Air Madagascar, the national carrier of the Republic of Madagascar, took delivery today of its first customized Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) from GE Capital Aviation Services and The Boeing...

Inclement weather has hampered preparation for the launch of a Boeing Delta II carrying a NASA satellite telescope from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. Boeing and NASA have rescheduled the launch...

The Boeing Company today confirmed Singapore Airlines' (SIA) choice of the 777-200ER (extended range) - the world's longest-range jetliner - to serve ultra long-range routes between Singapore and...

Scientists will have another tool to study the origins of the universe when a Boeing Delta II places a satellite telescope into orbit on June 23 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The 78-minute...

Boeing is focusing on longer-range versions of the 777 to provide airlines and passengers with more frequent, non-stop flights between more cities. At a product development briefing at the Paris...

Boeing employees working on the Super Hornet's forward fuselage have given assembly a new twist that they call the "wagon wheel." The new concept supports lean manufacturing initiatives already in...

The Boeing Company today announced additional orders for 19 Boeing jetliners from four customers. TAROM Romanian Air Transport, Lauda Air, Delta Air Lines and Hapag-Lloyd have placed orders that...

The Boeing Co. issued its final commercial airplanes Paris Air Show news release with a headline that was unintentionally misleading. To clarify, the new orders announced at Paris on Thursday,...

Southwest Airlines has ordered six more Next-Generation 737-700s, The Boeing Company confirmed today. The airplanes are scheduled to deliver in 2000 and 2001. Including this order, Southwest has...

A survey of nearly 6,000 European airline passengers found that the Boeing 777 twin-aisle jetliner was preferred by more than three out of four passengers who have flown aboard both the 777 and...

Sea Launch today announced four confirmed orders from Hughes Space and Communications (HSC) for delivery-on-orbit satellite launch service contracts. The new orders fall within the 2001 to 2003...

In a joint announcement today, The Boeing Company confirmed Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, has committed to lease a Rolls-Royce-powered 777-300 from International...

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSBTI) announced today they are creating an aviation training joint venture in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to serve the needs of...

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) today made history by announcing plans to place the largest single order ever for the Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner. As a customer of every...

Thirty years ago, the Boeing 747-100 made its historic debut at the Paris Air Show, giving the aviation world a glimpse of the future of international air travel. Today, its successor - the...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has named Vladimir Titov as Director for Space and Communications, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Titov, a former cosmonaut, will be located...

The Boeing Company announced today it is establishing an international network of modification and engineering facilities to provide retrofit packages for Boeing commercial airplanes. Boeing...

The Boeing 757-300 has recorded the highest schedule-reliability rate in its first two months of revenue service of any Boeing model introduced in recent years. Launch customer Condor Flugdienst...

The first new derivative-design airplane to deliver in the next century is taking shape now as the wing, body and tail sections of the 767-400ER (extended range) are joined in the Boeing factory....

Boeing mechanics prepare to join the wings, body sections and tail of the new 767-400ER (extended range) - the first new derivative-design jetliner to deliver in the next century. This model is...

The Boeing Company announced today it has signed a Letter of Intent to supply passenger-to-freighter modification services for 19 additional MD-11s for FedEx, the world's largest express...

Korean Air (KAL) and The Boeing Company today announced an order for two 747-400 Freighters at a press briefing at the Paris Air Show. With this order, Korean Air further strengthens its position...

Crowds gather around the Boeing 747-100 at the 1969 Paris Air Show, waiting to board the airplane that would forever change international air travel and shrink the world. When the world's first...

The Boeing Company confirmed today All Nippon Airways' (ANA) decision to add the Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) to ANA's existing 777 fleet. This decision makes ANA the world's only airline to...

The Boeing Company delivered the sixth production model F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the U.S. Navy June 12. The aircraft, a single-seat E model, ferried from St. Louis to Naval Air Station Key West,...

Of the $1.38 trillion that Boeing projects airlines will invest in new commercial airplanes during the next 20 years, the largest amount - more than $570 billion - will be dedicated to...

The Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator has become a symbol of how Boeing is exploiting lean design and manufacturing techniques to produce affordable military aircraft....

Twenty-five of the world's top aerospace companies have joined the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter industry team -- called the "One Team." This expansion of the industry team is a crucial step toward...

The first two Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopters arrived at Fort Rucker, Ala., signaling the debut of Apache Longbow pilot training here. The arrival here at the home of...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group today confirmed a Jet Airways order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The announcement was made at a joint press briefing at the Paris Air Show. The 10 airplanes...

The CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) today became a new Boeing customer, announcing an order for 10 Next-Generation 737s. Deliveries of the new airplanes are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2001...

The Boeing Company will open a new European office here June 18, Boeing said today. The office will be headed by Franz Viehböck, general director of Space & Communications in Europe, widely known...

Midway Airlines today became the newest Boeing customer, placing an order for 15 Next-Generation 737-700s and 10 options, allowing the airline to increase service from its hub in Raleigh-Durham,...

