Commercial

Boeing and Safran Team Up on APUs

Boeing and Safran will jointly design, build and service auxiliary power units used to start main engines and power onboard systems. Both companies will have a 50% stake in the partnership, which…

Commercial

Airbus, Boeing Seek Flexibility in Connected Airframes

Airbus and Boeing hold the aviation industry’s most unique perspective and position within the global connected aircraft ecosystem. The two OEMs build the airframes within which all of the links, modems, antennas…

Commercial

Boeing Pursues 3-D-Printing Protection with Assembrix Pact

Boeing signed an agreement with Israeli company Assembrix Ltd., enabling it to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during design and manufacturing. Assembrix's software will enable…

Commercial

Boeing to Spend $4B Acquiring Parts Distributor KLX Inc

Boeing has entered a definitive agreement to acquire KLX Inc. for $4.25 billion to enhance its growing services business. Boeing's acquisition of KLX Inc. will include the latter's Aerospace Solutions Group and is…

Unmanned

Jeppesen and Kittyhawk Kick off Partnership by Tackling LAANC

Boeing-owned charting and information management company Jeppesen is partnering with drone operations software supplier Kittyhawk. The duo's first release is low area authorization and notification capability (LAANC) implementation into Kittyhawk's software, though…

Military

Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Completes Certification Tests

The KC-46A Pegasus tanker, which Boeing is developing for the U.S. Air Force, has achieved a key milestone by finishing flight tests needed to obtain its second of two airworthiness certifications from the…

Commercial

Boeing Boasts Sky-High First-Quarter Earnings

Boeing reported first-quarter revenue of $23.4 billion, reflecting higher commercial deliveries and mix, defense contract volume and services growth. Generally accepted accounting principals (GAAP) earnings per share (EPS) increased to $4.15 and core earnings per share…