Boeing

Look out, FedEx and UPS. Prime Air is here. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com is getting into the package delivery business in a big way with the public unveiling of its first Boeing 767 in a fleet of Prime Air branded cargo airplanes in Seattle for a service that is expected to grow to 40 aircraft. The […]

Boeing predicts a need for 617,000 commercial airline pilots by 2035 due to an increase in the airline fleets and an impending mass retirement of airline pilots. This amounts to 31,000 pilots each year. To address this need, Boeing is expanding its international pilot development program, which includes 15 campuses worldwide. The pilot development program […]

Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the date when of one of the most influential aircraft manufacturers in the history of the world — The Boeing Company — was born. Since July 15, 1916, the Seattle-based aircraft giant has had its ups and downs, but managed to weather the storms of the notoriously cyclic aviation […]

July 15, 2016, marks 100 years of innovation from Boeing. Take a tour through the history of the legendary manufacturer with photos from its storied past to today.

We’re just 24 days from the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the excitement is building to sky-high levels. We all know why Oshkosh is so great, of course: The planes, the people and the electric atmosphere make it the highlight of any GA pilot’s year, with enough memories to last a lifetime. […]

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The three-day European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition kicked off Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 500 exhibiting companies and a static display featuring nearly 60 state-of-the-art business aircraft. Major manufacturers, such as Gulfstream, Pilatus, Dassault, Bombardier and many more, were well-represented at the exhibition. Check out some of the new designs on display […]

This year’s EBACE static display is breaking records with the biggest airplane yet to be parked in the area outside the Palexpo convention center at the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The BBJ 787-8, Boeing’s executive Dreamliner, is the largest airplane to have been on display at any NBAA-sponsored event, said Boeing Business Jets president David […]

SpaceX has won its first military contract — $82.7 million to send a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System satellite into space — breaking a long-held Boeing-Lockheed monopoly on military space launches. The aerospace company, founded by CEO Elon Musk, will launch the Air Force’s next generation GPS satellite in May 2018. The contract reintroduces […]

Another historic airplane model has flown its final leg as the last flying Boeing 247 landed this week at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Seattle, the same airport where it was built more than eight decades ago. The Boeing airplane will become a part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Flight. As […]