Nearing Certification and First Deliveries The new Boeing 717 is meeting its certification goals on schedule, which will permit the 100-seat airplane to receive its go-ahead for deliveries...

The Boeing Company and Aviation Partners, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., announced today they are forming Aviation Partners Boeing, a new joint venture that offers blended winglet technology for...

In a major assembly milestone, Boeing has completed mating the single-piece wing for the Joint Strike Fighter X-32 concept demonstrator to its fuselage. A small team of mechanics positioned and...

The Boeing Company's return to health and profitability, and the increased value each of the company's business units is bringing to customers was the key message of the Boeing briefing at the...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced it will sell Boeing Information Services (Boeing IS) to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Boeing IS, a subsidiary which provides...

A Boeing Delta II placed four satellites into orbit today for the emerging Globalstar telecommunications company. At 9:48 a.m. EDT the first of four Delta II vehicles slated to carry Globalstar...

Using the Boeing-developed Portable Maintenance Aid (PMA) software, maintenance personnel at an airplane gate can quickly pinpoint technical problems instead of searching through thousands of...

The Boeing Company today begins marketing an advanced version of a digital troubleshooting tool that helps airline maintenance personnel return airplanes to service quickly. The Portable...

The Boeing Company this week celebrates 50 years of designing, building and selling safe, high-quality airplanes under its Production Certificate. The production certificate is issued to a...

A key element of what will become the backbone of the orbiting International Space Station is on its way today to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., aboard the Super Guppy transport aircraft. The...

The Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team flew Engineering and Manufacturing Development aircraft No. 9 to the Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, under a U.S. Naval Air...

Boeing officials secured a Delta II rocket carrying four communications satellites at 7 a.m., and scrubbed today's launch attempt when inclement weather moved into the local area here. To increase...

The Frederick L. Feinberg Award was presented to the V-22 Integrated Test Team pilots recently by American Helicopter Society president Dean Borgman. Bell developmental test pilot Marty Shubert...

A look into the exciting world of flight and space travel is now available to the public at The Boeing Company in the James S. McDonnell Prologue Room. The exhibit is open to the public free of...

The Boeing Company has signed an agreement with Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) to commercialize and market the Boeing Simplified English Checker. The tool helps authors increase the readability of...

To address recent launch vehicle failures, Boeing announced today that an independent panel of experts will examine the company's mission assurance processes and procedures to strengthen its...

Officials scrubbed today's launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying four satellites for the Globalstar communications system due to inclement weather. The launch team will make another attempt...

Boeing delivered the first new F-15E Eagle since 1994 to the U.S. Air Force during a brief ceremony here today. This aircraft, the first of 17 F-15Es to be delivered through early 2000, will...

Sea Launch, DIRECTV, Inc. and Hughes Space and Communications (HSC) today announced that DIRECTV will be the customer for Sea Launch's first commercial launch scheduled for late summer of this...

A Boeing Delta II 7420-10 stands ready at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS),Fla., for the launch of four Globalstar satellites for Space Systems/Loral on June 8. Space Systems/Loral has extended...

The Boeing Company today announced that Boeing Airplane Services will perform maintenance and modification work on five 747s for Kitty Hawk International. The work, pylon modification for Pratt &...

The U.S. Army and The Boeing Company have successfully completed a test of an important improvement that will be incorporated into the CH-47F Chinook helicopter modernization effort. A team from B...

The first Next-Generation 737-600 delivered to TunisAir takes to the skies. TunisAir ordered the Next-Generation 737 to expand and complement its existing fleet of Boeing Classic 737s. The Boeing...

British Airways, flagship carrier of the United Kingdom, recently took delivery of its 25th Boeing 777. The airline has 20 more 777s to be delivered from its total order of 45. British Airways'...

The first of four Boeing Delta II launches in a three month period for Space Systems/Loral and the Globalstar satellite telephony system is scheduled to take place from here on June 8. The...

The Boeing Company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide the 93rd Air Control Wing (ACW) with E-8C Joint STARS aircrew training and courseware development services. The 93rd ACW is...

The first Boeing 717-200 production-configured airplane, painted in the colors of launch customer AirTran Airways, has successfully completed a unique, 10-day simulated airline program. The...

Boeing Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit and the United States Ambassadors to six of the United States' largest Asian trading partners will discuss Pacific Rim business and commercial...

TunisAir accepted delivery recently of its first two Boeing Next-Generation 737-600s at a ceremony at Boeing Field. The airline has five more Next-Generation 737s on order. Attending this...

British Airways, flagship carrier of the United Kingdom, recently took delivery of its 25th Boeing 777. The airline has 20 more 777s to be delivered from its total order of 45. British Airways is...

First WAH-64 Apache Longbow Arrives in the United KingdomThe first WAH-64 Apache Longbow for the United Kingdom has arrived at the GKN Westland Helicopters facility in Yeovil, England. The WAH-64,...

Boeing has successfully completed the third in a series of four full-mission simulations of its operational concept for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and...

The Boeing Company will be among the participants at the 1999 Paris Air Show, June 12-20. Members of the accredited media are invited to visit the Boeing Press Chalet (Row B, No. 159) located...

