Boeing 737-900ER: Second model to be inspected after 737 Max 9 blowout

The US regulator says the 737-900ER fleet uses the same door design as the grounded 737 Max 9s. More »

Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout

Many questions remain after a 737 Max Boeing plane suffered a mid-air blowout in the US. More »

Boeing’s mid-flight blowout a big problem for company

The Alaska Airlines incident could have been much worse, but is still a major issue for the US plane-maker. More »

BOC Aviation cancels 30 Boeing 737 MAX but backs grounded jet

(Reuters) – Aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation (2588.HK) said on Tuesday it had cancelled an order for 30 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX planes although its chief executive remained confident in the jet which has been grounded for more than a year. The lessor, which... More »

Boeing plans to retest Starliner flight after botched mission

(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Monday it would send its Starliner astronaut spacecraft on another unmanned mission to the International Space Station, months after its last flight was cut short because of a software bug. During the December test, a series of so... More »

Boeing extends Washington state production shutdown indefinitely

(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Sunday it would extend the suspension of production operations at its Washington state facilities until further notice amid the coronavirus outbreak. The largest U.S. planemaker said on March 23 it would halt production at ... More »

Boeing’s botched Starliner test flirted with ‘catastrophic’ failure: NASA panel

(Reuters) – Boeing narrowly missed a “catastrophic failure” during its December flight test of an unmanned space taxi that was cut short by an unrelated problem, a NASA safety review panel said Thursday, recommending that the agency examine Boeing’s software v... More »

NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station

(Reuters) – NASA is opening an independent investigation with Boeing over a software glitch that prevented its unmanned astronaut capsule from reaching the International Space Station in December, the agency said on Tuesday. Boeing Co’s (BA.N) CST-100 Starline... More »

Boeing’s Starliner lands in desert: company

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced officials to cut short an unmanned mission aimed at taking it to the International Space Station. The 7:... More »

NASA, Boeing investigating why Starliner spacecraft missed orbit

(Reuters) – The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to hit the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is healthy, in a stable orbit and expected to land in New Mexico on Sunday morning, NASA said. Boeing’s (BA.N) CST-100 Starliner astronau... More »

Boeing’s failed Starliner mission strains ‘reliability’ pitch

SEATTLE/CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s (BA.N) stunted Friday debut of its astronaut capsule threatens to dent the U.S. aerospace incumbent’s self-declared competitive advantage of mission reliability against the price and innovation strengths of “new s... More »

Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is set to launch its new astronaut capsule on Friday on its first unmanned journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test for the U.S. aerospace firm that is vying with SpaceX to revive NASA’s hum... More »

Boeing received ‘unnecessary’ contract boost for astronaut capsule, watchdog says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing’s multibillion dollar contract to build U.S. astronaut capsules received an “unnecessary” extension from NASA, a watchdog report said on Thursday, the latest management blunders in the agency’s program to restart domestic human sp... More »

Boeing tests space taxi, one of three parachutes does not open

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Monday that one of three parachutes failed to deploy during an otherwise successful safety test of its unmanned CST-100 Starliner crew capsule, being developed to ferry astronauts to and from the International S... More »

Boeing expresses regret over ex-pilot’s 737 MAX messages, faults simulator

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Sunday it understood the outcry over leaked messages from a former test pilot over erratic software behavior on its 737 MAX jet two years before recent crashes, and added it was still investigating what they mea... More »

Boeing spacecraft astronauts see new frontier for commercial space

HOUSTON (Reuters) – A crew of veteran U.S. astronauts and aviators are training in Houston for a manned mission to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft, which could also be used to take tourists into space on future missions... More »

Boeing fix will prevent repeated activation of anti-stall system:…

SEATTLE/LONDON (Reuters) – A Boeing Co software fix for the grounded 737 MAX will prevent repeated operation of an anti-stall system at the center of safety concerns and deactivate it altogether if two sensors disagree widely, two people familiar with pilot br... More »

Boeing invites pilots, regulators to briefing as it looks to return…

SINGAPORE/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Boeing Co said it invited more than 200 global airline pilots, technical leaders and regulators for an information session on Wednesday as it looks to return the 737 MAX to commercial service. The meeting is a sign that Boeing... More »

Boeing delays by months test flights for U.S. human space program:…

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA’s human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday. Reuters rep... More »

