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Boeing Begins Maintenance Training for Turkey’s Peace Eagle AEW&C Aircraft
The Boeing Company has begun an extensive maintenance training program for Turkey’s Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program at a Boeing facility near Seattle.
Classroom training for 10 Turkish Air Force personnel and two Turkish Airlines employees… Continue reading
Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) made aviation history today as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable biofuels.
“The 787 is the most environmentally progressive jetliner flying today, combining fuel efficiency and comfort… Continue reading
Boeing Awards Direct Contract to Mubadala Aerospace’s Strata Facility to Produce Composite Aerostructures for 777 and 787 Dreamliner
Boeing and Mubadala Aerospace today announced a 10-year direct contract for Strata Manufacturing, Mubadala Aerospace’s advanced composite aerostructures facility in Al Ain, to produce commercial composite aerostructures for the 777 and 787 Dreamliner. In addition, the companies announced a strategic… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Additional Laser JDAM Contract from US Navy
The Boeing Company received a $12.5 million contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 12 for 1,116 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors. This is NAVAIR’s third Low Rate Initial Production order for its Direct… Continue reading
Boeing Celebrates 4,000th Next-Generation 737
Boeing executives and more than 500 employees, suppliers, union representatives and government officials joined China Southern Airlines to celebrate the 4,000th Next-Generation 737 at a special event today at Seattle’s Boeing Field.
The 4,000th Next-Generation 737 jetliner off the 737… Continue reading
Super Hornet Suppliers Tour Brazilian Companies
Boeing and its Super Hornet industry partners toured the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais March 20-22 to assess the aerospace capabilities of local companies and to identify opportunities for work with Boeing and its worldwide supply chain.
Representatives from Boeing,… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 300th Boeing Sky Interior
Boeing’s popular passenger-inspired 737 Boeing Sky Interior marked its 300th milestone with today’s delivery to Indonesian customer, Garuda Indonesia.
“The superior passenger experience of this spectacular new interior has been well received by our customers and the traveling public,” said… Continue reading
4th Boeing-built WGS Satellite Accepted by US Air Force
Boeing announced today that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite on April 11, after the spacecraft passed several weeks of rigorous on-orbit tests.
WGS-4 was launched Jan. 19 from Cape… Continue reading
Boeing Announces Sixth Leg of 787 Dream Tour
Boeing will bring the 787 Dreamliner to seven more cities on the sixth leg of the Dream Tour later this month and continuing into May. Stops include cities in the U.K., Norway, Italy and the U.S.
“The Dream Tour has… Continue reading
Boeing Makes 737 MAX Design Decisions
Boeing has made a series of design updates to the 737 MAX to further optimize the new-engine variant’s performance.
“The 737 MAX is on-track to deliver substantial fuel-savings to customers starting in 2017,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general… Continue reading
Boeing Reports First-Quarter Deliveries
CHICAGO, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the first quarter of 2012.
Major program deliveries during the first quarter were as follows:
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Boeing Delivers Air France’s 60th 777 Passenger Jetliner
Boeing and Air France are celebrating the delivery of Air France’s 60th Boeing 777 passenger jetliner. The airplane, a 777-300ER (Extended Range) model, landed in Paris this morning.
Air France’s newest 777-300ER seats 468 passengers in a three-class configuration. The… Continue reading