News Releases
August through December 1997 Archive
| Dec. 29, 1997 | Olympic Airways Orders Eight Next-Generation 737-800s |  |
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| Dec. 23, 1997 | U.S. Air Force Receives 36th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | |
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| Dec. 23, 1997 | Work Begins on First Netherlands AH-64D Apache; Production Rates to Pass Three-a-Month in January | |
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| Dec. 23, 1997 | Wuhan Airlines Takes Delivery of Boeing 737-300 | |
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| Dec. 23, 1997 | Boeing Confirms Lufthansa Order For Five 747-400s | |
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| Dec. 22, 1997 | Saudi Arabian Airlines Takes Delivery Of Boeing Airplanes |  |
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| Dec. 20, 1997 | Delta Successful in Year's Final Launch | |
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| Dec. 19, 1997 | Boeing, U.S. Air Force Sign Maintenance Contract | |
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| Dec. 19, 1997 | Turkish Prime Minister Confirms 49-Plane Order | |
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| Dec. 17, 1997 | First Boeing 737-700 Goes to Southwest Airlines | |
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| Dec. 17, 1997 | Japan Air System Accepts Boeing MD-90 Triplets | |
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| Dec. 16, 1997 | Boeing Updates Commercial-Airplane Production Progress | |
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| Dec. 15, 1997 | T-45C Goshawk Introduced at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi | |
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| Dec. 15, 1997 | Thai Airways International To Set Boeing Delivery Record In Asia | |
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| Dec. 12, 1997 | Boeing Delivers First New HC MK 2A Chinook to Britain's Royal Air Force | |
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| Dec. 12, 1997 | First Boeing MD-95 Production Model Empennage Delivered | |
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| Dec. 11, 1997 | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet surpasses 2,000 Flight-Hour Mark | |
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| Dec. 11, 1997 | SLAM ER's Third Flight Hits Critical Node | |
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| Dec. 11, 1997 | Boeing Completes NATO AWACS Upgrade Contract | |
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| Dec. 10, 1997 | Quiet Helicopter Operations To Take Flight At Grand Canyon Dec. 16 | |
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| Dec. 09, 1997 | Boeing Completes Demonstration of Full Mission Simulation for Joint Strike Fighter | |
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| Dec. 09, 1997 | Boeing Capital Provides Lease Financing for Embry-Riddle's New Cessna 172 Aircraft | |
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| Dec. 09, 1997 | Boeing Board Approves Additional Funding of ShareValue Trust for "Heritage" McDonnell Douglas Employees | |
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| Dec. 05, 1997 | Israeli Passengers Overwhelmingly Prefer Boeing | |
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| Dec. 03, 1997 | MD 600N Emergency Floats Receive Certification | |
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| Dec. 03, 1997 | Boeing Wins Initial Design Contract for Australian AEW&CS | |
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| Dec. 02, 1997 | Last Italian-Assembled Harrier II Plus Delivered to Italian Navy | |
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| Dec. 02, 1997 | Boeing Confirms Deutsche BA Order for Six Boeing 737-300s | |
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| Dec. 02, 1997 | Boeing Wins Initial Design Activity Contract For Australian Airborne Early Warning & Control System | |
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| Dec. 02, 1997 | Malaysia Airlines Is First Asia Customer For Boeing Business Jet | |
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| Nov. 25, 1997 | National Park Service Chooses Ultra-Quiet MD Explorer for Grand Canyon Operations | |
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| Nov. 25, 1997 | Boeing Wins Space Contractor Excellence Awards | |
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| Nov. 25, 1997 | Boeing Seeks Buyer for Undeveloped Property in Snohomish County | |
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| Nov. 25, 1997 | Recovery Continues As Boeing Returns 747 Line to Full Production | |
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| Nov. 24, 1997 | Boeing Selects Hughes to Develop Advanced Targeting FLIR | |
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| Nov. 24, 1997 | Final Assembly Begins on Third MD-95 Twinjet | |
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| Nov. 24, 1997 | EVA Air Continues Expansion of Boeing MD-11 Freighter Fleet | |
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| Nov. 24, 1997 | Design of the Boeing 757-300 Nearing Completion | |
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| Nov. 20, 1997 | Boeing, CSA Make Progress on Aero Vodochody Partnership | |
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| Nov. 19, 1997 | Boeing Begins Fabrication for Joint Strike Fighter Mid-Fuselage | |
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| Nov. 19, 1997 | Boeing Business Jets Announces Four New Orders | |
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| Nov. 17, 1997 | New Tiltrotor Venture Orders 609 | |
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| Nov. 17, 1997 | Boeing to Supply Environmentally Safe Paint Removal System to U.S. Navy | |
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| Nov. 17, 1997 | Boeing Wraps Up Kiowa Contract | |
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| Nov. 16, 1997 | Civil Tiltrotor Sales Commitments Approaches 50 Aircraft | |
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| Nov. 16, 1997 | Bell Boeing 609 Taking Shape | |
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| Nov. 14, 1997 | U.S. Air Force Receives 35TH Boeing C-17 | |
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| Nov. 14, 1997 | Shuttle Atlantis To Get New Cockpit, Improved Navigation Capabilities During 60-Million-Mile Tune-Up | |
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| Nov. 14, 1997 | Boeing Far Eastern Air Transport Orders 12 Boeing Jetliners | |
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| Nov. 13, 1997 | Boeing Begins Modification Work on T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program | |
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| Nov. 13, 1997 | F-111 Industry Support Team Formed | |
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| Nov. 13, 1997 | Boeing Expands Digital Services; Sees Revenue Potential | |
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| Nov. 13, 1997 | F-111 Industry Support Team Formed | |
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| Nov. 12, 1997 | Comanche Filter Meets Test of Contaminated Battlefield | |
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| Nov. 12, 1997 | Cellular Wing Technology Developed by Boeing: Video News Release | |
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| Nov. 12, 1997 | Boeing Receives Contract To Upgrade NATO AWACS Fleet | |
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| Nov. 11, 1997 | Boeing Chairman Phil Condit Earns Doctorate from Science University of Tokyo | |
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| Nov. 11, 1997 | Boeing Awarded $64 Million Contract for KC/RC-135 Re-engine Work | |
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| Nov. 11, 1997 | EPASaDatabase Offers Manufacturing Industry Greener Alternatives and Cost Savings | |
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| Nov. 11, 1997 | Former Secretary of Defense William Perry Appointed to Boeing Board of Directors | |
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| Nov. 11, 1997 | Telecommunications Industry Honors DigitalXpress, Boeing For "Day One" Event | |
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| Nov. 10, 1997 | Boeing Launches U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Training System | |
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| Nov. 10, 1997 | Alaska Airlines Order Launches Boeing 737-900 Program | |
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| Nov. 10, 1997 | Monson Named Sales Vice President for Boeing Business Jets | |
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| Nov. 08, 1997 | Delta is Successful in 250th Launch | |
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| Nov. 07, 1997 | Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 Receives FAA Approval | |
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| Nov. 06, 1997 | The 1st F-15I for Israel Air Force | |
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| Nov. 06, 1997 | Boeing Contributes $250,000 to International Airline Training Fund | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Key element of electrical power system for International Space Station in Huntsville testing | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Delta II and Iridium® Pair for Fifth Launch From Vandenberg | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Satellite, Delta II Rocket Makes it All-Boeing Launch to Keep U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Operational | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Brown Named Director of Flight Operations for Airlift and Tanker Programs at Boeing | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Key Element of Electrical Power System for International Space Station in Huntsville for Testing | |
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| Nov. 05, 1997 | Boeing Begins Training 21,000 Managers Nationwide Using DigitalXpress Satellite Broadcast Services | |
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| Nov. 03, 1997 | Osprey Population Grows at Navy Test Facility Third V-22 Tiltrotor Delivered to Testers | |
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| Nov. 03, 1997 | Final GPS Block IIA Satellite to Be Launched in First "All-Boeing" Rocket, Satellite Launch | |
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| Nov. 03, 1997 | Boeing Announces Product Strategy Decisions | |
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| Oct. 31, 1997 | T-45 Goshawk Gets New State-of-the-Art Cockpit: Cockpit-21 | |
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| Oct. 31, 1997 | Air New Zealand Sets Speed Record with Boeing 767 | |
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| Oct. 31, 1997 | THAI Airways Receives Boeing's 100th Production 777 Airplane | |
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| Oct. 30, 1997 | China Orders Boeing Jetliners Worth $3 Billion | |
