Boeing

Boeing has delivered its final 747, handing over the last 747-8 model produced to Atlas Air Worldwide in a ceremony at its factory in Everett, Washington, on Tuesday. According to Boeing, the event was attended by several thousand people including company employees who designed and built the first 747. Called the “Queen of the Skies” […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract for 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft. Boeing delivered the first KC-46As to the Air Force in 2019 and the aircraft was approved for global operations last year. According to Boeing, 128 Pegasus tankers are currently on contract with the Air Force with 68 […]

NASA has finalized a contract with Boeing to continue the manufacture of core and upper stages for Space Launch System (SLS) rockets for the agency’s Artemis missions. According to NASA, the SLS Stages Production and Evolution Contract will cover production of the core stages for the Artemis III and IV missions, procurement of core stage […]

Boeing is predicting in its 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF) that air cargo traffic will double by 2041. According to the forecast (PDF), air cargo traffic is expected to grow at a rate of 4.1 percent per year through 2041, rising from the rate of 3.2 percent per year seen between 2011 and 2021. […]

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a new endurance record on Saturday, landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center after spending 908 days in orbit. The uncrewed flight was the sixth for the Boeing-built vehicle, which has now traveled over 1.3 billion miles and logged 3,774 days in space. According to Boeing, the mission hosted […]

The U.S. Army has ordered two more CH-47F Block II Chinook multi-mission heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing, the company announced on Monday. The order is in addition to a $136 million contract for four Block II Chinooks awarded to Boeing last year. Alongside the Lot 2 contract, which is valued at $63 million, is a separate […]

Boeing announced on Tuesday that it has delivered its 100th contracted 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The aircraft, which was converted at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co. Ltd. (BSAS), went to AerCap Cargo who will lease it to Brazil-based GOL Linhas Aéreas. AerCap was the launch customer for Boeing’s 737-800BCF program in 2016 and currently […]

Boeing has partnered with Red 6 to develop augmented reality (AR) technology for aerial dogfighting and training in advanced tactical aircraft. The collaboration agreement includes integrating Red 6’s Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) and Augmented Reality Command and Analytic Data Environment (ARCADE) into Boeing-manufactured military aircraft. Initial platforms being considered are the T-7 and […]

The U.S. Army temporarily grounded its fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters on Tuesday citing a small number of engine fires caused by fuel leaks. The Army stated that the cause of the leaks has been identified and corrective measures are being implemented. A statement from Honeywell, the company that manufactures the Chinook’s T-55 engine, attributed […]

Boeing and Leonardo have delivered the first four MH-139A Grey Wolf twin-engine helicopters to the U.S. Air Force. The four test aircraft are part of a $2.4 billion contract awarded to Boeing in September 2018 for up to 80 helicopters, training systems and associated support equipment. The aircraft are intended to replace the Air Force’s […]