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Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

by Alan Boyle on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 at 9:15 amComment

The 50-50 joint venture that Boeing and Europe’s Safran aerospace company formed last year to build auxiliary power units for airplanes now has a name: Initium Aerospace. Auxiliary power units,… Read More

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First flights for SpaceX and Boeing space taxis face further delays, NASA says

by Alan Boyle on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 at 11:36 am1 Comment

NASA says the flight test schedule for space taxis designed by SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been stretched out further, as… Read More

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Boeing forges partnership with Aerion to speed up supersonic jet development

by Alan Boyle on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 at 9:45 am1 Comment

Boeing says it’s making a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate the development of the Nevada-based company’s supersonic business jet. The partnership announced today appears to be a closer tie… Read More

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Surprise! Boeing hands Air Force the keys to not just one, but two KC-46 tanker jets

by Alan Boyle on January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 at 3:36 pmComment

Boeing executives today added an extra twist to what was expected to be a cut-and-dried ceremony to hand over its first KC-46 tanker aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Leanne… Read More

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Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

by Alan Boyle on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 at 1:06 pm1 Comment

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which could start carrying riders as early as next year. The… Read More

NASA shuffles crew for Boeing Starliner space taxi’s test flight due to medical issue

by Alan Boyle on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 at 3:22 pmComment

NASA says a medical issue is forcing a switch in the crew for the Boeing Starliner space taxi’s first crewed test flight to the International Space Station, currently scheduled for… Read More

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Boeing and Machinists Union tussle over automation’s effect on quality assurance

by Alan Boyle on January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 at 9:58 pm1 Comment

Boeing’s moves to automate its manufacturing processes and streamline the quality assurance process for its airplanes has sparked discussions with union officials over the effect on jobs. The controversy came… Read More

Brazilian government OKs Boeing’s joint venture with Embraer for commercial jets

by Alan Boyle on January 10, 2019January 14, 2019 at 12:26 amComment

The Brazilian government today approved the creation of a joint venture that would give Boeing control over Embraer’s commercial airplane operation. That approval is crucial to the $4.2 billion deal,… Read More

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After years of delay, Air Force accepts first Boeing KC-46 tanker; delivery coming soon

by Alan Boyle on January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 at 6:53 am 4 Comments

After struggling through years of delay and absorbing billions of dollars of cost overruns, Boeing says the U.S. Air Force has accepted the first of what’s expected to be hundreds… Read More

Boeing reports record airplane deliveries and growing order backlog in 2018

by Alan Boyle on January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 at 11:26 amComment

Boeing says it delivered a record-high 806 airplanes in 2018, with single-aisle 737 jets accounting for well more than half of those deliveries. The record pace comes despite a 737… Read More

Boeing’s board boosts dividend by 20 percent and expands buyback program

by Alan Boyle on December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 at 3:32 pmComment

The Boeing Co. reported today that its board of directors approved a 20 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend, to a level of $2.055 per share. The board also… Read More

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Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer set terms for commercial (and defense) joint ventures

by Alan Boyle on December 17, 2018December 20, 2018 at 11:20 pmComment

Five months after announcing a tentative deal, the Boeing Co. and Brazil’s Embraer aerospace company say they’ve approved the terms for a joint venture that would take in Embraer’s commercial… Read More

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Morgan Stanley says market for self-flying cars could rise to $1.5 trillion by 2040

by Alan Boyle on December 7, 2018December 8, 2018 at 10:35 am1 Comment

The market for autonomous flying cars — also known as eVTOL aircraft, air taxis or personal air vehicles — could amount to nearly $1.5 trillion by the year 2040, according to… Read More

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Move over, Elon: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg ‘absolutely’ would go to Mars

by Alan Boyle on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 at 4:47 pmComment

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg often says that the first person to set foot on Mars will get there on a Boeing-built rocket, but at today’s Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit,… Read More

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Investigation of Lion Air 737 crash focuses on faulty sensor: Why wasn’t it fixed?

by Alan Boyle on November 27, 2018November 28, 2018 at 12:16 amComment

Right from the start of last month’s fatal flight of a Lion Air 737 MAX jet from Indonesia, pilots were struggling with an automatic flight control system that had caused… Read More

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NASA reviews safety at SpaceX and Boeing after Elon Musk smokes pot on video

by Alan Boyle on November 20, 2018November 21, 2018 at 10:01 amComment

NASA has ordered a review of workplace safety at SpaceX and Boeing, the two companies developing spaceships to ferry its astronauts to and from the International Space Station, in the… Read More

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Boeing and SparkCognition launch SkyGrid venture to build software for air mobility

by Alan Boyle on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 at 6:37 amComment

Four months after announcing that they were linking up to create a traffic management system for drones, Boeing and SparkCognition say they’re kicking things up a notch with a new… Read More