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| Oct. 29, 1997 | Boeing Honors Suppliers for Quality Performance | |
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| Oct. 28, 1997 | Boeing Humanitarian Program Marks Fifth Anniversary | |
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| Oct. 28, 1997 | Tunisair Selects Next-Generation 737s for Fleet Expansion | |
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| Oct. 27, 1997 | SLAM ER Continues Successful Flight Test Program | |
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| Oct. 27, 1997 | Boeing to Modify Four 747-300 Aircraft for JAL | |
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| Oct. 27, 1997 | Boeing Reports Quarterly Dividend | |
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| Oct. 23, 1997 | Qantas Orders Three Boeing 747-400s | |
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| Oct. 22, 1997 | Boeing Delivers First AWACS Radar Improvement Kit | |
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| Oct. 22, 1997 | Boeing to Report Third Quarter Loss | |
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| Oct. 21, 1997 | Boeing Business Jets and Executive Jet Announce Joint Venture | |
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| Oct. 20, 1997 | Boeing Begins Final Assembly of C-32A Executive Transport | |
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| Oct. 20, 1997 | Boeing Executive Talks Global Economy in Central Asian Republics | |
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| Oct. 19, 1997 | Eastwind Airlines Orders Two Next-generation Boeing 737s | |
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| Oct. 16, 1997 | Boeing 777-300 Completes First Flight | |
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| Oct. 15, 1997 | New Multinational Inspection Spacecraft to Demonstrate Space Station Remote Sensing/Servicing Technologies | |
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| Oct. 15, 1997 | Lufthansa Exercise Options for Two 747-400s | |
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| Oct. 14, 1997 | Two Puget Sound Companies Receive National Awards for Long Term Support of The Arts | |
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| Oct. 13, 1997 | Boeing Announces Helicopter Sales, Deliveries at Helitech '97 | |
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| Oct. 13, 1997 | Boeing, Lockheed Martin Join Forces to Offer U.S. Army Streamlined Logistics and Upgrades for Apache | |
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| Oct. 13, 1997 | U.S. Army Evaluates New Fuel Tank For AH-64D Apache Longbows; Internal Unit Offers Greater Range, Increased Safety in Combat | |
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| Oct. 10, 1997 | Boeing Selects New Site in Brisbane | |
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| Oct. 08, 1997 | Boeing Reduces MD Explorer Direct Operating Costs | |
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| Oct. 08, 1997 | China Eastern Airlines Takes Delivery of Boeing MD-90s | |
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| Oct. 07, 1997 | Turkish Airlines Selects 49 Boeing 737-800s | |
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| Oct. 07, 1997 | Boeing Reports Third Quarter Deliveries | |
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| Oct. 06, 1997 | McDonnell Douglas Commences a Fixed Spread Tender Offer on Notes | |
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| Oct. 06, 1997 | Boeing Delivers Modified 747 to Atlas Airlines | |
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| Oct. 03, 1997 | Boeing Wins E-3 Mission Crew Training Contract | |
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| Oct. 03, 1997 | McDonnell Douglas Hall at Saint Louis University Dedicated | |
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| Oct. 03, 1997 | Air Force Receives 34TH C-17 Globemaster III | |
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| Oct. 03, 1997 | Boeing Announces Aggressive Production Recovery Plan | |
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| Oct. 02, 1997 | Cargolux Orders Five Boeing 747-400 Freighters | |
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| Oct. 02, 1997 | Boeing Seeks Buyers for Undeveloped Properties | |
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| Sep. 30, 1997 | C-17 Deputy Program Manager to Retire | |
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| Sep. 30, 1997 | Boeing Earns Quality Certification for Mesa Plant | |
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| Sep. 30, 1997 | Rick Stephens to Lead Boeing Bid to Consolidate NASA Space Operations | |
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| Sep. 30, 1997 | Smukowski Appointed Deputy President of FlightSafety Boeing Training International | |
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| Sep. 29, 1997 | Skoda, Boeing Sign Memorandum of Understanding | |
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| Sep. 26, 1997 | Delta II Launch Completes First Half of IRIDIUM System | |
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| Sep. 25, 1997 | Icelandair Orders Four Boeing 757s | |
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| Sep. 25, 1997 | Boeing Chairman Condit Links Trade to Success in the 21st Century; Condit Urges United States to Lead the World in Accessing New Markets | |
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| Sep. 25, 1997 | Ex-Formula One Driver, Airline CEO Flies Away in New Boeing 777 | |
