Boeing Delivers Advanced Chinook Maintenance Training Devices to Canada

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Boeing Delivers Advanced Chinook Maintenance Training Devices to Canada

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently delivered a maintenance training system to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that will help prepare technicians to keep the RCAF’s CH-147F Chinook helicopters mission ready.

The Chinook Maintenance Trainer includes a complete airframe and an interactive display system that allow the technicians to gain experience addressing a number of scenarios. Boeing also delivered six training aids focused on specific items including aircraft wiring and fuel tank maintenance.

“Boeing’s training helps prepare our customer to meet a wide range of operational requirements,” said Tony Barnett, Boeing project manager for Canadian Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopters (MHLH) Training Systems. “This training suite complements a very capable CH-147F aircraft and will permit the RCAF to accomplish their near-term operational missions.”
This system is the most recent part of Boeing’s training for the RCAF and follows on the company having instructed more than 180 pilots and maintenance technicians on the Chinook’s systems.

The RCAF will use the system at its MHLH Maintenance Training Center, which is being constructed at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario.

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Boeing Chairman and CEO McNerney Statement on William E. Boeing, Jr.

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Boeing Chairman and CEO McNerney Statement on William E. Boeing, Jr.

CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2015 – Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney released the following statement today:  

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Boeing, Jr.

“Bill’s impact on the social and economic development of the Puget Sound has greatly benefited generations in the community.

“We are especially grateful for his efforts to preserve our largest home community’s history of aerospace innovation by helping secure and renew the legendary Red Barn, our first factory, a special place that he visited as a boy. Then, as a leading light in the creation and expansion of the Museum of Flight, he helped showcase our heritage and inspire generations to join in and further advance the science and business of aerospace.

“As a successful businessman and a model for citizenship, Bill positively shaped the region around Seattle, not least through his family support for the Seattle Children’s Hospital, and all the while sharing his passion for education and history wherever he could.

“Bill continued his family’s great heritage with grace, energy and goodwill. As we cherish his memory, we will also continue to see his works through the institutions he left us and the people who were helped and inspired by his leadership.”

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Boeing Statement on Silk Way West Commitment for Three 747-8 Freighters - Jan 8, 2015

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Azerbaijan-based airline Silk Way West announced that the two companies are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes.



Boeing Statement on Silk Way West Commitment for Three 747-8 Freighters - Jan 8, 2015

Boeing Delivers F-22 Training Center with Advanced Visual System

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has improved the realism of ground-based F-22 Raptor training by delivering the first simulators for that aircraft with an immersive, 360-degree visual environment.



Boeing Delivers F-22 Training Center with Advanced Visual System

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Achieve Successful First Test Flight for KC-46 Tanker Program

EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 28, 2014 – Boeing and the U.S. Air Force successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program today. The plane, a Boeing 767-2C, took off from Paine Field, Wash., at 9:29 a.m. (PST) and landed three hours and 32 minutes later at Boeing Field. The aircraft will receive its military systems following certification.



Boeing, U.S. Air Force Achieve Successful First Test Flight for KC-46 Tanker Program

From the Very Beginning - YouTube

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From the Very Beginning - YouTube

Boeing Delivers 100th EA-18G Growler to US Navy

ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 5, 2014 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 100th EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy, marking a major milestone in the program that has transformed airborne electronic warfare capability for the U.S. and its allies.



A derivative of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, the Growler is the only aircraft in production that provides tactical jamming and electronic protection for U.S. and allied forces. Growlers provide a unique capability to nearly all U.S. combat missions and are expected to be in service until at least 2040.



Boeing Delivers 100th EA-18G Growler to US Navy

Nikkei Business Report

Though the market in Tokyo tumbled, shares of ANA and JAL did not. The top two airline operators' shares took to the sky after reports the U.S. FAA could give the Boeing 787 flight approval as early as June. The Nikkei's Yukako Ono reports.

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Nikkei Business Report

Boeing Forecasts China Will Need 5,260 New Airplanes by 2031

Press release:

- Soaring demand for twin-aisle airplanes as Chinese airlines expand globally

BEIJING, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA), China's leading provider of passenger airplanes, projects that China will need 5,260 new commercial airplanes valued at $670 billion over the next 20 years. China is forecast to be the second largest market for new commercial airplanes.

"It's impressive that over 75 percent of the demand in China will be for growth instead of replacement," said Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Marketing. "Sustained strong economic growth, growing trade activities and increasing personal wealth are some of the driving forces. Travelers also care about increased connectivity, efficiency and lower prices."

Boeing predicts that small and intermediate twin-aisles, such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777, will account for a significant part of future deliveries. These airplanes are expected to be the highest value segment, making up 48 percent of the market in value with some 1,190 new deliveries anticipated.

The expansion of the Chinese market has also unleashed pent-up demand for broader international travel.

"We expect Chinese carriers to experience rapid international expansion over the next 20 years, with an annual increase rate of 8.9 percent on average. That's not only because the market demand is growing, but because Chinese carriers now have the capability and resources to compete in the tough long-haul international market," Tinseth added.

Tourism in China will also help fuel a strong demand for single-aisle aircraft, with total deliveries of single-aisle airplanes reaching 3,650 through 2031. Tinseth said the new 737 MAX family will allow Boeing to continue to deliver the most fuel-efficient, capable airplane with the lowest operating costs in the single-aisle market.

Worldwide, Boeing projects investments of $4.5 trillion for 34,000 new commercial airplanes to be delivered during the next 20 years. The complete forecast is available atwww.boeing.com/commercial/cmo/index.html.

Boeing has been celebrating its 40th anniversary of providing commercial aircraft and services to China's aviation industry this year. With partners across generations, Boeing has built long-standing relationships with the Chinese government, airlines, the aviation industry and aerospace suppliers.

Today, Boeing jets are the mainstay of China's air travel and cargo system. More than 50 percent of all the commercial jetliners operating in China are Boeing airplanes. Some 6,000 Boeing airplanes fly throughout the world with integrated China-built parts and assemblies. China has a component role on every current Boeing commercial airplane model – the 737, 747, 767, 777, as well as the world's newest and most innovative airplane, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.