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Boeing

Boeing is a US multinational aerospace and defence group, which was founded in 1916 by William Boeing. The company merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, and its business units include Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group.

Chairman / President

David L. Calhoun

CFO / Finance Director

Brian West

Industry

Aerospace
Defense

Website

boeing.com

Headquarters address

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Stock Code

NYSE: BA

Year founded

1916

South Korea

Jeju Air crash ‘man-made’: 179 deaths may have been avoided, report finds

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China-EU relations

Airbus scores major win in China with orders for 148 A320 aircraft

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Denmark

Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite rift over Greenland

30 Dec 2025 - 1:01PM

China’s C919 passenger plane

Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for C919 flights

Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the nation.

29 Dec 2025 - 3:26PMvideocam

Yu Yue has been appointed as the first female captain pilot of the C919. Photo: China Southern Airlines

SCMP Highlights

Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 2025 China science breakthroughs

From the detonation of a hydrogen-based explosive to ending a century-old debate, here are some of the major science developments of the year.

30 Dec 2025 - 3:45PM

China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s Comac to team up with China Eastern for bigger C919 variant, sources say

Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers.

26 Dec 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

Indonesia

Prabowo, Trump to sign Indonesia-US trade deal as issues resolved

The pact removes tariffs on major Indonesian exports and boosts economic ties between the two countries.

23 Dec 2025 - 2:28PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (right) with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Egypt on October 13. Photo: AFP

Science

How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race

Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.

12 Dec 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Aviation accidents

Chinese families ‘hope truth will come out’ when search for flight MH370 resumes

Relatives still waiting for answers 11 years after plane disappeared welcome news that the search will continue later this month.

4 Dec 2025 - 3:29PMvideocam

Malaysia

Search for Malaysia’s MH370 resumes in Indian Ocean after more than a decade

US-based Ocean Infinity confirmed it would recommence intermittent seabed search operations for 55 days from December 30.

3 Dec 2025 - 6:12PM

A man walks past a mural representing the missing flight MH370 in August 2015. Photo: AFP

Science

20-day lifeline: how China pulled off the Shenzhou rescue mission

Interview details rapid response to emergency triggered by a shard of nearly invisible space debris about the size of a grain of dust.

3 Dec 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

China’s Shenzhou-22 spacecraft approaches the Tiangong space station for docking on November 25. Photo: CMSA

TikTok

TikTok names former Boeing executive as US public policy chief

Ojakli, who previously oversaw government affairs at Ford Motor and Softbank, will begin his new role December 1.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:20AM

Science

Chinese civilian firm starts mass production of Mach 7 missiles at low cost

Beijing-based Lingkong Tianxing Technology releases video showing the YKJ-1000 striking a target in a desert testing range.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

China airliners

Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges

The state-owned Comac has received more funding from its stakeholders, a timely infusion as the company attempts to clear a backlog of C919 orders.

25 Nov 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Comac’s C909 passenger aircraft and C919 passenger aircraft in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Accidents and personal safety

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

19 Nov 2025 - 12:31PMvideocam

The preliminary report revealed that one of the aircraft’s four engines had accelerated after landing. Photo: Karma Lo

US-China relations

Opinion | US national security focus throws a spanner in the workings of global trade

While attention to legitimate national security interests is justified, trade matters have traditionally been viewed as a parallel sphere.

18 Nov 2025 - 5:08PMvideocam

Aviation accidents

UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 freighters for safety review after fatal Kentucky crash

The freight firms cite an ‘abundance of caution’ and Boeing’s recommendation after 14 died when an engine fell off a UPS MD-11 plane.

8 Nov 2025 - 4:48PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for critical minerals

The C5+1 summit marks Washington’s effort to expand influence in a resource-rich region long dominated by Russia and increasingly courted by China.

7 Nov 2025 - 1:44PMvideocam

President Donald Trump hosting leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House. Photo: EPA

Drones

China’s Chinook-style heavy-duty helicopter drone makes debut with test flight

The Boying T1400 has dual rotors and has been built to withstand extreme temperatures and heavy winds.

4 Nov 2025 - 8:36PMvideocam

Vietnam

Pentagon chief Hegseth wants closer Vietnam ties amid arms dealings

The US has delivered three cutters to the Vietnamese coastguard and three T-6 trainer aircraft, from an order of 12, while intending to do more.

2 Nov 2025 - 5:49PM

China airliners

In an international win for China’s C919, Brunei accepts Chinese aviation rules

Recognition of aviation standards, essential for entry into global markets, could pave the way for China’s jets in Southeast Asia.

31 Oct 2025 - 4:40PM

China’s home-grown C919 jetliner is seen at an airshow in Guangdong province on November 12. Photo: Xinhua

United States

US defence delays mount as striking Boeing workers reject latest offer

Strike at Boeing’s St Louis-area facilities enters 13th week, with the stalemate postponing deliveries of aircraft like the F-15EX.

