CommercialBoeing Tests Digital Taxi Time and Clearance EFB Capabilities on ecoDemonstrator Boeing is testing two new digital capabilities—Taxi Time Information and Taxi Clearance—on its ecoDemonstrator 777-200 program that can improve the way airline pilots anticipate the amount of time they will need to…
CommercialBoeing Shifts to 2.0 Phase of Smart Networked Cabin Research Project Boeing is moving forward with the second phase of a research project designed to provide networked aircraft cabin components with the ability to send data and information to ground-based airline, maintenance, and…
CommercialBoeing Reports Record $2 Billion in Online Sales of Aircraft Parts Boeing achieved an annual record for e-commerce sales of aircraft parts in 2021, the company reported on Monday. According to a Feb. 14 press release, Boeing Distribution Inc. sold close to 70,000…
CommercialBoeing Invests in Global Drone MRO Network with an Eye Toward UAM Repair Boeing's HorizonX investment arm has led a funding round for Robotic Skies, a worldwide brokered network of regulator-certified MRO stations for unmanned aircraft. The two companies last year pledged to work together,…
MilitaryBoeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software Boeing has won an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $259 million to provide weapon planning software for a host of U.S. military and allied platforms over the next decade.…
CommercialBoeing Adds Foreflight to Growing Aircraft Services Portfolio Boeing completed its acquisition of aviation application maker ForeFlight, adding another major offering to its growing portfolio of digital aircraft services. A representative for Boeing’s Global Services division confirmed that the…
CommercialBoeing-Safran Engine Joint Venture Named Initium The Boeing-Safran joint venture to create engine auxiliary power units (APUs) will be named Initium Aerospace, the companies declared Wednesday, more than seven months after the partnership was initially announced last June. Each…
CommercialBoeing Brings in $100 Billion in 2018 Revenue Boeing earned $101.1 billion in 2018, an 8 percent year-over-year growth and a new high mark for the planemaker. The company saw moderate gains in every major segment contribute to the total,…
CommercialBoeing's Defense, Services Segments Carry $25B Earnings in Q3 Boeing reported over $25.1 billion in third-quarter earnings Wednesday — up $900 million, or 3.8%, year over year (YOY) — despite stagnant commercial revenues thanks to growth in the smaller defense and…
CommercialBoeing AvionX to Develop Flight Controls, Navigation Technology Under New President Boeing officially unveiled the name and leadership of its new avionics manufacturing division, AvionX, on Monday. Brendan Curran, former president of Crane Co., has been appointed the president of Boeing AvionX. Here’s…