Boeing delivered Etihad Airways‘ first 787-9 Dreamliner sporting the airline’s new “Facets of Abu Dhabi” livery which was revealed at a ceremony earlier this year. The colors are reminiscent of the desert landscape, inspired by the culture, Islamic design and architecture motifs of the United Arab Emirates. The airplane is the first of the 71…
Boeing, Malaysia Airlines Celebrate 100th 737 Delivery
Boeing and Malaysia Airlines celebrated the carrier’s 100th 737 direct delivery. “The 737 has, and continues to be, an amazing aircraft for our airline with its consistent reliability, unmatched economics and innovation in passenger comfort,” said Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, group chief executive officer, Malaysia Airlines. “We used a 737 for our very first flight in…
Boeing’s 8th GPS IIF Advances GPS Modernization
The eighth Boeing Global Positioning System IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and joined the active 31-satellite constellation, helping the U.S. Air Force continue modernizing the network that millions of people worldwide use. The Air Force and Boeing have now put four GPS-IIF satellites into service this year, adding to the modernization effort with advanced…
Boeing Preps the 787-9 Dreamliner for Farnborough
Boeing’s expert crew rehearses the flight program for the 2014 Farnborough Airshow.
Boeing Unveils Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior
Boeing [NYSE:BA] has unveiled a new commercial interior of its Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) next-generation manned space capsule, showing how people other than NASA astronauts may one day travel to space. Boeing and partner Bigelow Aerospace highlighted the future commercial interior of the capsule it is developing for NASA, while Bigelow showcased a full-scale…
Photos of the Day: Boeing’s Badger Is Rugged & Small
After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. That is another step toward providing warfighters with more options to deploy the versatile vehicle. Read: Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport Phantom…
Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport
After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. That is another step toward providing warfighters with more options to deploy the versatile vehicle. View: Photos of the Day: Boeing’s Badger Is Rugged…
Boeing to Deliver World’s 1st All-Electric Satellites
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is on track to deliver the world’s first all-electric propulsion satellites in late 2014 or early 2015 as it has met key production milestones on its initial 702SP (small platform) satellites. Boeing recently completed static qualification testing, verification, and assembly of the primary structures for 702SP inaugural customers ABS and Eutelsat, with…
Boeing Designs Fuel Tanks for NASA
Working under contract with NASA’s Space Technology Game Changing Development Program, Boeing has designed and built two composite liquid-hydrogen fuel tanks for heavy-lift launch vehicles and other future air and space missions. Final assembly just wrapped up on the larger (5.5-meter) tank at the Boeing Developmental Center in Tukwila, Wash. The tank will be loaded…
Boeing and State of Washington Back Aerospace and Defense Supplier Summit
Boeing endorses networking event connecting aerospace buyers and sellers SEATTLE, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In the first event of its kind in the United States, manufacturers and suppliers from major global aerospace and defense industries will come together in Seattle next year to help create business opportunities and share information on the industry growth…
Boeing Leaders to Address Bio-Fuels, Growth, Emerging Issues at Asian Aerospace 2011
HONG KONG, Mar. 2, 2011 – Experts from Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world’s largest aerospace company, will present key trends at Asian Aerospace 2011 and discuss their implications for commercial aviation. Asian Aerospace takes place March 8-10, at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Boeing also will provide the latest information about its commercial business, including updates…
Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Muilenburg to Speak at Credit Suisse 2010 Aerospace & Defense Conference Dec. 1
CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) Defense, Space & Security President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg will speak at the Credit Suisse 2010 Aerospace & Defense Conference in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Visit http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/financial/ or http://cc.talkpoint.com/cred001/120110a_lv/?entity=2_KC2BU1J to access a link to the…
Boeing Helps Prepare Danish Machining Firm Multicut for Aerospace Quality Management System Certification
VILDBJERG, Denmark, Feb. 11, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week launched an industrial-cooperation project to assist Multicut, a high-end machining firm based in Vildbjerg, as it pursues AS/EN 9100 certification. This project supports the Boeing industrial-cooperation program that is tied to Denmark’s New Combat Aircraft competition. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike…