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Boeing KC-46A Tanker for Japan Completes First Refueling Flight

WIL BALDWIN August 16, 2021

EVERETT, Washington, August 16, 2021 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently refueled another KC-46A aircraft in the skies over Washington state. The Japan-bound tanker also…

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Boeing Reports Second Quarter Results

WIL BALDWIN July 28, 2021

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] reported second-quarter revenue of $17.0 billion, driven by higher commercial airplanes and services volume. GAAP earnings per share of $1.00 and core earnings per share (non-GAAP)* of $0.40 primarily reflects higher commercial volume and lower period costs…

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Boeing Company Announces Second Quarter Deliveries

WIL BALDWIN July 13, 2021

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2021. "We continue the work to deliver on our commitments to our commercial, defense,…

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Airbus to Show A350-1000 for First Time in Russia at MAKS 2021 Aerospace Show

WIL BALDWIN July 10, 2021

Airbus will demonstrate its latest technological innovations and projects implemented in Russia at the International Aerospace Show which takes place in Zhukovsky from 20th to 25th July. Key attractions will be the last-generation widebody A350-1000,…

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Airbus Built European Robotic Arm Ready for Space

WIL BALDWIN July 5, 2021

Airbus (OTC: EADSY) space engineers have installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station (ISS). Together with…

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Germany Signs Up for Five Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 30, 2021

BERLIN, Germany June 30, 2021 — The German Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing (NYSE: BA) P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.…

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U.S. Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract for Nine More CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters

WIL BALDWIN June 28, 2021

Utilizing proven advanced manufacturing techniques and continuing to drive down unit price, Sikorsky will build nine more CH-53K™ heavy lift helicopters under a new contract for the U.S. Navy. This production award also includes an agreement for…

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Boeing Awarded Contract to Deliver 14 Chinook Helicopters to the Royal Air Force

WIL BALDWIN June 22, 2021

U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $578 million Foreign Military Sales contract approved by the U.S. Department of State to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF).…

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Boeing Completes Successful First 737-10 Flight

WIL BALDWIN June 19, 2021

SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing's [NYSE: BA] 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, today completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and…

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Navy and Boeing Complete First Unmanned Aircraft to Aircraft Refueling

WIL BALDWIN June 8, 2021

PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a…