Articles about aerospace – Page 6 of 9

Balloons rise up on the strato-frontier

Drones, satellites and rocket planes are all well and good for high-flying missions, but sometimes the best craft for the job… Read More

U.S. and Boeing see WTO ruling as huge victory in dispute over Airbus subsidies

The World Trade Organization turned up the heat on Europe’s aerospace industry today by ruling that Airbus was continuing to… Read More

Spike Aerospace looks at Washington (and seven other states) for supersonic jet plant

Washington state is among the candidates for a supersonic jet factory being planned by Boston-based Spike Aerospace, but it’s not… Read More

Boeing engineer Joe Sutter, the ‘Father of the 747,’ dies at the age of 95

Boeing engineer Joe Sutter, who led the engineering team for the 747 jet in the mid-1960s and played a role in… Read More

After 30 years in the air, Blue Angels jet is on its way to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

A 30-year-old Navy F/A-18 Hornet jet that’s been through combat duty as well as a dozen years with the Blue… Read More

Boeing will move 50 data analysts into a hip new lab in downtown Vancouver, B.C.

A Canadian subsidiary of the Boeing Co. has announced plans to open a data analytics laboratory in downtown Vancouver, B.C., to help… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch lifts veil on world’s biggest plane — a giant bet on a new way to space

MOJAVE, Calif. – When you walk into the place where Seattle software billionaire Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems is building the world’s biggest airplane,… Read More

NASA gets first official X-plane in a decade: Electric craft named X-57 Maxwell

NASA says it has received its first X-plane designation in a decade, for a research aircraft that has 14 electric… Read More

Solar Impulse round-the-world plane lands in NYC after Statue of Liberty photo op

The Solar Impulse 2 airplane finished up more than seven weeks of flying across America with an overnight hop to… Read More

Report: Google’s Larry Page puts $100 million into the race to create flying cars

Google co-founder Larry Page is reportedly funding not just one, but two competing teams to turn the decades-old vision of flying cars… Read More

Boeing tries, tries again with design for solar airplane that could stay up for years

Aerospace companies have been trying for years to create a solar-powered plane that can fly at high altitudes for years… Read More

Top 5 things to do at Museum of Flight’s ‘Above and Beyond’ aerospace exhibit

Most of the floor space at Seattle’s Museum of Flight is set aside to celebrate past glories of aerospace – but “Above… Read More

After 17-hour flight, Solar Impulse plane lands in Ohio, home of the Wright Brothers

The Swiss-built Solar Impulse 2 airplane continued its fuel-free, round-the-world odyssey today with a nearly 17-hour flight from Oklahoma to Dayton,… Read More

Boeing opens its giant, billion-dollar 777X composite wing factory in Everett

Boeing is showing off the partially automated 777X Composite Wing Center it built at its campus in Everett, Wash. – the result… Read More

Bellevue middle schoolers soar to championship in world’s largest rocket contest

A team of middle schoolers from Bellevue, Wash., nicknamed the Space Potatoes, captured the top prize at the 2016 Team America… Read More

Aerospace worlds collide: Seattle designers create showcase for … Airbus?

Captain Kirk from the original “Star Trek” is celebrating Star Wars Day today, so maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that… Read More

Faster, quieter, greener: Will NASA’s campaign for X-planes pick up speed?

NASA is laying out a vision of quieter supersonic jets and environmentally friendly X-planes as part of its agenda for aeronautics, the… Read More

Microsoft extends the ‘Internet of Things’ to jet engines, refrigerators and more

Soon the “Internet of Things” will be keeping watch on jet engines, refrigerators and freezers, factory floors and more, thanks to… Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee names John Thornquist to head Washington state’s aerospace office

Longtime engineering executive John Thornquist has been chosen to head up Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, just as the state’s $70… Read More

Boeing takes steps to trim 4,000 jobs; more layoffs may be on the way

Boeing Commercial Airplanes says it’s following through on its job reduction plan with the target of reducing its workforce by 4,000 positions by… Read More

Boom moves ahead on supersonic plane project, with help from Virgin Galactic

Remember the Concorde? Boom Technology has picked up a high-profile set of allies in its quest to revive supersonic passenger… Read More

Good news for germophobes! Boeing introduces the self-cleaning airplane toilet

In-flight services may be getting worse, but there’s at least one aspect of commercial air travel that might get better –… Read More

Boeing puts out the call for memorabilia to celebrate a century of innovation

Think of it as “Antiques Roadshow” for the aerospace set: The Boeing Co. is looking for historical artifacts and memorabilia… Read More

Want a career in aerospace? Study computer science, job forecast for Seattle region suggests

The most reliable way to break into the aerospace industry of tomorrow is to learn computer science today. That’s one of… Read More

Next-gen B-21 bomber’s design unveiled

Today the U.S. Air Force took the wraps off the design for its Long Range Strike Bomber, now known as… Read More

GAO shoots down challenge to Northrop Grumman’s Long Range Strike Bomber contract

The Government Accountability Office ruled that Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force’s contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber… Read More

Boeing sees sunny skies for airlines

LYNNWOOD, Wash. – The stock market may be caught in a downdraft, but things are looking up for the commercial airline… Read More

‘The Age of Aerospace’: Boeing sponsors TV series looking back at 100 years of high-flying history

This year marks the Boeing Co’s 100th anniversary, and the company is using the centennial as an opportunity not only… Read More

Boeing’s fuel-saving 737 MAX jet gets a ‘wow’ review after first flight

Boeing’s newest breed of airplane, the fuel-efficient 737 MAX, took to the air for the first time today – and… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Flying into the Future, CoderDojo for Kids, Star Trek Geek Out, and more

Beginning on Feb. 9, Flying into the Future: the 15th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference, presented by Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA),… Read More