27 Oct 2025 - 10:14AM

An F15-EX fighter during a test flight in 2021. File photo: Boeing

Vietnam

Vietnam talks trade with US, Trump, tariffs removed on some goods

In the new deal, the US will maintain its tariff rate on Vietnamese goods at 20 per cent but will identify products where the levy can be reduced to zero.

26 Oct 2025 - 6:41PMvideocam

US-China relations

Boeing picks Mandarin-speaking ex-White House adviser to lead China business

American aviation giant faces headwinds in China, where trade war and safety concerns have led airlines to consider rivals.

25 Oct 2025 - 7:30PM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:41PM

The black boxes from the crashed cargo plane that killed two security workers have been recovered after the aircraft’s tail was lifted from the sea. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong transport

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

22 Oct 2025 - 11:31PM

Hong Kong

Editorial | Open inquiry, prompt report needed on fatal crash at Hong Kong airport

A full and transparent investigation and the timely release of its findings will ensure lessons are learned and unfounded rumours laid to rest.

21 Oct 2025 - 6:45AM

Space

Nasa opens US moon landing contract to rival bidders as SpaceX lags

Citing SpaceX delays, the US space agency is shifting strategy and inviting new proposals for a high-profile crewed moon mission.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:21AMvideocam

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Boeing

Jeju Air crash ‘man-made’: 179 deaths may have been avoided, report finds

Families seek justice as government-commissioned report blames the fatal Jeju Air crash on a concrete mound at the end of the runway.

Airbus scores major win in China with orders for 148 A320 aircraft

Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite rift over Greenland

Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for C919 flights

Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the nation.

Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 2025 China science breakthroughs

From the detonation of a hydrogen-based explosive to ending a century-old debate, here are some of the major science developments of the year.

China’s Comac to team up with China Eastern for bigger C919 variant, sources say

Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers.

Prabowo, Trump to sign Indonesia-US trade deal as issues resolved

The pact removes tariffs on major Indonesian exports and boosts economic ties between the two countries.

How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race

Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.

Chinese families ‘hope truth will come out’ when search for flight MH370 resumes

Relatives still waiting for answers 11 years after plane disappeared welcome news that the search will continue later this month.

Search for Malaysia’s MH370 resumes in Indian Ocean after more than a decade

US-based Ocean Infinity confirmed it would recommence intermittent seabed search operations for 55 days from December 30.

20-day lifeline: how China pulled off the Shenzhou rescue mission

Interview details rapid response to emergency triggered by a shard of nearly invisible space debris about the size of a grain of dust.

TikTok names former Boeing executive as US public policy chief

Ojakli, who previously oversaw government affairs at Ford Motor and Softbank, will begin his new role December 1.

Chinese civilian firm starts mass production of Mach 7 missiles at low cost

Beijing-based Lingkong Tianxing Technology releases video showing the YKJ-1000 striking a target in a desert testing range.

Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges

The state-owned Comac has received more funding from its stakeholders, a timely infusion as the company attempts to clear a backlog of C919 orders.

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | US national security focus throws a spanner in the workings of global trade

While attention to legitimate national security interests is justified, trade matters have traditionally been viewed as a parallel sphere.

UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 freighters for safety review after fatal Kentucky crash

The freight firms cite an ‘abundance of caution’ and Boeing’s recommendation after 14 died when an engine fell off a UPS MD-11 plane.

Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for critical minerals

The C5+1 summit marks Washington’s effort to expand influence in a resource-rich region long dominated by Russia and increasingly courted by China.

China’s Chinook-style heavy-duty helicopter drone makes debut with test flight

The Boying T1400 has dual rotors and has been built to withstand extreme temperatures and heavy winds.

Pentagon chief Hegseth wants closer Vietnam ties amid arms dealings

The US has delivered three cutters to the Vietnamese coastguard and three T-6 trainer aircraft, from an order of 12, while intending to do more.

In an international win for China’s C919, Brunei accepts Chinese aviation rules

Recognition of aviation standards, essential for entry into global markets, could pave the way for China’s jets in Southeast Asia.

US defence delays mount as striking Boeing workers reject latest offer

Strike at Boeing’s St Louis-area facilities enters 13th week, with the stalemate postponing deliveries of aircraft like the F-15EX.

Vietnam talks trade with US, Trump, tariffs removed on some goods

In the new deal, the US will maintain its tariff rate on Vietnamese goods at 20 per cent but will identify products where the levy can be reduced to zero.

Boeing picks Mandarin-speaking ex-White House adviser to lead China business

American aviation giant faces headwinds in China, where trade war and safety concerns have led airlines to consider rivals.

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

Editorial | Open inquiry, prompt report needed on fatal crash at Hong Kong airport

A full and transparent investigation and the timely release of its findings will ensure lessons are learned and unfounded rumours laid to rest.

Nasa opens US moon landing contract to rival bidders as SpaceX lags

Citing SpaceX delays, the US space agency is shifting strategy and inviting new proposals for a high-profile crewed moon mission.

Opinion | US national security focus throws a spanner in the workings of global trade