort to assist employees affected by layoffs at United Space Alliance (USA), The Boeing Company has reviewed hiring plans at its space businesses. Based on new launch vehicle business, and...
In response to media inquiries regarding wire service reports from Europe yesterday, The Boeing Company has issued the following statement: While the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's...
The warhead of the Boeing Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully penetrated a thick, reinforced concrete target with no adverse affect on the casing or the fuze in a recent...
Boeing today announced that final assembly and first flight of its two Joint Strike Fighter (X-32/JSF) demonstrator aircraft will take place in Palmdale, Calif., with subsequent landings at...
The Boeing Company has successfully conducted the first aircraft separation flight test of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). The Jan. 26 missile separation test was conducted from...
The first two Boeing 767 Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft successfully completed production acceptance testing, the final series of tests prior to delivery to Japan. In bringing...
Mechanics at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kan., work to complete the first forward section of the fuselage for the Boeing 757-300. The nose section, which was rolled out of the Wichita factory...
Boeing Wichita today planned to roll out the first forward section of the fuselage for the new Boeing 757-300, the largest and longest single-aisle airplane ever built by Boeing. The section,...
Sporting newly painted colors, the first C-32A executive transport rolls out of a Boeing paint hangar in Renton, Wash. Boeing is building four C-32A aircraft, which are modified Boeing 757-200s,...
Boeing has begun integrating the highly sophisticated avionics that will operate the weapons system for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing/Pratt & Whitney F-22 Raptor. Avionics-integration engineers...
Brek Manufacturing Co. of Gardena, Calif., has been named 1997 Small Business Supplier of the Year by The Boeing Company here. Mary Simmerman, general manager of Supplier and Materials Management,...
This morning's Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch of the U.S. Air Force ARGOS satellite was scrubbed just prior to main engine ignition. The countdown cutoff occurred seconds prior to the...
A month-long series of wind tunnel tests conducted by Boeing has confirmed the design of components critical to the performance of the Airborne Laser (ABL). The recently concluded tests focused on...
On January 27, senior executives of all Boeing operators received the following letter from Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's Harry Arnold, executive vice president - Airplane Definition and...
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group last night achieved a significant manufacturing milestone when employees rolled the 3,000th Boeing 737 "Classic" out of the manufacturing facility in Renton,...
In its new livery, Aeroflot Russian International Airlines' first 777-200ER took off today from Boeing Field en route to Moscow. The airplane is the first of two Aeroflot 777-200ERs to be leased...
The U.S. Air Force today dedicated a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to Sgt. John L. Levitow, the only Air Force enlisted person to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during the war in Vietnam....
Southwest Airlines has ordered 59 more Boeing 737-700 jets, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. With this announcement, firm Boeing orders by the Next-Generation 737 launch customer...
The fourth modified Boeing 767 aircraft was delivered to the Japan Defense Agency during a ceremony at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., completing the direct commercial sale phase of the Japan 767...
The Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-89) mission to Mir is the maiden flight for the latest and most significant reliability upgrades to the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) since the beginning of the...
Brad Cvetovich has been appointed vice president and general manager of the Customer Services organization of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Executive Vice President Nancy Bethel announced...
The smallest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family -- the 737-600 -- made its first flight today, with Boeing Capts. Mike Carriker and Ray Craig at the airplane's controls. The...
Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, signed a purchase agreement for five Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners at a ceremony today at the China World Hotel in Beijing,...
The Boeing Company, Hexcel Corporation and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) today announced they are nearing the successful conclusion of negotiations to form a joint venture to manufacture in...
Phil Condit, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, reported today that the company will take a special fourth quarter charge to earnings of $1.4 billion pretax associated with the former...
Former astronaut Richard Covey has been named deputy program director for Operations for the Boeing team's NASA Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC) Phase 2 program bid, the company...
Before an estimated crowd of 3,000 people, two new F-15Is arrived at Israel's Hatzerim Air Force Base today. The F-15Is were escorted to the base by Israeli F-4 Phantoms. The crowd cheered as each...
An aircraft software team at Boeing in Seal Beach, Calif., has earned the highest rating possible -- a Level 5 score -- from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The SEI ratings are...
A T-33 trainer jet is suspended in the Boeing Radar Range in Seattle for radar cross-section testing (RCS). After gathering baseline data on the T-33's radar profile, Boeing will fly the jet as a...
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group retained its market-leading position in 1997, out pacing the competition in gross orders, net orders, order value and deliveries. Boeing, the world's most...
The Boeing Company today announced its expanded team for the competition to consolidate NASA's space operations. The team melds the expertise of four of the world's leading commercial aerospace,...
In its first launch of the year a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully placed a United Kingdom military communications satellite into orbit here today at 07:32:01 p.m. EST. Matra Marconi...
The largest Boeing 767, the 767-400 ER (extended range), achieved firm design configuration, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed today. To accomplish this milestone, Boeing and its airline...
The newest Boeing 767 derivative, launched in April 1997, cruises over a coastline in this artist's rendering. Compared with the 767-300, the 767-400ER (extended range) features a longer fuselage,...
The Boeing Company today introduced and renamed the newest member of its commercial airplane family -- the Boeing 717-200 twinjet. "The 717-200 is uniquely qualified to meet the evolving...
The Boeing Company has introduced the newest member of its commercial airplane family, the Boeing 717-200. Originally launched as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, the 717-200 series is tailored for...
The Boeing Company confirmed today that it has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence as the prime contractor for the Australian Defence Force High Frequency Modernisation...
The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 102 commercial jet transports during the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1997. The deliveries in the fourth quarter consisted of 39...