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Boeing subsidiary says its solar-powered Odysseus drone will fly high in 2019

by Alan Boyle on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 9:17 pm1 Comment

Aurora Flight Sciences, a pioneer in experimental flying vehicles that became a Boeing subsidiary last year, says its solar-powered, high-altitude, long-endurance Odysseus drone will take on its first flight in… Read More

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What did pilots know about 737 MAX control issue? Debate swirls after crash

by Alan Boyle on November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 at 12:01 am1 Comment

What did 737 MAX pilots know, and when did they know it? That’s become a subject of debate in the wake of last month’s fatal Lion Air crash in Indonesia… Read More

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In wake of 737 MAX crash, Boeing issues bulletin to address erroneous sensor input

by Alan Boyle on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 at 1:25 pm1 Comment

Boeing says it has issued an operations manual bulletin to address concerns about erroneous readings from a sensor that has been implicated in last week’s fatal crash of a Lion… Read More

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TLDR: Inside Renton’s effort to become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest

by Starla Sampaco on October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 at 9:35 amComment

This week, GeekWire has set up shop in Renton, Wash., bringing you stories of the city’s growth and the momentum of its tech scene from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3.… 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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Renton’s resurgence: Built on Boeing’s back, this city is poised for a tech boom in Seattle’s shadow

by Taylor Soper on October 28, 2018November 5, 2018 at 9:40 am 3 Comments

RENTON, Wash. ― Manly Grinolds isn’t a fan of change. After all, the retired aerospace contractor has been coming to Rubattino’s for breakfast since he was 7 years old. “This… 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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Why Microsoft, IBM, Google and Boeing are taking a giant leap into quantum computing

by Alan Boyle on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 at 6:37 pmComment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The small world of quantum physics is a big deal on the frontier of computer science. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella rates quantum computing as one of three key… Read More

Boeing and ISS National Lab award $500,000 to boost cancer research in orbit

by Alan Boyle on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 at 1:59 pmComment

For the fifth year in a row, Boeing and the International Space Station’s U.S. national laboratory are partnering to pay out up to $500,000 in grants for startup research in… 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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NASA watchdogs blame SLS rocket snags on Boeing missteps and poor oversight

by Alan Boyle on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 at 5:19 pmComment

NASA’s Space Launch System, the rocket that’s being designed to send astronauts to the moon and Mars, seems likely to miss the schedule for its first test launch in 2020 due… Read More

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Boeing leads $3M round to boost Accion Systems’ electric space propulsion system

by Alan Boyle on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 at 9:46 amComment

Boeing’s venture capital fund is leading a $3 million investment round for Accion Systems, a Boston-based startup whose electric propulsion system for satellites could get its next in-space test early… Read More

At Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft, venture funds balance strategy and the bottom line

by Alan Boyle on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 at 4:28 pmComment

When big companies like Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft invest in startups, is it all about the startup? Or is it all about what the startup can do for the big… Read More

Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

First flights for SpaceX and Boeing space taxis face further delays, NASA says

Boeing forges partnership with Aerion to speed up supersonic jet development

Surprise! Boeing hands Air Force the keys to not just one, but two KC-46 tanker jets

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

NASA shuffles crew for Boeing Starliner space taxi’s test flight due to medical issue

Boeing and Machinists Union tussle over automation’s effect on quality assurance

Brazilian government OKs Boeing’s joint venture with Embraer for commercial jets

After years of delay, Air Force accepts first Boeing KC-46 tanker; delivery coming soon

Boeing reports record airplane deliveries and growing order backlog in 2018

Boeing’s board boosts dividend by 20 percent and expands buyback program

Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer set terms for commercial (and defense) joint ventures

Morgan Stanley says market for self-flying cars could rise to $1.5 trillion by 2040

Move over, Elon: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg ‘absolutely’ would go to Mars

Investigation of Lion Air 737 crash focuses on faulty sensor: Why wasn’t it fixed?

NASA reviews safety at SpaceX and Boeing after Elon Musk smokes pot on video

Boeing and SparkCognition launch SkyGrid venture to build software for air mobility

Boeing subsidiary says its solar-powered Odysseus drone will fly high in 2019

What did pilots know about 737 MAX control issue? Debate swirls after crash

In wake of 737 MAX crash, Boeing issues bulletin to address erroneous sensor input

TLDR: Inside Renton’s effort to become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest

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

Renton’s resurgence: Built on Boeing’s back, this city is poised for a tech boom in Seattle’s shadow

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

Why Microsoft, IBM, Google and Boeing are taking a giant leap into quantum computing

Boeing and ISS National Lab award $500,000 to boost cancer research in orbit

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

NASA watchdogs blame SLS rocket snags on Boeing missteps and poor oversight

Boeing leads $3M round to boost Accion Systems’ electric space propulsion system

At Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft, venture funds balance strategy and the bottom line

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