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| Sep. 24, 1997 | X-36 Proving Its Agility In Flight Testing | |
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| Sep. 24, 1997 | F/A-18 Super Hornet Passes 1,000 Flight Milestone | |
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| Sep. 24, 1997 | Boeing Reorganization Aligns Space Systems Business By Markets | |
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| Sep. 23, 1997 | C-17 Program Receives EPA Award | |
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| Sep. 23, 1997 | Apache Longbow Helicopter Lifts off for First Time With Full-Color Multi-Purpose Displays | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | Sea Launch Command Vessel Named | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Enters Production at Boeing | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | AMC Aviation Receives First Boeing MD-90-30ER Jetliner | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | Nike Trains Sales Representatives Across Country By Using DigitalXpress Services | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | EVA Air Adds to MD-11 Freighter Fleet | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | Privatair Orders Two Boeing Business Jets | |
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| Sep. 22, 1997 | Boeing Business Jets Announces Five New Orders | |
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| Sep. 18, 1997 | Boeing Schedules Launch of IRIDIUM Satellites for September 26 | |
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| Sep. 18, 1997 | Delta II Launch Continues to Build Satellite Constellation | |
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| Sep. 18, 1997 | British Pilots set a Speed Record for Around the World Helicopter Flight | |
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| Sep. 18, 1997 | Bowman Named MD-17 Program Manager | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | Envelope Expansion Program on Schedule for MD 600N Helicopter | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | Boeing Wins Federal Telecommunications Support Contract | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | Combined Chambers To Hear Report On Sea Launch Program | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | easyJet Orders 12 Boeing 737s | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | Boeing News Release | |
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| Sep. 17, 1997 | Boeing Announces Plan to Deal with Delayed Deliveries | |
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| Sep. 15, 1997 | Second Production Representative Osprey Flown to U.S. Navy Test Center | |
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| Sep. 12, 1997 | Israel Air Force F-15I Completes First Flight | |
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| Sep. 12, 1997 | Boeing Wichita to Modify Two 747-200s for China Airlines | |
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| Sep. 11, 1997 | Boeing Announces Agreement to Collaborate With Instytut Lotnictwa (Institute of Aviation) | |
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| Sep. 10, 1997 | Boeing Australia on the Move | |
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| Sep. 10, 1997 | Boeing Joint Strike Fighter Program Completes Successful Initial Design Review | |
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| Sep. 10, 1997 | Boeing Australia To Relocate To Brisbane | |
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| Sep. 09, 1997 | Boeing Delivers Malaysian Hornets on Schedule | |
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| Sep. 09, 1997 | F/A-18 Super Hornet Passes 1,500 Flight Hours | |
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| Sep. 09, 1997 | First Production Advanced MD Explorer Makes First Flight | |
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| Sep. 09, 1997 | Boeing First Machine for Automation of C-17 Fuselage Skin Panel Assembly now in Operation in Long Beach | |
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| Sep. 08, 1997 | Boeing to Examine Kelly AFB Facilities at San Antonio For Future Work | |
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| Sep. 08, 1997 | Boeing Rolls Out World's Longest Commercial Jetliner | |
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| Sep. 08, 1997 | Boeing Spent over $20 Billion with U.S. Companies in 1996 | |
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| Sep. 08, 1997 | Boeing Employees In Mesa Surpass $1 Million In Donations For Local Charities Through Giving Program | |
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| Sep. 07, 1997 | F-22 Raptor Soars in First Flight | |
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| Sep. 04, 1997 | Pegasus Airlines Orders Two Boeing 737s | |
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| Sep. 03, 1997 | Super Hornet Tackles Barricade Testing Head on | |
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| Sep. 03, 1997 | U.S. Air Force And Boeing Roll Out Flight Test Vehicle | |
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| Sep. 03, 1997 | Boeing Vice President To Chair 35th Space Congress | |
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| Sep. 03, 1997 | U.S. Navy Selects Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Correction | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Boeing Sponsors Visiting Physics Researchers From Poland | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Boeing Sponsors Polish Graduate Student Scholarship Program | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Boeing Announces Agreement With Advent International Corp. and Equinox KFT on Development Capital Fund in Hungary | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Four Space Station Employees Awarded NASA's Silver Snoopy | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | Norway Demonstrates Hellfire Shore Defense System | |
