Tag: Boeing

March 14, 2018

The US-based aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has announced it partnership with TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a subsidiary of Indian-based Tata Group. The two firms signed a co tract on 14 March to produce advanced composite floor beams for Beoing 787-9/10 Dreamliner models. […]

August 1, 2017

Boeing Co. is creating a new unit that develops avionics for commercial and military aircraft, a move that potentially pits the plane maker against suppliers such as Rockwell Collins Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. Boeing Avionics will focus on navigation, […]

June 28, 2017

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the opening of a new advanced development research center that will tackle some of the toughest technical challenges in manufacturing. The Boeing Manufacturing Development Center (BMDC), located in the new […]

June 19, 2017

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Kuwait-based ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) announced a commitment for 20 737 MAX 8s at the 2017 Paris Airshow, valued at $2.2 billion at current list prices. ALAFCO, a global provider of commercial aircraft […]

May 26, 2017

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are collaborating to design, build and test a technology demonstration vehicle for the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program. Boeing will develop an autonomous, reusable spaceplane capable of carrying and […]

May 19, 2017

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] SES-15 satellite, launched today, will bolster connectivity for Wi-Fi and entertainment services on flights over North America, Mexico and Central America. It will also serve the government, enterprise and maritime sectors. This 702-model satellite also demonstrates […]

May 11, 2017

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Primera Air today announced an order for eight 737 MAX 9 airplanes, valued at more than $950 million at list prices. The agreement also includes purchase rights for four additional 737 MAX 9s and a lease […]

April 18, 2017

Boeing Co. (IW 1000/29) plans to lay off hundreds of engineers in Washington state and other locations — and may eliminate more jobs later this year as the planemaker contends with slowing aircraft sales. The latest workforce reduction, which should […]

April 11, 2017

Boeing Co hired Norsk Titanium AS to print the first structural titanium parts for its 787 Dreamliner, a shift that the Norwegian 3-D printing company said would eventually shave $2 million to $3 million off the cost of each plane. […]

April 5, 2017

Boeing Co. landed its second jetliner sale to an Iranian airline since the 1970s, a $3 billion deal that sets up a test of the planemaker’s ties with President  Donald Trump. The pact with Iran Aseman Airlines to purchase 30 […]

January 11, 2017

After a remarkable 12-year boom, world aircraft industry output growth sputtered to a halt in 2016. The market fell 1.2% (in constant dollars) relative to 2015, the first aggregate decline since 2003. While military demand remains robust, most civil segments […]

December 13, 2016

Boeing Co. (IW 500/29) gave investors bad news and good news as it unveiled deeper cuts to one of its biggest money-makers, the 777 jetliner — and then announced a 30% dividend hike. The shares responded like a yo-yo in […]

October 21, 2016

One could argue the aerospace and defense industry came up with the concept of digital transformation. This industry includes the inventors, thinkers, and builders who launched the Transit satellite, the predecessor to our modern-day global positioning system (GPS) in 1960; […]

October 14, 2016

Boeing [NYSE:BA] contributes more than US$3 billion annually to Canada’s economic growth and development, according to a study commissioned by the company. Through its operations in Winnipeg and elsewhere, along with direct and indirect economic effects, Boeing supports more than […]

October 11, 2016

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced an order today to convert nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF). Four of the orders were previously announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July, attributed to an unidentified customer. […]

August 30, 2016

Boeing Co. skipped raising airplane prices for the first time in seven years as it contends with demand cooled by economic uncertainty, cheap oil and a glut of twin-aisle aircraft. The U.S. planemaker typically adjusts its catalog prices for commercial […]

August 18, 2016

Boeing and ANA (All Nippon Airways) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony today at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center. The milestone marks yet another record for ANA as it becomes the world’s first airline to […]

August 15, 2016

Boeing Co’s KC-46A refueling plane has been approved for production, with work underway for the first two low-rate initial production lots to be awarded in the next 30 days, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday. “The KC-46 program has […]

July 19, 2016

Norsk Titanium AS has a contract from The Boeing Co. (IW500/9) to supply 3D-printed, titanium engineering test articles for commercial aircraft structural components, though details of the contract are few. The value and timing of the articles to be delivered […]

June 3, 2016

Boeing Co. just set a new production record for its 787 Dreamliner. But the U.S. planemaker is keeping mum, for now, on plans to speed output to an even faster pace as demand for wide-body aircraft shows signs of waning. […]