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Event Calendar

“First Man” Book Signing and Lecture with Author James Hansen

by Todd Bishop on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 12:03 pmComment

Join us for a reception, lecture and book signing with James R. Hansen, who wrote First Man, the only authorized biography (now a major motion picture) on the life of… Read More

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Space Tech Talks: Electric Propulsion with Paige Northway

by Todd Bishop on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 12:02 pmComment

Seattle has been a major player in the space industry for decades, and the cutting edge innovation is only getting more exciting every year. The ‘Space Tech Talks’ series highlights… Read More

Video

Egan Airships floats a sales campaign to get its Plimp hybrid aircraft off the ground

by Alan Boyle on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 at 10:17 pm1 Comment

What do you get when you cross an airship and an airplane? If you’re willing to spend more than $4 million, you could get the Plimp hybrid aircraft that’s envisioned… Read More

Video

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

by Alan Boyle on November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 at 7:56 pmComment

The rise of air mobility options ranging from delivery drones to air taxis and flying cars is shaping up as the biggest thing to hit aviation since the introduction of… Read More

Boeing CTO sees new wave of rivals from tech billionaires, says big challenge is to act like a 2-year-old startup, not a 102-year-old company

by John Cook on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 at 10:06 amComment

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other heavyweights from the technology world are spending billions to tackle the next frontier of space travel and advanced aerospace research. But don’t count out… Read More

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Boeing raises its financial outlook after a strong third quarter with lingering snags

by Alan Boyle on October 24, 2018November 11, 2018 at 10:26 pmComment

Boeing’s third-quarter financial results exceeded expectations, leading the company to raise its outlook for the full year — and leading investors to bid up Boeing’s share price. Adjusted earnings per share… Read More

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NASA International Space Apps Challenge – Seattle,WA

by Todd Bishop on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 4:02 pmComment

A GLOBAL COMMUNITY Space Apps is an international hackathon that occurs over 48 hours in cities around the world. Because of citizens like you, we continue to grow each year.… Read More

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

by Alan Boyle on October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 at 10:43 amComment

Boeing is raising its profile on computational frontiers ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum communications by setting up a new organization called Disruptive Computing and Networks, or DC&N, to put… Read More

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AFA’s 13th Annual Aerospace Summit

by Todd Bishop on August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 at 10:30 amComment

AFA’s Annual Aerospace Summit is one of the most anticipated aerospace events of the year, with presentations, fireside chats, and in-depth analyses from top executives in the aerospace industry with… Read More

Video

Zunum Aero picks Safran to build engine turbines for future hybrid electric aircraft

by Alan Boyle on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 at 9:02 pmComment

Zunum Aero has selected France’s Safran Helicopter Engines to provide a new-generation engine turbine for its hybrid-to-electric airplane, due for first flight in the early 2020s. Safran’s Ardiden 3Z… Read More

Watch Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg take some ‘stick time’ in a T-X training jet

by Alan Boyle on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 at 7:37 pmComment

One of the things I learned about Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is that he loves to fly the aircraft his company makes, even when they’re high-performance military jets. Take the… Read More

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg lays out his vision for space airplanes and aerospace traffic system

by Alan Boyle on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 at 3:57 pmComment

A decade from now, Boeing will still be primarily known as an airplane company, the company’s CEO says. But some of the things we’ll call airplanes might be what we’d… Read More

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From farm to final frontier: How Boeing’s CEO plants the seeds for tomorrow’s tech

by Alan Boyle on September 30, 2018September 30, 2018 at 10:09 amComment

Dennis Muilenburg is leading Boeing into a second century of innovation with dreams of hypersonic flight, self-flying planes and journeys to Mars. But to lead the way, the 102-year-old company’s… Read More

Video

Boeing beats Lockheed to win $9.2B Air Force contract for fleet of T-X training jets

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 at 5:08 pm1 Comment

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for a new fleet of T-X training jets that it originally thought would cost twice as… Read More

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Economic report lays out strategies to boost Washington’s $1.8B space industry

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 at 1:47 pmComment

A newly published economic report estimates the space industry’s contribution to Washington state’s economy at $1.8 billion and 6,200 jobs in 2018 — and goes on to suggest ways to boost… Read More

Boeing seals the deal on its acquisition of Millennium Space’s satellite operation

by Alan Boyle on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 at 10:51 amComment

News Brief: As promised, Boeing has completed its acquisition of California-based Millennium Space Systems, a provider of small-satellite solutions. Millennium, which has about 260 employees, will operate as a subsidiary… Read More

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Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes

by Alan Boyle on September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 at 4:43 pm1 Comment

Stratolaunch Systems, the aerospace company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’s exploring the development of a series of rocket planes that would serve as a testbed for hypersonic… Read More

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Boeing gets $2.9B contract for 18 Air Force KC-46 tankers as it nears first deliveries

by Alan Boyle on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 at 4:58 pmComment

News Brief: The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 more KC-46A tanker aircraft and associated equipment, bringing the total number of tankers on contract… Read More

Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women

by Alan Boyle on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 5:49 pmComment

News Brief: The online application window has just opened for the Brooke Owens Fellowship program, which offers paid internships for undergraduate women at 30 aerospace concerns, including Amazon Prime Air,… Read More

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How Boeing’s engineers redesigned the landing gear to make the 737 MAX 10 fly

by Alan Boyle on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 at 7:30 am 2 Comments

When Boeing’s customers said they wanted a stretched-out 737 MAX jet, there was one big problem: The 737’s landing gear was too short to handle it. Fortunately, Boeing’s engineers came… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek Podcast: The saga of the stolen plane — and the flaws it revealed in airport security

by Clare McGrane on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 11:22 amComment

After his shift last week, Horizon Airlines employee Richard Russell successfully stole a medium-sized plane and flew it across Western Washington, performing aerial stunts with F15 fighter jets on his tail,… Read More

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Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a little bit’

by Todd Bishop on August 12, 2018August 13, 2018 at 5:40 pm 20 Comments

Audio and video from the fatal flight of a stolen Horizon Air passenger plane are providing a fuller picture of the incident Friday evening in the skies south of Seattle.… Read More

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Airline employee steals plane from Sea-Tac, does aerial tricks with F-15s in pursuit before crashing on island south of Seattle

by Alan Boyle & Todd Bishop on August 10, 2018August 11, 2018 at 8:05 pm 4 Comments

A distressed Horizon Air employee stole one of the airline’s planes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night and roamed through the air with F-15 fighter jets in pursuit until… Read More

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Boeing HorizonX joins in $12.9M boost for Digital Alloys’ metal 3-D printing tech

by Alan Boyle on August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 at 9:29 amComment

Boeing HorizonX says it’s investing in Digital Alloys, a Massachusetts-based startup specializing in metal additive manufacturing, which adds to more than a dozen companies in Boeing’s tech venture capital portfolio.… Read More

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Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft

by Alan Boyle on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 12:39 amComment

Boeing says it’ll be moving into a 100,000-square-foot research and lab space in Cambridge, Mass., that will focus on the design and development of autonomous aircraft. Boeing’s Aerospace and Autonomy… Read More

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Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 at 2:34 pmComment

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are murkier than usual, in part due to international trade frictions.… Read More

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Silicon Valley startup unveils BlackFly, the latest entrant in race to field a flying car

by Alan Boyle on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 10:59 am 5 Comments

A Silicon Valley startup called Opener is taking the wraps off a single-seat, all-electric flying vehicle known as BlackFly, which the company says will require no formal licensing in the… Read More

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Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

by Alan Boyle on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 at 3:30 pmComment

News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space Challenge, a $1 million competition to encourage the development of… Read More

Photos

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

by Alan Boyle on June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 at 8:24 am1 Comment

Some of the designs look like winged motorcycles. There’s a cute mini-airplane with stubby wings. And a couple of the contraptions look more like time machines than flying machines. The… Read More

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Washington state makes its pitch for Boeing’s future 797 jet … with science!

by Alan Boyle on June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 at 3:20 pm1 Comment

Boeing hasn’t yet declared whether it will build a new breed of midsize passenger jet — variously known as the New Mid-Market Airplane, NMA or 797 — but Washington state officials are… Read More

“First Man” Book Signing and Lecture with Author James Hansen

Space Tech Talks: Electric Propulsion with Paige Northway

Egan Airships floats a sales campaign to get its Plimp hybrid aircraft off the ground

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

Boeing CTO sees new wave of rivals from tech billionaires, says big challenge is to act like a 2-year-old startup, not a 102-year-old company

Boeing raises its financial outlook after a strong third quarter with lingering snags

NASA International Space Apps Challenge – Seattle,WA

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

AFA’s 13th Annual Aerospace Summit

Zunum Aero picks Safran to build engine turbines for future hybrid electric aircraft

Watch Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg take some ‘stick time’ in a T-X training jet

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg lays out his vision for space airplanes and aerospace traffic system

From farm to final frontier: How Boeing’s CEO plants the seeds for tomorrow’s tech

Boeing beats Lockheed to win $9.2B Air Force contract for fleet of T-X training jets

Economic report lays out strategies to boost Washington’s $1.8B space industry

Boeing seals the deal on its acquisition of Millennium Space’s satellite operation

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes

Boeing gets $2.9B contract for 18 Air Force KC-46 tankers as it nears first deliveries

Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women

How Boeing’s engineers redesigned the landing gear to make the 737 MAX 10 fly

Week in Geek Podcast: The saga of the stolen plane — and the flaws it revealed in airport security

Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a little bit’

Airline employee steals plane from Sea-Tac, does aerial tricks with F-15s in pursuit before crashing on island south of Seattle

Boeing HorizonX joins in $12.9M boost for Digital Alloys’ metal 3-D printing tech

Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft

Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

Silicon Valley startup unveils BlackFly, the latest entrant in race to field a flying car

Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

Washington state makes its pitch for Boeing’s future 797 jet … with science!

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