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EVERETT, Wash., June 15 -- The second Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has moved to the flight line to begin fuel testing. This is the second of six 787s being used in the all-new airplane's flight-test program.

"Momentum continues to build with each milestone achieved," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 Dreamliner program.

Each of the six flight-test airplanes will be used for a specific set of tests during the flight-test program. This airplane, designated ZA002, will focus on systems performance. Like its predecessor, ZA001, this airplane has successfully completed a rigorous series of tests while still in the factory. Fuel testing began immediately upon the airplane entering the fuel dock.    » read more »

15 June 2009 -- LE BOURGET, France -- GE Aviation recently achieved two significant P-8A milestones including flight management system hardware qualification and deliveries of stores management system hardware. The flight management system qualification is the final milestone prior to formal flight testing of the P-8A, due to take place later this year. The stores management system hardware deliveries follow delivery last month of key software for integration lab activity.    » read more »

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) successfully demonstrated its scalability in a realistic urban field environment at the Space and Naval Warfare Center, Charleston, S.C. WNW-enabled, multichannel Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios (JTRS GMR) will be installed in current and future U.S. Army vehicles, providing warfighters with networked voice, video and data communications on the move.

The WNW software waveform is a key enabler to advancing the Army’s future force network and will be employed in tests of Future Combat Systems early Spin Out capabilities this summer.    » read more »

CHICAGO, June 9 -- The Boeing (NYSE: BA) board of directors has elected David L. Calhoun as its newest member. Calhoun, 52, is chairman of the management board and chief executive officer of The Nielsen Company B.V.

Calhoun's election is effective immediately. He is expected to serve on the Boeing board's audit and finance committees.

"Dave is an exceptional executive with a deep understanding of our business and what it takes to succeed in global markets," said Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney. "I'm grateful he agreed to join our board and I look forward to his contributions to our company."    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, June 9, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and teammate L-3 have delivered four Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) to the U.S. Navy and declared them “Ready for Training.” Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va., has two of the trainers, and two are located at NAS Lemoore, Calif.

“These are the first Block II TOFTs, the new generation of trainers,” said Steven Dent, F/A-18 Training Systems manager for Boeing. “The Boeing/L-3 team is able to offer a high level of aircraft concurrency with these new devices.”    » read more »

Chicago, June 2, 2009 -- J. Michael Luttig, executive vice president and general counsel of The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA], today directed that an immediate appeal be made following a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision upholding the government’s position in the long-running A-12 case.

“Today's decision, which awards no amount of damages to either the contractors or the government, is but the next step in this regrettable litigation that is now in its eighteenth year. The decision is fatally flawed under what has been the law governing this case from the outset. It creates out of whole cloth a new law that essentially requires the case to be tried anew from the beginning,” Luttig said.    » read more »

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 1, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that its Anaheim-Huntington Beach site in California has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, a global benchmark of an organization's commitment to understand and continuously improve its environmental performance.

The facility's more than 7,500 employees support military radio and communications programs, missile defense, advanced combat systems, advanced information systems, and space exploration, among other activities.    » read more »

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 29, 2009 – A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber returned to flight last week after a team led by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] replaced its catastrophically damaged upper-center boron longeron – the aircraft's "backbone."

The B-1, Swift Justice, was damaged during a routine training mission in December 2007. An engine-bleed air duct rupture triggered a temperature warning light, forcing the crew to land the aircraft at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.

Replacing the upper-center boron longeron, which is essential for stability in flight, is not a simple task because the part is unique to each aircraft, with no spares available.    » read more »

EVERETT, Wash., May 21 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] continued to make steady progress toward the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, completing the first engine runs on the all-new airplane. The occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a twin-aisle commercial jetliner; the engines had been started electronically in test facilities earlier.

Engine runs began at 9:30 a.m. (PDT) today and ended 40 minutes later. During initial engine runs, the engines are started and operated at various power settings to ensure all systems perform as expected. Today's engine run test began with the Auxiliary Power System providing power to start the two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.    » read more »

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 12, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will relocate the headquarters for its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division from Arlington, Va., to the company's facilities in Huntsville, starting immediately. The move will ensure MDS remains aligned with its government customers, while adding to Boeing's presence in the Huntsville community.

Initially, Boeing will shift division management and support functions, such as Human Resources and Finance, to Huntsville, and will evaluate moving other employees currently working on MDS programs in Arlington. Between 40 and 50 positions may be transferred by the end of this year.    » read more »

May 12, 2009 -- MONTGOMERY - Alabama Governor Bob Riley greeted the announcement by Boeing on Tuesday that the company is relocating the headquarters of its Missile Defense Systems division from northern Virginia to Huntsville with praise for Boeing and Alabama’s workers.

“By moving its missile defense headquarters to Huntsville, Boeing is making a powerful statement about its faith in Alabama’s future and the caliber of our highly skilled workforce,” Governor Riley said. “On behalf of all Alabamians, I thank Boeing for its continued commitment to Huntsville and to our state.”

Boeing announced on Tuesday that the relocation of the division’s headquarters starts immediately.    » read more »

BERLIN, May 07, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA], Rolls-Royce, RUAG Aerospace and Deharde Maschinenbau have entered into a collaborative research agreement to explore the potential of fuel-efficient open-fan (open rotor) propulsion technology for future commercial airplanes.

Using technologies and techniques contributed by each of the parties, tests of a model concept airplane with open-fan engines are planned for early in 2010 at the RUAG Low Speed Wind Tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland. A unique propulsion and measurement system is to be integrated into the model.    » read more »

ISTANBUL, May 06, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Turkish Airlines have signed an order for five Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at $1.36 billion at current list prices. This is the first time Turkish Airlines has purchased new 777s directly from Boeing. The airline currently operates a fleet of 65 Boeing airplanes including Next-Generation 737s and leased 777-300ERs.

"The 777-300ER will provide Turkish Airlines with exceptional fuel economy, efficiency and reliability, combined with unmatched levels of payload and range," said Aldo Basile, vice president of Sales for Europe, Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "It will also help Turkey build on its position as a rapidly growing market of international importance."    » read more »

EVERETT, Wash., May 03, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner that will fly later this quarter has moved to the flight line. Fuel testing - the first in the next phase of extensive checks the airplane must undergo - will begin in the next few days.

"We are making great progress, and moving ever-closer to first flight," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 Dreamliner program.    » read more »

SEATTLE, April 27, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 successfully completed its first flight April 25, taking off from Renton Field at 10:43 a.m. and touching down at Boeing Field in Seattle at 2:14 p.m. The P-8A performed a series of flight checks, reached a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet, and landed after three hours, 31 minutes in the air.    » read more »