Boeing enters partnership to turn tobacco into jet fuel It’s been a few decades since smoking was allowed on airplanes in the U.S., but Boeing is now turning to… Read More
Video: Air show cracks down on stunts after Boeing Dreamliner performs wicked touch-and-go maneuver Boeing was being a little too badass this week at the Farnborough Air Show. Boeing pilots performed a difficult maneuver on Monday, landing… Read More
Bring on the robots! Boeing to build 777X fuselages with new automated system Boeing announced today that it’s almost ready to start building the fuselage for its 777X aircraft using a new robotic… Read More
Apple, Boeing, Google and Amazon among top 10 most respected companies Barron’s released the results of its annual survey showing which companies investors respect the most, and it comes with good… Read More
Boeing buys another European airplane software company, this time AerData For the second time in less than a week, Boeing has bought another tech company. The aviation giant today announced the… Read More
Boeing buys British tech firm to boost fuel efficiency and management Boeing announced that it reached an agreement to acquire ETS Aviation, a British firm that specializes in fuel efficiency and… Read More
Boeing wants to transport passengers to airport gates with driverless buggies Google isn’t the only corporate giant coming up with ideas for robots that can take us from point A to… Read More
Boeing bans headphones, forces employees to stand still while answering phone calls Boeing employees have a new rule to follow while working: No more headphones. New safety measures implemented later this month… Read More
Asiana Airlines places partial blame on aircraft software for last year’s crash at SFO: Boeing cites pilot error Pilot error? Software issue? Or a combination of both? Those are the questions lingering after Boeing and Asiana Airlines submitted… Read More
Boeing prepares drones in case of another mudslide disaster Drones may soon deliver products, provide Internet to everyone and now, the unmanned aerial vehicles are set to help emergency… Read More
Boeing set to deliver first all-electric satellites by 2015 Boeing is on track to launch the world’s first all-electric satellites by early 2015, as a part of an agreement… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Zulily’s rocket ride, Boeing’s spy phone, and top picks from Ada’s Technical Books What is it like to run an independent bookstore in the age of Amazon? Our guest on this week’s GeekWire… Read More
Boeing’s secret ‘Black’ spy phone will detect tampering, self-destruct if cracked open Nearly two years after word leaked about Boeing’s plans to build a secure Android phone, the aerospace giant and defense… Read More
Boeing schedules Seahawks 747 for Seattle flyover amid victory celebration What would today’s Super Bowl victory parade and celebration be without “BOE12”? Boeing has just filed a flight plan that… Read More
Microsoft vs. Boeing: Which company had the better Seahawks stunt? The support for Seattle’s professional football team has been buzzing in the Emerald City this week as the Seahawks prepare… Read More
Boeing’s new Seahawks-themed 747 takes first flight in 12 pattern to salute Seattle fans If you thought the look of Boeing’s newly-designed Seahawks 747-8 Freighter was cool, you have to check out the plane’s flight… Read More
Photos: Boeing joins 12th Man fever with custom-designed Seahawks 747 Freighter Seahawks fever is abound all around Seattle, from the skyscrapers to the coffee to the cars. Now you can add… Read More
Gov. Inslee ‘disappointed’ as Boeing moves up to 1,200 tech jobs out of Washington state Aerospace giant Boeing is restructuring its Research & Technology Unit, shifting between 800 to 1,200 jobs from Washington state to new… Read More
Geek of the Week: David Mattes is bringing security to the ‘Internet of Things’ David Mattes was a research engineer for Boeing for more than 13 years — playing a key role in the… Read More
Boeing preps for possible future without BlackBerry, tests Android alternatives Boeing is telling employees that it’s sticking with BlackBerry as its “standard mobile platform” after receiving assurances from BlackBerry executives… Read More
Boeing iPad apps help airline technicians fix problems, reduce flight delays The iPad isn’t just helping the airline industry in the cockpit. Now, Boeing is offering a suite of mobile apps… Read More
Report: Boeing quietly working on automated manufacturing for 777X Even as its 787 Dreamliner continues to suffer repeated issues, Boeing is moving ahead with plans to start building the… Read More
Japanese airline finds electrical fault in 787 fire extinguishers The hits just keep on coming for Boeing’s troubled 787 Dreamliner, which has been beset by a number of problems… Read More
A peek inside Boeing’s new spaceship: Tablets, LED lights and minimal controls From the outside, Boeing’s new spacecraft mimics the Apollo-era capsules from back in the day. The interior, however, is all about… Read More
British authorities blame 787 fire on emergency system The culprit in the July 12 fire onboard an empty 787 at Heathrow would appear, rather ironically, to be a… Read More
Updated: 777 crash at SFO, 2 reported dead, 181 taken to hospital, 1 still unaccounted for At around 11:30 this morning, Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed prior to landing at San Francisco International Airport. The flight… Read More
New Boeing website lets you track 787s in real time, look out virtual windows Are you bored? Do you need a break from watching the Pitch Drop Experiment? Boeing has a solution: A site… Read More
Engineering students want jobs at NASA, Google, Boeing, Apple and Microsoft — in that order If space is the final frontier, today’s engineering students want to be a part of exploring it, according to a… Read More
Put down the paintbrush: Boeing paints 777 wings with robots At Boeing’s Everett manufacturing plant, the sound of progress is a very high-pitched whirring noise. In order to keep up… Read More
FAA ban on electronic devices making us less productive in the air Earlier this year, we wrote a post about flying with our gadgets and wondered if the takeoff and landing restrictions… Read More
