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Report: Boeing quietly working on automated manufacturing for 777X

Even as its 787 Dreamliner continues to suffer repeated issues, Boeing is moving ahead with plans to start building the… Read More

Japanese airline finds electrical fault in 787 fire extinguishers

The hits just keep on coming for Boeing’s troubled 787 Dreamliner, which has been beset by a number of problems… Read More

A peek inside Boeing’s new spaceship: Tablets, LED lights and minimal controls

From the outside, Boeing’s new spacecraft mimics the Apollo-era capsules from back in the day. The interior, however, is all about… Read More

British authorities blame 787 fire on emergency system

The culprit in the July 12 fire onboard an empty 787 at Heathrow would appear, rather ironically, to be a… Read More

Updated: 777 crash at SFO, 2 reported dead, 181 taken to hospital, 1 still unaccounted for

At around 11:30 this morning, Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed prior to landing at San Francisco International Airport. The flight… Read More

New Boeing website lets you track 787s in real time, look out virtual windows

Are you bored? Do you need a break from watching the Pitch Drop Experiment? Boeing has a solution: A site… Read More

Engineering students want jobs at NASA, Google, Boeing, Apple and Microsoft — in that order

If space is the final frontier, today’s engineering students want to be a part of exploring it, according to a… Read More

Put down the paintbrush: Boeing paints 777 wings with robots

At Boeing’s Everett manufacturing plant, the sound of progress is a very high-pitched whirring noise. In order to keep up… Read More

FAA ban on electronic devices making us less productive in the air

Earlier this year, we wrote a post about flying with our gadgets and wondered if the takeoff and landing restrictions… Read More

Report: Boeing to cut 1,500 IT workers in Seattle area

The market for information technology professionals is red hot in some aspects of the Seattle technology industry, with companies like… Read More

B-52 2.0: Boeing’s bombers can now change missions, redirect weapons in flight

In the past, B-52 bombers would simply receive mission information before a flight and then head up into the air.… Read More

Back in the air: FAA approves 787 battery design changes

After three months of grounding, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is set to fly again. The Federal Aviation Administration today approved Boeing’s… Read More

F.A.A. approves Boeing certification plan to test 787 battery fixes

The Federal Aviation Administration today approved Boeing’s certification plan to test the 787 Dreamliner’s battery system. Late last month, Boeing… Read More

Boeing relocating 787 training simulator to Miami; 100 Seattle employees affected

Boeing announced today that it is moving its training flight simulators — including one for the 787 Dreamliner — along with… Read More

This spy plane flies in 120-degree heat and lands on water

Insitu, the Boeing-owned unmanned aircraft maker, just completed its first successful test flight for the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Block… Read More

Boeing creates website to explain 787 problems

To help you better understand what exactly is going on with the 787 Dreamliner fiasco, Boeing has created an informational… Read More

VIDEO: Boeing’s badass Phantom Eye spy plane completes taxi tests

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered high altitude autonomous Phantom Eye plane is inching closer toward flight again. The Phantom Eye completed taxi… Read More

Dude, where’s my Dreamliner? Michael Dell’s 787 order may be delayed

Michael Dell’s most recent purchase may be put on hold thanks to Boeing’s latest woes. According to a report out… Read More

Elon Musk wants to help Boeing with its problems

Boeing has been having some major problems lately and Elon Musk is offering a helping hand. Musk, founder of SpaceX… Read More

Breaking: FAA orders all US-based airlines to ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners

After a flurry of problems and emergency landings in Japan, the Federal Aviation Administration today ordered all U.S.-based airlines to… Read More

Just in case: FAA says Boeing 787 is safe, will still conduct comprehensive review

Even though both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration insist the Dreamliner is safe, the government will still be conducing… Read More

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More

Boeing fills plane with potatoes for WiFi breakthrough

Boeing says it has developed a new method for measuring and analyzing wireless signals inside airplanes, a technological breakthrough that… Read More

From Boeing to Microsoft Bob: Innovation in the spotlight at Seattle’s new history museum

Seattle’s history is very much tied to innovation, whether it’s Bill Boeing’s early aircraft or Bill Gates’ early software. And… Read More

Welcome aboard: A virtual takeoff and landing from the cockpit of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner

Whether you’re an aviation geek or just always wanted to sit in the cockpit during a flight, Boeing’s new “DreamPass”… Read More

Boeing engineer hopes sports app soars above competition

There is no doubt that the social sports playing field is a crowded one, but one Boeing Flight Deck iPad… Read More

Samsung tablets on Boeing planes? New deal may improve in-flight entertainment

Walk down an aisle of an airplane and you’re bound to see at least a few iPads, iPhones or iPods… Read More

Bad-ass Boeing missile flies over buildings, fries computers with microwaves

This is stuff you only see in the movies. “Today, we made science fiction science fact,” says Keith Coleman, CHAMP… Read More

Boeing wants to take down space junk with clouds of gas

Orbital debris, also known as space junk, is a problem that many people in government and the commercial space industry… Read More

Boeing tests fuel cell for electricity in 737 experiment

Boeing has outfitted a 737-800 with a variety of experimental technologies, including a fuel cell, to test new ways of… Read More