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| Sep. 02, 1997 | ILFC Places Large Boeing Order | |
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| Aug. 29, 1997 | U.S. Air Force Receives 33rd C-17 | |
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| Aug. 29, 1997 | Boeing Response to Recent Media Coverage on BAAN | |
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| Aug. 28, 1997 | MD-17 Receives FAA Certification | |
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| Aug. 28, 1997 | Successful Hover-Test For KE-ASAT Kill Vehicle | |
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| Aug. 27, 1997 | Boeing Takes on Production Challenges | |
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| Aug. 26, 1997 | Boeing Links Companies From the Netherlands, United States to Help Protect the Environment | |
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| Aug. 26, 1997 | ARGOSystems Smart Antenna System In Trials At Bell Atlantic Mobile Cell Site | |
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| Aug. 25, 1997 | Second Successful Boeing Delta II Launch in One Week Delivers NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) | |
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| Aug. 21, 1997 | Boeing-Built-Delta II to Launch NASA'S Advanced Composition Explorer | |
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| Aug. 21, 1997 | X-33 Aerospike Component Testing Successful; Gas Generator Passes Test At Marshall Space Flight Center | |
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| Aug. 21, 1997 | Osprey Pilots Receive First FAA Powered Lift Ratings | |
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| Aug. 20, 1997 | Delta II Launch Completes First Third of IRIDIUM® System | |
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| Aug. 19, 1997 | Boeing Delta II Launch Delayed 24 Hours | |
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| Aug. 19, 1997 | Boeing Team Recognized for International Fusion Energy Research | |
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| Aug. 19, 1997 | Earl Godby Named Director of Boeing Company Prague Office | |
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| Aug. 19, 1997 | Canadian CF-18 Hornets Ready To Serve In Bosnia | |
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| Aug. 18, 1997 | Southern California Company Selected as 1997 Boeing Small Disadvantaged Supplier of the Year | |
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| Aug. 17, 1997 | Ground System Issue Delays Delta II Launch | |
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| Aug. 14, 1997 | Submarine Commanders Receive Trophy | |
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| Aug. 13, 1997 | Advanced Stitching Machine for Aircraft Components Demonstrated | |
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| Aug. 13, 1997 | Boeing Delta II To Place Next Five IRIDIUM Satellites Into Orbit | |
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| Aug. 13, 1997 | Advanced Stitching Machine For Aircraft Components Demonstrated | |
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| Aug. 13, 1997 | College of Engineering Reaches Record Year in Private Donations | |
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| Aug. 13, 1997 | Boeing Upgrades On-line Maintenance Information Service | |
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| Aug. 12, 1997 | Boeing Launches First Delta II | |
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| Aug. 12, 1997 | U.S. Immigration And Naturalization Service Orders 45 Boeing MD 600N Helicopters | |
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| Aug. 12, 1997 | Boeing Financial Services Unit Named | |
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| Aug. 12, 1997 | Boeing Responds to Machinists Union Criticism of Boeing - China Aircraft Maintenance Deal | |
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| Aug. 11, 1997 | Boeing Joins TAECO Aircraft Maintenance Venture | |
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| Aug. 11, 1997 | Boeing JSF Team Surpasses Propulsion Test Milestones | |
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| Aug. 06, 1997 | Student, Parent Open House To Conclude Boeing Summer Science Camp | |
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| Aug. 06, 1997 | Nancy Bethel Named Boeing Executive Vice President; Leads World's Most Successful Airplane Sales and Support Team | |
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| Aug. 05, 1997 | DigitalXpress Provides Services For Historic Broadcast | |
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| Aug. 04, 1997 | The New Boeing Begins Operations as a Single Company | |
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| Aug. 01, 1997 | Richard Pearson Named Vice President and General Manager for Douglas Products Division | |
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| Aug. 01, 1997 | Board of Directors for "New" Boeing Company Announced | |
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| Aug. 01, 1997 | Boeing Unveils New Corporate Identity | |
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