Boeing

Details: Written by Laura Ross; Category: Boeing; Published: 16 July 2020

The first Australian registered Boeing 787 in final assembly in Seattle. As one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, the world’s second-biggest defense contractor, and the U.S.’ leading exporter, The Boeing Company operates a vast, complex supply chain. Managing an aerospace supply chain requires extremely comprehensive planning – often years in advance – to accurately project market demand changes, as well as a willingness to evolve and adapt.

Details: Written by John A. Tirpak; Category: Boeing; Published: 15 July 2020

Air Force Awards $1.2 Billion Contract for First Lot of F-15EXs ... The Air Force made the first payment on what could be a $22.89 billion acquisition of F-15EX fighters, the service announced July 13. The $1.2 billion contract to Boeing covers the first lot of eight aircraft, which are to be used as test machines, and they will be deployed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The first two aircraft will be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, and the remaining six in fiscal 2023.

Details: Written by Press Release; Category: Boeing; Published: 08 July 2020

Boeing hires Australia's Quickstep to produce Harrier parts Boeing engaged Australian small-to-medium enterprise Quickstep Technologies to supply the United States Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier fleet with 260 urgent, obsolete aircraft parts. Sydney-based Quickstep Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of composite solutions for the defence and commercial aerospace and advanced industry sectors, supplied Boeing Global Services with the required composite parts so that a number of grounded aircraft could rapidly resume flying.

Details: Written by Mirage News; Category: Boeing; Published: 01 July 2020

The AH-64 Apache Helicopter Shows Monstrous Power & Capability ... Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently delivered its 2,500th AH-64 Apache helicopter, an E-model Apache for the U.S. Army, from the company’s production line in Mesa, Arizona. The first production AH-64, an A-model Apache, rolled off the assembly line on September 30, 1983, and was delivered by Boeing heritage company McDonnell Douglas to the U.S. Army in January 1984.

Details: Written by Sputnik; Category: Boeing; Published: 28 June 2020

AH-64 Apache helicopter Boeing has won a nearly $440 million contract to build new Apache AH-64E ground support combat helicopters for Morocco, the Department of Defence announced in a press release. "The Boeing Company of Mesa, Arizona was awarded a $439,179,677 modification contract for new-build Apache AH-64E aircraft and Longbow crew trainers", the release said on Thursday.