Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] conducted the second successful test flight of its Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) Sept. 14 at White Sands Missile Range, N. M., demonstrating the weapon's enhanced blast, ultra-low collateral damage warhead and pinpoint accuracy.

The flight, along with an autopilot performance flight on July 11, is part of the first phase of a $27 million U.S. Air Force Joint Capability Technology Demonstration contract.    » read more »

Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 -- Boeing offers heartfelt sympathy to the families and friends of those lost, and to those passengers who were injured in the September 16 One-Two-GO Airways landing accident in Phuket, Thailand.

Boeing is sending an investigator as part of the U.S. team that will provide technical assistance onsite to the Thai authorities in determining the cause of this tragedy.

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Source: Boeing

September 10, 2007, OLYMPIA – Governor Chris Gregoire today announced the appointment of Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and chief executive officer Scott Carson of Federal Way to the Board of Regents at Washington State University.

“Scott Carson has a deep interest in education issues and WSU has been an important part of his life ever since he graduated as a Cougar with his bachelor’s degree,” said Governor Gregoire. “He will be a strong advocate for WSU and I am pleased to welcome him to the Board of Regents.”    » read more »

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a NASA contract valued at approximately $514.7 million to produce the upper stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle. This element provides the navigation, guidance, control and propulsion required for the ascent of the second-stage Ares I into low-Earth orbit.

The Ares I launches the Orion crew exploration vehicle, which will be joined with other elements of NASA's Constellation program to help propel astronauts to the moon by 2020.    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] Tuesday hosted the 17th annual Supplier Diversity Marketplace in Carson, Calif., offering more than 200 small and diverse businesses an opportunity to develop relationships with defense prime contractors and event sponsors Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, as well as with other large businesses and government agencies.    » read more »

TAM order also marks 100th order for the Boeing 777 this year

SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that an order from Brazil's TAM Airlines [BOVESPA: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM] for four additional 777-300ERs brings to 1,003 the number of 777s ordered since the first order of the popular widebody in 1990. Today's announcement also means that, to date in 2007, Boeing has received orders for 100 of the popular 777s.    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Iowa will benefit from an estimated 1,600 direct and indirect jobs if it is selected to build the U.S. Air Force's new tanker aircraft fleet. The economic activity generated in Iowa will exceed an estimated $60 million annually.    » read more »

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] will webcast its 787 Dreamliner quarterly media briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Carson and Vice President/General Manager, 787 program, Mike Bair will discuss progress to date on the new commercial airplane.

The webcast will be available. Individuals should check that web site prior to the event to ensure their computers are configured for the audio stream.

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Source: Boeing

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2007 -- Edward M. Liddy has been elected to the Boeing board of directors, effective immediately.

Edward Liddy, 61, is current chairman of The Allstate Corporation, a position he has held since January 1999. He served as chief executive officer of Allstate from January 1999 to December 2006, president from January 1995 to May 2005, and chief operating officer from August 1994 to January 1999.    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $19.9 million U.S. Army contract modification to expand its support of the Apache Reliability and Safety Recapitalization program.    » read more »

SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], the world's largest aerospace company, will present an exhibit, briefings and other activities at Asian Aerospace 2007 beginning Sept. 3 in Hong Kong.

"Asian Aerospace showcases this exciting and dynamic market," said Larry Dickenson, senior vice president, Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "In addition to featuring our products and services, Boeing will take the opportunity to underscore its strong commitment to customers, partners and suppliers," he said.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract for $119,000,000. This contract is for the purchase of launch services using an Atlas V launch vehicle under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program for launch of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-2 satellites. At this time, $89,250,000 has been obligated. For more information please call (310) 653-2368. SMC, LRSW, 483 North Aviation Boulevard, Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo CA, 90245-4659 is the contracting activity (FA8816-06-C-0004 P00003).    » read more »

Aug. 28, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - NASA on Tuesday selected The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Ala., as the contractor to provide manufacturing support for design and construction of the upper stage of the Ares I rocket. Ares I will launch astronauts to the International Space Station and eventually help return humans to the moon.    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded an $8.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to study key elements of a conventional prompt global strike missile demonstration.

The study, scheduled to be completed by June 2009, will help plan for a demonstration using a land-based Minotaur launch system and a payload delivery vehicle designed to carry and deliver various conventional payloads at global ranges in less than one hour of flight time. The contract is managed by the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base.    » read more »