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Tech Moves: OfferUp hires its first CFO from eBay Americas; Porch adds CMO and two VPs; and more

OfferUp has named its first chief financial officer. The Seattle-based mobile ecommerce marketplace announced Tuesday that Rodrigo Brumana is joining… Read More

Boeing gets $2.9B contract for 18 Air Force KC-46 tankers as it nears first deliveries

News Brief: The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 more KC-46A tanker aircraft and… Read More

Boeing leads $10 million funding round for BridgeSat laser communications venture

Boeing HorizonX Ventures is leading a $10 million investment round to boost BridgeSat, a Denver-based satellite communications company that aims… Read More

TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints?

Today’s featured stories Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears ‘Alexa, start Halo’:… Read More

Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes

After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon… Read More

How Boeing’s engineers redesigned the landing gear to make the 737 MAX 10 fly

When Boeing’s customers said they wanted a stretched-out 737 MAX jet, there was one big problem: The 737’s landing gear… Read More

Boeing expands satellite portfolio with acquisition of Millennium Space Systems

Boeing says it’ll expand its already-strong satellite portfolio with the acquisition of Millennium Space Systems, a California-based venture that specializes… Read More

Tech Moves: NFL tight end joins Amperity; Vision Critical founder launches Rival Technologies; and more

Amperity, the Seattle-based customer data platform, has hired a sports star for its sales team. NFL tight end Cooper Helfet has… Read More

Boeing HorizonX joins in $12.9M boost for Digital Alloys’ metal 3-D printing tech

Boeing HorizonX says it’s investing in Digital Alloys, a Massachusetts-based startup specializing in metal additive manufacturing, which adds to more… Read More

NASA names nine astronauts for SpaceX and Boeing flights to space station

NASA unveiled the first nine astronauts for its commercial crew missions to the International Space Station today, including rookies as… Read More

NASA confirms new timetable for space taxi flights; SpaceX to fly crew next April

NASA today laid out a newly stretched-out schedule for flying astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil, with SpaceX’s… Read More

Boeing resets test schedule for Starliner space taxi; first crewed flight in mid-2019

Last month’s problem with leaky rocket engine valves has forced Boeing to rearrange the sequence of tests for its Starliner… Read More

TLDR: Self-flying planes, Cat celeb Lil Bub lends poop to biotech startup, Facebook tool that tracks your time in the app

Today’s featured stories Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends… Read More

Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft

Boeing says it’ll be moving into a 100,000-square-foot research and lab space in Cambridge, Mass., that will focus on the… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Early-bird tickets on sale, CEOs of Boeing, Ring and Gates Foundation highlight agenda

The GeekWire Summit — our biggest event of the year — is coming up Oct. 1-3 in Seattle, and we’ve… Read More

Boeing boosts revenue outlook, but tanker troubles bedevil second-quarter results

Second-quarter financial results that show higher revenue and earnings per share would typically please investors, but not for Boeing. Instead,… Read More

Boeing foresees a doubling in demand for pilots by 2037, and works on ways to fill it

If Boeing is projecting a doubling in the global commercial airplane fleet over the next 20 years, it only makes… Read More

Engine test anomaly deals setback to Boeing’s plans for Starliner space taxi

Boeing confirms that it experienced an anomaly last month during tests of the engines that would be used on its… Read More

Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are… Read More

White House says Boeing will get $3.9B for Air Force One jets in red, white and blue

The White House has confirmed that Boeing won a firm, fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver two… Read More

What’s NeXt? Boeing will work AI and blockchain into drone traffic system

Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology —… Read More

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida to get set for uncrewed test flight

After months of testing, a SpaceX Dragon capsule that’s designed to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station… Read More

Rocket engine scores ‘perfect 10’ in 10-day test for Phantom Express space plane

A rocket engine built from spare space shuttle parts — and the team behind the engine — passed a grueling 10-day,… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Boeing and Embraer forge $4.75 billion jet venture to counter Airbus and Bombardier

After months of negotiations, Boeing and Brazilian jetmaker Embraer today announced a tentative agreement to form a $4.75 billion joint… Read More

Why SpaceX and Boeing can sell spots on commercial space taxis to private travelers

RENTON, Wash. — When NASA’s Phil McAlister worked out the contracts with SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from… Read More

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

Some of the designs look like winged motorcycles. There’s a cute mini-airplane with stubby wings. And a couple of the… Read More

Boeing HorizonX joins in $5M funding round for Kittyhawk drone venture

Boeing says its HorizonX venture capital arm is investing in Kittyhawk, a San Francisco startup that provides end-to-end software solutions… Read More

Washington state makes its pitch for Boeing’s future 797 jet … with science!

Boeing hasn’t yet declared whether it will build a new breed of midsize passenger jet — variously known as the New… Read More

Boeing goes vertical and partners with Safran on auxiliary power units for planes

Boeing and Safran have set up a joint venture to design, build and service auxiliary power units for airplanes, marking… Read More

Boeing partners with Degreed.com as part of $100M workforce education investment

Boeing is launching new educational initiatives to follow through on its pledge to spend $100 million of its federal tax… Read More