Boeing and the Employee Community Fund of St. Louis have given grants of over $5 million in 2009 to non profit organizations in the St. Louis area. The funds were used to benefit the community around St. Louis for educational, civic, environmental and health improvements. Tim Butler, executive director of Mary Ryder Home, said “Boeing...

Today Boeing has acquired Alenia North America’s half of Global Aeronautica, LLC to become its sole owner. Global Aeronautica is a subassembly facility for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and is now the sole owner of the Dreamliner entity. “We are proud of the major contribution we have made over the past four years through our...

Boeing announced the deliver of the 500th Combat Track II kit to the US Air Force. The system is an airborne intelligence system used in Air Force bombers and cargo aircraft which improves airframe effectiveness, situational awareness and increases crew survivability. The Combat Track II kit contract was awarded in April on 2009. Boeing has...

Boeing has announced an agreement to team with Amplex, a Danish clean-technology company, to deliver an intelligent streetlight management system. The new system could reduce US cities energy consumption by as much at 35 percent. Jan Närlinge, North European president, “This is an opportunity for Boeing and Amplex to offer a power and cost sa...

Boeing announced the successful testing of the 747-8 Freighter engine. The successful test is the latest in a string of steady successes in the development of the aircraft’s path to flight testing. Mo Yahjavi, VP and general manager of the 747 program, said “We are very pleased with the engines’ performance during this test. The...

The US Department of Energy has awarded Boeing an $8.5 million grant to conduct research on improving the efficiency of the US power grid. The research will be conducted on the next three years and will focus on improving efficiency and reliability. The grant will fund a prototype smart grid in different sections of the...

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a follow on contract for targeting software upgrade for the B-1 bomber. The work under the contract, worth $23 million, is expected to enter testing in 2011. Under the contract, Boeing will provide an upgrade to the Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod software currently used on the B-1 bomber....

The Department of Energy has awarded Boeing Co. a contract worth $8.56 million to develop prototype smart grid technology. The award was one of 32 contracts awarded by the DOE totaling $620 million. According to the statement made by the DOE, under the contract, Boeing will “demonstrate an advanced smart-grid software technology with military-...

Boeing announced today the successful use of a laser system in shooting down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a test environment. The US Air Force sponsored the testing, which took place in California, and the system was developed by Boeing Directed Energy Systems. The laser system, known as the Mobile Active Targeting Resource for...

Following Boeing and Falck Schmidt’s recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, Boeing is investigating fuel cells produced by Falck Schmidt to determine potential use in Boeing products. Boeing is considering using the cells in projects related to renewable energy power systems for the military. The recent Memorandum of Understanding al...