Articles about aerospace – Page 4 of 9

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

A decade from now, Boeing will still be primarily known as an airplane company, the company’s CEO says. But some… Read More

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

Dennis Muilenburg is leading Boeing into a second century of innovation with dreams of hypersonic flight, self-flying planes and journeys… Read More

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

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for a new fleet of T-X… Read More

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

A newly published economic report estimates the space industry’s contribution to Washington state’s economy at $1.8 billion and 6,200 jobs… Read More

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

News Brief: As promised, Boeing has completed its acquisition of California-based Millennium Space Systems, a provider of small-satellite solutions. Millennium,… Read More

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

Stratolaunch Systems, the aerospace company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’s exploring the development of a series of… Read More

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

News Brief: The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 more KC-46A tanker aircraft and… Read More

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

News Brief: The online application window has just opened for the Brooke Owens Fellowship program, which offers paid internships for… Read More

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

When Boeing’s customers said they wanted a stretched-out 737 MAX jet, there was one big problem: The 737’s landing gear… Read More

Podcast

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

After his shift last week, Horizon Airlines employee Richard Russell successfully stole a medium-sized plane and flew it across Western Washington,… Read More

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

Audio and video from the fatal flight of a stolen Horizon Air passenger plane are providing a fuller picture of… Read More

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

A distressed Horizon Air employee stole one of the airline’s planes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night and roamed… Read More

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

Boeing HorizonX says it’s investing in Digital Alloys, a Massachusetts-based startup specializing in metal additive manufacturing, which adds to more… Read More

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

Boeing says it’ll be moving into a 100,000-square-foot research and lab space in Cambridge, Mass., that will focus on the… Read More

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

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are… Read More

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

A Silicon Valley startup called Opener is taking the wraps off a single-seat, all-electric flying vehicle known as BlackFly, which… Read More

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

News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space… Read More

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

Some of the designs look like winged motorcycles. There’s a cute mini-airplane with stubby wings. And a couple of the… Read More

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

Boeing hasn’t yet declared whether it will build a new breed of midsize passenger jet — variously known as the New… Read More

Boeing goes vertical and partners with Safran on auxiliary power units for planes

Boeing and Safran have set up a joint venture to design, build and service auxiliary power units for airplanes, marking… Read More

Boeing HorizonX invests in Agylstor to boost ruggedized data storage systems

The latest investment by Boeing’s HorizonX venture capital arm is going to Agylstor, a Silicon Valley startup that’s developing ruggedized… Read More

WTO issues its ‘final ruling’ against Airbus, opening the way for tariffs (or talks)

The World Trade Organization today issued its final report in a long-running dispute over subsidies for Airbus jets, potentially clearing… Read More

U.S. pullout from Iran nuclear deal boosts most aerospace stocks, but not Boeing’s

A broad range of aerospace and defense stocks rose today as markets put a martial spin on President Donald Trump’s… Read More

Boeing confirms $4.25 billion acquisition of KLX aerospace parts company

The Boeing Co. says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KLX Inc., a Florida-based aerospace parts distributor,… Read More

Boeing’s outlook – and its shares – get a boost after strong results for first quarter

The Boeing Co. is raising its financial sights for the year as a result of a stronger-than-expected first quarter, and… Read More

China hits back at U.S. with $50B tariff plan, but Boeing puts faith in dialogue

China took less than 24 hours to respond to proposed U.S. tariffs with a 106-item list of its own that… Read More

Lockheed Martin wins $247.5M NASA contract for super-quiet supersonic test jet

NASA says Lockheed Martin will be its partner in building a supersonic test plane that’s designed to muffle sonic booms… Read More

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg hails the air taxi as an idea whose time is coming … fast

It’s not exactly a revelation that the Boeing Co. is interested in autonomous flight, including robo-planes that can fly people.… Read More

Boeing’s outlook for the commercial aviation market goes up, up and away

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — You don’t need a crystal ball to tell that Boeing and commercial aviation are riding an updraft —… Read More

Boeing outperforms expectations in 2017 and delivers sunny outlook for 2018

The Boeing Co. today reported better-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and a rosier-than-expected outlook for the… Read More