CommercialBoeing says Chinese 20-Year Demand Could Value $1T Boeing projects a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years, the manufacturer said. That demand would have a value of nearly $1.1 trillion. Boeing, which claims to…
CommercialBoeing Commits Resources to Aid Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts Boeing is committing $1 million, and perhaps more, to aid in relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The manufacturer said it is contributing $1 million from the Boeing Charitable Trust…
CommercialCan Airbus and Boeing Meet Qantas CEO’s Challenge? Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce issued a challenge to Airbus and Boeing during the Australian carrier’s 2017 earnings call — build a commercial airplane capable of flying from Melbourne to New York…
MilitaryAustralia’s Air Force Works Toward EA-18G Initial Operating Capability in California The Royal Australian Air Force and the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) have completed a large-scale, joint test and evaluation deployment, the Weapons Division said. Australia is currently working…
MilitaryUSAF Spaceplane Drone Could Launch in September The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable, unmanned spaceplane was scheduled for “no earlier than August,” the service said. But now that August is here, SpaceX — which is…
CommercialBoeing Maintenance App Supports Air Canada’s Non-Boeing Aircraft Air Canada now uses Boeing’s Maintenance Performance Toolbox for non-Boeing airplanes, the manufacturer said. With an expanded agreement, Boeing now supports Air Canada’s entire fleet. “Boeing is proud to support Air Canada’s…
Business & GAAIA Hires Former Boeing Commercial Airplanes Exec Aerospace Industries Assn. (AIA) has hired former Boeing Commercial Airplanes executive David Silver, the association said. He joins the organization as its VP of Civil Aviation. “We are delighted to welcome David…
CommercialBoeing and FedEx Partner for Latest EcoDemonstrator Boeing and FedEx Express said they want to accelerate aerospace innovation, so they have agreed to collaborate on the next ecoDemonstrator. In 2018, a FedEx Boeing 777 freighter is set to start…
CommercialBoeing Engineers to Improve Manufacturing Processes with Georgia Tech Students Boeing and Georgia Institute of Technology have joined forces to open a development research center, Boeing said. There, Boeing researchers and Georgia Tech engineering students will work together to explore automation in…
CommercialBoeing’s Venture Arm Invests in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Company Boeing is investing in SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning company based in Texas, Boeing said. The investment comes from Boeing HorizonX, the company’s venture arm that was established earlier this…
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