FAA’s go-ahead for 737 MAX’s return to flight kicks off a massive software upgrade Two years after the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Indonesia touched off an aviation crisis, the… Read More
NASA’s Boeing-built moon rovers are granted Washington state landmark status Three hot rods on the moon are now official Washington state historic landmarks, thanks to a unanimous vote by a… Read More
FAA and Boeing complete their flight tests for recertification of 737 MAX, but key tasks remain The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing today completed three days’ worth of certification flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX,… Read More
A year after grounding, FAA and Boeing conduct first certification flight for updated 737 MAX jet Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration took a major step toward returning the troubled 737 MAX to full operation today… Read More
Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space… Read More
Tech Moves: Madrona grows investment team; MicroVision, Axon add board members; and more — Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced that Anu Sharma is joining its investment team as a principal. Sharma… Read More
Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi Boeing isn’t due to start flying NASA crews to the International Space Station until next year, but in the meantime,… Read More
Boeing CEO vows to ‘turn up the volume’ and pump up the funding to fight racism In a letter sent to employees today, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun pledged to “turn up the volume on dialogue” about… Read More
Amazon Air adding 12 more cargo aircraft to delivery fleet Amazon is adding more airplanes to its growing Amazon Air fleet, announcing Wednesday that it is leasing 12 Boeing 767-300… Read More
Boeing resumes low-rate 737 MAX jet production with workplace safety in mind Boeing says it has resumed 737 MAX production at its factory in Renton, Wash., with more than a dozen initiatives… Read More
Pandemic fallout: Boeing sends layoff notices to 6,770 employees as part of 10% cutback As part of its plan for a 10% workforce reduction, Boeing says that it’s moved from voluntary layoffs to involuntary… Read More
Boeing-built X-37B space plane goes into orbit for shadowy Space Force test mission A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched a Boeing-built X-37B space plane today on a semi-secret orbital mission under… Read More
Boeing CEO tells NBC that pandemic is ‘likely’ to put a major U.S. airline out of business Boeing’s president and CEO, David Calhoun, acknowledged during an NBC News interview with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie that a major… Read More
Space Force will test solar power transmission during X-37B space plane’s next mystery flight When a Boeing-built X-37B space plane is sent into orbit this month for the test program’s sixth flight, it will… Read More
A boon for Boeing? Virgin Galactic strikes deal with NASA to work on supersonic rocket travel Virgin Galactic says it’s signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to collaborate on the development of supersonic vehicles for… Read More
Attack of the drones: Boeing rolls out first ‘Loyal Wingman’ AI aircraft in Australia A Boeing-led team has presented the Royal Australian Air Force with its first “Loyal Wingman” aircraft, an AI-equipped drone that’s… Read More
Tech Moves: GE Healthcare exec joins Microsoft; Puppet names new CTO; Adaptive Biotech expands — Microsoft named former GE executive Tom McGuinness corporate vice president of healthcare. At GE, McGuinness was president and CEO… Read More
Boeing plans 10% job reduction and jet production cutbacks after reporting loss Boeing says it’s planning to reduce its workforce by 10% and cut back on production of wide-body jets in response… Read More
Trailblazing Boeing leader took ‘little steps’ to become first African American to summit Everest Sophia Danenberg is happy to go it alone, to grab a thread of interest and see where it leads her.… Read More
Boeing scrubs $4.2B deal to buy Embraer; Brazilian planemaker vows to ‘pursue all remedies’ Boeing terminated its two-year-old, $4.2 billion agreement to acquire the commercial operations of Embraer, a leading regional-jet manufacturer based in… Read More
Boeing reorganizes operations to prepare for the ‘post-pandemic’ aviation industry Boeing has put its chief financial officer in charge of a newly formed group called Enterprise Operations, Finance & Strategy,… Read More
After coronavirus shutdown, Boeing will resume commercial airplane production starting next week Boeing says it’s planning to resume all commercial airplane production in the Seattle region starting next week, more than three… Read More
Alaska Air signs on for payroll support as part of airlines’ $25B coronavirus bailout Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and nine other air carriers plan to participate in a $25 billion payroll assistance program that’s part… Read More
Boeing gets set to restart military aircraft production and 737 MAX maintenance Boeing says it will bring about 2,500 employees back to its facilities in the Puget Sound region and Moses Lake,… Read More
Boeing ships out its first batch of face shields to protect COVID-19 medical teams Boeing has shut down airplane production until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s pushing forward with production… Read More
Boeing says it’ll redo uncrewed flight test of Starliner space taxi to space station Boeing says it will redo the uncrewed test flight of its Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station, after… Read More
Boeing extends virus-related airplane production shutdown until further notice Boeing says its 14-day suspension of operations at its Puget Sound airplane factories, as well as at its maintenance site… Read More
Air Force strikes a deal with Boeing for fixing KC-46 tankers — and releases $882M in payments The Air Force says it reached two agreements with Boeing today, aimed at making the final fixes in camera systems… Read More
Boeing CEO says voluntary layoffs are on the way to adjust to ‘our new reality’ in hard-hit airplane market Boeing CEO David Calhoun says the company is preparing a voluntary layoff program that’s aimed at reducing the need for… Read More
Boeing wins $1.5 billion contract for a fresh batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft,… Read More