Air Pacific, the official international airline of Fiji, recently took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Attending the milestone event were Michael McQuay, managing director...

The first Next-Generation 737-800 delivered to Air Pacific takes to the skies. With its excellent range, the Boeing 737-800 can operate on all of Air Pacific¹s current routes in the South...

Transavia Airlines, a scheduled and charter carrier of the Netherlands, ordered four Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s, with options for 12 more. Two of these new jetliners are scheduled for...

ST. LOUIS, May 28, 1999 The nation's newest strike fighter, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, entered operational evaluation (OPEVAL) with the U.S. Navy yesterday. OPEVAL is scheduled to last six months...

Boeing has delivered the first avionics flight test package, called Block 1.1, to team partner Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., ahead of schedule. Boeing is responsible for integrating the F-22...

The Boeing Company and Derlan Aerospace of Canada have signed an agreement to develop components for a revolutionary new transmission for the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters produced by Boeing....

The Boeing Company is moving ahead on an important rotorcraft research program that may significantly improve aircraft flight controls. Recently, a specially modified Blackhawk helicopter began...

Copa Airlines of Panama this weekend took delivery of its first of 12 Boeing Next-Generation 737s, becoming the first 737-700 operator in Central America. The first airplane delivered - on lease...

The U.S. Air Force accepted its 50th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in a brief ceremony here this morning. Lt. Gen. Gregory ("Speedy") Martin, principal deputy, Office of the Assistant...

The long-range auxiliary fuel tank system for the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) was awarded its Supplemental Type Certification (STC) this week from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)....

The Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Joint Program Office and the U.S. Army have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that defines the Comanche program's engineering and manufacturing...

The Expendable Launch Systems business segment of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been officially certified as an ISO 9001-compliant manufacturer and service provider. Det Norske Veritas, an...

Several Boeing employees will receive national recognition for aerospace technical achievements at the American Helicopter Society (AHS) Annual Forum and Technology Display in Montreal, Quebec, on...

The Greater Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. (AIAA) will present the AIAA 1999 Young Engineer Achievement Award to Boeing aerodynamicist Robert...

The first production V-22 Osprey tiltrotor was rolled out last week during a ceremony at the Bell Helicopter Textron Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas. The aircraft is the first of four...

A senior investigation board has been convened by the Boeing Company to investigate the May 4 failure of a Delta III rocket to place the Hughes-built Orion 3 satellite into proper orbit. Dr....

F/A-18F1 is shown on the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). F1 is one of two Super Hornets used during sea trials.

Boeing officials announced plans for work force reductions and facilities consolidations affecting the company's operations here. Between now and mid-2001, 6,500 to 7,000 local jobs will be...

Air Europa recently took delivery of its first three Next-Generation 737-800s, Boeing confirmed today. These airplanes are the first deliveries from Air Europa's10-airplane order and are also the...

The first of three Next-Generation 737-800s delivered to Air Europa takes to the skies. The airplanes are the first Next-Generation 737s to begin service in Spain. Air Europa ordered a total of 10...

"Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Prototype Nos. 1and 2 flew together for the first time last month at the Comanche Team flight test facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prototype No. 1 continues...

Last night a Boeing Delta III rocket placed the Orion 3 satellite into a lower-than-expected orbit. Officials have made contact with the spacecraft, which was placed into an orbit 85 nautical...

The Boeing Company today confirmed an American Airlines order for three additional Next-Generation 737-800s. The airplanes are scheduled to deliver in 2000, and are in addition to previous orders...

Olympic Aviation has selected the Boeing 717-200 to expand its current fleet of aircraft and has signed a contract with Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Company for two 717-200s. This makes...

The Boeing Company and its employees have contributed more than $288,000 to relief efforts for people affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas. Employees in these states are also...

, May 6, 1999 The Boeing Company today confirmed an order from EVA Airways Corporation (EVA) for three 747-400 freighters. With this order, EVA becomes the first airline in Taiwan to order the...

Based on a preliminary data review of the May 4 Delta III launch failure, Boeing officials are focusing on a hardware issue related to the rocket's second-stage engine system. The data gathered...

The Boeing Company today announced it will convert two Korean Air MD-11 passenger airplanes to MD-11 Freighters. The MD-11F is the world's most advanced trijet freighter, offering a highly...

The Boeing Company delivered the fourth and fifth production model F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft to the U.S. Navy April 30. Both F model Super Hornets, two-seat versions of the aircraft, ferried...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has arrived at yet another milestone -- the successful completion of engineering and manufacturing development (EMD). The seven Super Hornets at Naval Air Station...

With a five-year, $650 million contract, the U.S. Navy has selected The Boeing Company to continue support for the T-45 Training System and dramatically reduce the cost of ownership for this key...

To recognize the efforts of the V-22 Program for its contribution to acquisition reform, Dr. H. Lee Buchanan, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, presented...

The Boeing Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL), a revolutionary new combat search and rescue communications system, is one step closer to operational reality following a recent live...