Boeing says has no new guidance for 737 MAX 8 operators

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Boeing said on Monday the investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines crash is in its early stages and there is no need to issue new guidance to operators of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft based on the information it has so far. “Safety is our numbe... More »

U.S. Air Force grounds Boeing’s KC-46 tankers over debris issue

(Reuters) – The U.S. Air force said on Friday it had stopped accepting Boeing Co’s KC-46 tankers since Feb. 20 and is working with the company to resolve the issue of foreign object debris (FOD) that were found in the aircraft. “No aircraft have been accepted ... More »

Boeing shifting spare parts in preparation for Brexit: executive

AVALON, Australia (Reuters) – Boeing Co has been shifting spare parts between its distribution centers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world in preparation for Brexit, an executive said on Tuesday. Britain’s potential exit from the European Union wi... More »

NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to conduct its first unmanned test flight of a newly designed crew capsule to the International Space Station on March 2. The approva... More »

Exclusive: SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S….

SEATTLE (Reuters) – NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program lat... More »

Fifty years on, Boeing’s 747 clings to life as cargo carrier

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing’s 747 jumbo jet, an aircraft that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell behind modern twin-engine passenger jets, has bounced back from near death to mark its 50-year flying anniversary on Saturday, thanks to a cargo m... More »

Boeing unveils refreshed jet concept with ultra-thin wings

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co unveiled a speedier and higher-flying version of a concept plane on Tuesday aimed at sharply reducing fuel use thanks to its elongated ultra-light wings. The so-called Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft boasts a 170-foot (52 m... More »

Southwest Airlines orders 40 Boeing 737 MAX jets worth $4.68 billion

(Reuters) – U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) has ordered 40 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX jets worth $4.68 billion at list price to help modernize its fleet, the airline said, making it the planemaker’s largest global customer for the updated narrowbody. Sou... More »

Malaysia Airlines launches widebody tender process, could oust…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines has launched a fresh tender process for 20-30 widebody jets that could supersede a deal with Boeing Co (BA.N) agreed during a high-profile U.S. visit by the country’s prime minister last year, a source with knowledge of ... More »

Trump to visit Boeing plant in Missouri to tout impact of tax overhaul

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in support of Republican congressional candidate Rick Sacconne during a Make America Great Again rally in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ... More »

Boeing may express interest in Canada fighter jet bid: executive

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane in Long Beach, California March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Boeing may express interest in a jet fighter competition in Canada despite a recent trade ... More »

Boeing seen eyeing broad Embraer deal, but no firm proposal made

The Embraer Phenom 300 is displayed during the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is eyeing a broad partner... More »

Dubai`s Emirates says it could order more Boeing 787s on same terms

Emirates [EMIRA.UL] has the flexibility to order more Boeing (BA.N) 787s under the same commercial terms as its deal announced on Sunday, the airline's president Tim Clark said on Tuesday. More »

Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy in deal to cut costs of 787 wing production

Boeing Co and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) announced they have agreed on steps to reduce the cost of producing the wings of the 787 Dreamliner. More »

Boeing invests in autonomous flight tech provider Near Earth Autonomy

Boeing Co said on Thursday it invested in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based firm that develops technologies enabling autonomous flight such as drones. More »

Boeing passenger jets have falsely-certified Kobe Steel products: source

Boeing Co (BA.N), the world's biggest maker of passenger jets, has used Kobe Steel (5406.T) products that include those falsely certified by the Japanese company, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. More »

Boeing helped finance bailout of Monarch Airlines in 2016: FT

Boeing Co (BA.N) had pumped in more than 100 million pounds ($130 million) into Britain's Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] which collapsed last week, the Financial Times reported on Monday. More »

Iran`s Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA

Boeing’s logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets in Iran’s first new business with the U.S. planemaker since Presid... More »

Lion Air may help launch Boeing 737 MAX 10: sources

A Lion Air plane taxis after landing at Denpassar international airport in Bali March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air may be an inaugural customer for a new Boeing Co (BA.N) plane that will become the largest member of its 737... More »

Boeing suspends 737 MAX flights due to engine issue

A new Boeing 737MAX sits parked under a canopy at Boeing Field after coming off the production line in Seattle, Washington, May 9, 2017. Picture taken May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Wednesday it had temporarily halted test flights ... More »

