At the beginning of January, Boeing announced that the US Army awarded the company a contract to produce twelve CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force. That purchase, worth 426 million USD, will allow […]
NATO authorities have decided to deploy its Boeing E-3A Sentry (also known as Airborne Warning and Control System – AWACS) surveillance aeroplanes to Bucharest, Romania. The aircraft are expected to arrive there on 17th January […]
On 7th December 2022, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) received its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The official solemn ceremony was held at the Museum of Flight, in Seattle, USA. […]
According to press release issued by the Boeing company on 6th December 2022, the last manufactured aircraft of legendary 747 family had left the manufacturer’s factory in Everett, Washington. The most famous four-engine airliner in […]
In the last week of November 2022, the Boeing company was awarded a contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus air tankers for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF). Therefore, the Japanese fleet of KC-46A […]
According to the information released by Boeing in the middle of November, the company is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services through 2041. As a result, air cargo traffic is expected to double until […]
In the middle of November 2022, the Boeing company delivered the twentieth CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. This marked the completion of the country´s latest fleet upgrade. The CH-47F is […]
On 18th November 1930, Boeing XP-9 monoplane fighter aircraft, performed its maiden flight. The XP-9 (also known as Model 96, by its company designation), was the very first monoplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by […]
On Saturday 12th November 2022, the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, operated by the US Space Force, returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 5:22 am ET (10:22 […]
On 15th July 1916, William Edward Boeing incorporated his aircraft business, therefore becoming a regular aeroplane manufacturer. The company was named Pacific Aero Products Company and built aircraft branded as B&W – being an acronym […]
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