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Boeing Rolls Out 1st F-15SA for Royal Saudi Air Force
Latest international F-15 variant brings enhanced mission capability at lower life-cycle cost
Boeing today rolled out the F-15SA, ushering in a new era in fighter aircraft capability and affordability for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The F-15SA, the newest variant… Continue reading
Airbus and JetBlue unveil 1st A320 in North America with Sharklets
At a crewmember event today at its base at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), JetBlue Airways unveiled the first of its Airbus A320 aircraft to be outfitted with Sharklets. The aircraft – registration number N821JB –… Continue reading
Boeing TDRS-K Relay Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-K, demonstrating that the vehicle is functioning and ready to use its internal engine to boost it to its operational geosynchronous orbit. After reaching final orbit,… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 1st C-17 to Flight Test
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Boeing on Jan. 22 delivered — on schedule — the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). India’s first C-17 will now enter a U.S. Air Force flight test program at Edwards Air… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Boeing on Dec. 19 made an on-site delivery of the first P-8I aircraft to the Indian Navy in Seattle, in accordance with the contract.
India will receive this aircraft and two more of its eight contracted P-8Is in 2013. The… Continue reading
Boeing Opens 1st System Integration Lab for KC-46 Tanker Program
Boeing has opened the first KC-46 Tanker System Integration Laboratory (SIL) to support testing and reduce risk in the development of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker.
“Opening this lab says a lot about Boeing’s commitment to executing… Continue reading
EMARSS Risk Reduction Prototype Makes 1st Flight
Boeing completed the first flight of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Risk Reduction Prototype (ERRP) aircraft on Saturday, Oct. 6, a critical step required to support a comprehensive U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight test program.… Continue reading
2nd Boeing P-8I Aircraft for India Completes 1st Flight
The second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I, a… Continue reading
Boeing CH-147F Chinook for Canada Successfully Completes 1st Flight
The new Boeing CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter for Canada is progressing ahead of schedule after making its first flight on June 24.
“Boeing and the Canadian Department of National Defence are focused on delivering the next generation of advanced vertical-lift aircraft… Continue reading
Boeing Phantom Eye Completes 1st Autonomous Flight
High-Altitude, Long-Endurance aircraft is designed to remain airborne for up to 4 days while reaching altitudes of 65,000 feet
ST. LOUIS, June 4, 2012 — Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June… Continue reading
EMBRAER INCREASES JET DELIVERIES IN 1st QUARTER 2012
- Backlog on March 31, 2012: 14.7 billion
- E-Jets ordered by 60 companies in 42 countries
- 300 jets of the Phenom now in operation
- 100th executive jet delivered to the Brazilian market
Throughout the first… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft to US Navy
SEATTLE, March 6, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] on March 4 officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance… Continue reading