Boeing forms venture group, invests in two tech startups

Boeing Co’s logo is seen above the front doors of its largest jetliner factory in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Wednesday it had launched a venture capital arm and invested in two tech startups, a fres... More »

NASA inks deal with Boeing for extra rides for astronauts

Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria NASA will pay Boeing Co up to $373.5 million for rides to fly up to five astronauts to the International Space S... More »

Boeing wins $13.8 billion Singapore Airlines order for wide-body jets

FILE PHOTO – Boeing’s logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Singapore Airlines (SIA) (SIAL.SI) announced a $13.8 billion order to buy 39 Boeing (BA.N) wide-body aircraft as it pur... More »

Exclusive: Boeing`s space taxis to use more than 600 3D-printed parts

Product Development Engineer Jigar Patel works with a CAD image of a thrust reverser cascade in development at Oxford Performance Materials Inc., the maker of more than 600 parts to be used on Boeing’s new Starliner manned spacecraft, in South Windsor, Connect... More »

Delta to cancel order for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

Delta planes line up at their gates while on the tarmac of Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah September 28, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said on Tuesday that in agreement with Boeing Co (BA.N) it would cancel an ... More »

Norway plans $1.15 billion order for five Boeing Poseidon military aircraft

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft takes part in the Malta International Airshow off SmartCity Malta, outside Valletta, Malta, September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi Norway plans to order five Boeing Co P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol pla... More »

Boeing takes on peers, partners in bid for replacement parts business

Mechanic Andrew Newingham uses a wireless headset and voice-controlled computer to quickly input details about an auxiliary power unit engine needing repairs at a Honeywell Aerospace service center in Phoenix, Arizona September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott In ... More »

Boeing aims for supersonics and Mars at outset of second century

SEATTLE The Boeing Co marked its centennial on Friday with plans to sharpen its focus on innovation, including ambitious projects for supersonic commercial flight and a rocket that could carry humans to other planets. But innovation at Boeing will be “discipli... More »

U.S. approves $3.2 billion sale of Boeing P-8A patrol planes to UK

WASHINGTON The U.S. government has approved the sale of up to nine Boeing Co (BA.N) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes to Britain in a deal valued at up to $3.2 billion, the U.S. Defense Department said Friday. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Age... More »

As Boeing booms, robots rise and job growth lags

NEW YORK For most of its 100-year history, when Boeing turned out more planes, employment soared and the Seattle-area economy prospered. When the rate of production fell, layoffs followed and the local economy crashed. The cycle was so predictable that Boeing ... More »

NASA drops Boeing from space station cargo competition

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.U.S. space agency NASA has dropped Boeing Co (BA.N) from a multibillion-dollar competition to fly cargo to the International Space Station and will delay selecting one or more winners for about two months, officials said on Thursday. Losing... More »

Boeing rejects Aerojet Rocketdyne bid for ULA launch venture

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Boeing Co (BA.N) on Wednesday said it had rejected an unsolicited bid from Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (AJRD.N) for United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 rocket launch venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N). “The unsolicited prop... More »

Exclusive: Pentagon official cites concern about business outlook for ULA

WASHINGTON A senior Pentagon official on Friday expressed concerns about Aerojet Rocketdyne Holding Inc’s reported $2 billion bid for United Launch Alliance (ULA), a 50-50 rocket launch venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, and said the deal would req... More »

Boeing opens commercial spaceship plant in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Boeing Co (BA.N) took the wraps off an assembly plant on Friday for its first line of commercial spaceships, which NASA plans to use to fly crews to the International Space Station, officials said. “This is a point in history that reflects... More »

Boeing raises China 20-year aircraft demand

BEIJING Boeing Co (BA.N) on Tuesday raised its forecast for China’s aircraft demand over the next 20 years despite a slowing economy and a tumbling stock market that have triggered a worldwide slide in equity and commodity prices. The U.S. plane maker expects ... More »

Boeing says loss of Ex-Im Bank would be competitive disadvantage

WASHINGTON Loss of U.S. Export-Import Bank financing would put Boeing Co (BA.N) at a “huge competitive disadvantage” since its rivals still have access to such financing support, the head of the company’s commercial aircraft division told reporters on Monday. ... More »

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