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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

@BoeingCEO Dennis Muilenburg is taxiing down the runway for his Twitter takeoff

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s corporate Twitter account has lain fallow like an Iowa farm field ever since he took over… Read More

Boeing HorizonX invests in Cuberg battery venture, targeting electric propulsion

Boeing’s HorizonX venture investment team says it has led a seed funding round for Cuberg, a California startup focusing on… Read More

Boeing unveils unmanned air cargo prototype designed to carry up to 500 pounds

Boeing may be best known for big jetliners like 737 or 777. But check out this little 15-foot long aircraft… Read More

Erik Lindbergh, grandson of famed aviator, unveils VerdeGo Aero air taxi venture

A new entrant in the market for electric-powered air taxis is getting a boost from one of aviation’s oldest family… Read More

Report: Amid trade dispute, Canada gets set to cancel Boeing fighter jet deal

News Brief: Reuters reports that Canadian officials have decided to cancel an order of 18 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet jets,… Read More

Bugged by budget cuts, state aerospace chief John Thornquist says he’s ‘moving on’

The head of Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, John Thornquist, says he’s returning to the private sector next month due… Read More

Boeing HorizonX invests in Gamma Alloys’ advanced nanoparticle materials

Boeing’s latest venture-capital investment, in a company called Gamma Alloys, aims to give a boost to next-generation aluminum alloys that… Read More

Boeing borrows a tech tradition to build airplanes more efficiently

Hackathons have become commonplace at Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other tech companies, bringing together employees from different groups to identify… Read More

Beyond the jetpack: Boeing backs GoFly’s $2M contest for personal flying machines

For decades, if not centuries, people have been dreaming about flying free like a bird — and now there’s a $2… Read More

Northrop Grumman’s $7.8B deal to acquire Orbital ATK fuels aerospace consolidation

Northrop Grumman’s purchase of Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion will create a company involved in projects ranging from America’s next… Read More

Live video: House Speaker Paul Ryan visits Boeing for Tax Reform Town Hall

House Speaker Paul Ryan is at Boeing’s giant airplane production facility in Everett, Wash., this morning to lead a town… Read More

Boeing’s newly created avionics unit marks a reversal of old-school outsourcing trend

The Boeing Co. is creating an avionics unit that will build the kinds of electronics and aircraft control systems now… Read More

Students at Mountlake Terrace High School

Aerospace leaders see education as the key to employment in Washington state

The state of the aerospace industry in Washington state is still great, but industry leaders say the educational system will… Read More

NASA gives OK for design of super-quiet supersonic experimental airplane

NASA says it’s cleared a significant milestone on the path to reviving supersonic passenger jet travel in the U.S. with… Read More

NASA and Honeywell boost supersonic flight by tackling sonic boom problem

The historic Concorde supersonic airliner set a record flying from New York to Seattle in just under four hours, but… Read More

Boeing wins go-ahead from DARPA to build and test XS-1 military space plane by 2020

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it has selected the Boeing Co. to develop and test its XS-1… Read More

Boeing and Air Force demonstrate new airborne networking system for fighter jets

The Boeing Co. and the U.S. Air Force say they’ve shown that a new type of communication pod for F-15… Read More

Germany’s Lilium shows off all-electric VTOL airplane – but how far will it go?

Lilium’s all-electric prototype airplane looks impressive as it makes a vertical takeoff and landing in a demonstration video – but… Read More

Boeing will send layoff notices to hundreds of engineers, and more job cuts lie ahead

The Boeing Co. signaled that hundreds of employees involved in aerospace engineering in Washington state and other locations will be… Read More

Boom Technology picks up $33 million in new funding to build supersonic jet

Colorado-based Boom Technology has raised $33 million in a Series A round to build and fly its first supersonic jet, a… Read More

NASA-led study confirms that aviation biofuels can be a boon for the environment

A NASA-led study demonstrates that airplanes powered by biofuels can emit up to 70 percent less particulate pollution – providing a… Read More

Boeing OKs buyouts for 1,800 union workers, and more job cuts are expected

Boeing has approved buyouts for more than 1,800 union workers, marking the start of a new round of job reductions that’s… Read More

FAUB on the job: Watch robots work with mechanics to put together Boeing 777 jets

Automation isn’t just a job for the robots: It takes flesh-and-blood workers to make robotic manufacturing work, as shown in a… Read More

Why 2017 will be challenging for Boeing – but not a year for turning out the lights

As Boeing begins its second century, the Seattle-born company is facing a slew of daunting challenges. But 2017 isn’t like… Read More

The Year in Aerospace and Science: Why gravitational waves wowed the world

The biggest science story of 2016 was a century in the making, and will surely earn someone a Nobel Prize.… Read More

Lockheed Martin shares take big hit after Trump grumps about F-35 fighters in tweet

Today it was Lockheed Martin’s turn to feel the Twitter burn from President-elect Donald Trump over the cost of the… Read More

Donald Trump: U.S. should cancel Boeing contract for new Air Force One

President Obama has expressed a deep appreciation for Air Force One, describing the current Boeing 747-200 planes as the best perk… Read More

Aerospace startups use Starburst’s shark tank in Seattle to keep their dreams afloat

Some aerospace ventures came to Starburst Accelerator’s shark tank in Seattle today to find investors. Others were looking for customers.… Read More

Starburst Venture raises $200 million for aerospace startups (and heads for Seattle)

On the eve of its first event in Seattle, Starburst Accelerator says it has set up a $200 million venture… Read More