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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

Indonesia

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Science

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Aviation accidents

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

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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

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

An animation released by Lingkong Tianxing Technology shows eight missiles flying in formation towards Japan. Photo: Handout

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

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

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

US President Donald Trump gestures during the American Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Centre Arena in Miami, Florida, US, on November 5. Photo: Reuters

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

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane sits idle on the tarmac on Wednesday at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

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

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

Vietnam’s Defense Minister Phan Van Giang (right) and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shake hands during a welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Hanoi on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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

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

An estimated 1,855 Boeing planes are operating in China, where the company has done business for some 50 years. Photo: Reuters

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

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

Steven Yiu, Airport Authority Hong Kong’s executive director of airport operations, speaks during a press briefing at the city’s airport about an Emirates cargo plane that veered off the runway, on October 20. Photo Jelly Tse

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

The US space agency’s Artemis programme hopes to return humans to the moon. File photo: Reuters

Accidents and personal safety

2 dead after Emirates plane veers off Hong Kong runway into sea - as it happened

At about 3.50am, cargo flight swerves off Hong Kong airport’s north runway and hits ground patrol vehicle before partially landing in the sea.

20 Oct 2025 - 2:38PMvideocam

Accidents and personal safety

Developing | 2 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

Police believe Emirates cargo plane struck vehicle while landing at Hong Kong International Airport. North runway is temporarily closed.

20 Oct 2025 - 7:47AM

US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s tariff tirade is nothing more than hurtful political theatre

The Trump administration’s escalation is less of an economic strategy and more showmanship, designed to mask its own ineptitude.

13 Oct 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

India

‘No dirty business’ in Air India probe, minister says after pilot’s father’s plea

The flight captain’s father complained that investigators implied his son cut the fuel supply to the plane’s engines after take-off.

7 Oct 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

India

Indian pilots demand answers after Boeing 787 mid-air power scare

Regulator urged to inspect all Dreamliners for electrical issues after unexpected RAT deployment on an Air India flight to the UK.

7 Oct 2025 - 9:23AMvideocam

China’s C919 passenger plane

With China’s C919 jet facing order delays, is Boeing waiting in the wings?

C919 engine supply issues, mutual desire for trade breakthrough may lead Chinese airlines to buy planes from US giant, analysts said.

3 Oct 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

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Boeing

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

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

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.

2 dead after Emirates plane veers off Hong Kong runway into sea - as it happened

At about 3.50am, cargo flight swerves off Hong Kong airport’s north runway and hits ground patrol vehicle before partially landing in the sea.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Developing | 2 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

Police believe Emirates cargo plane struck vehicle while landing at Hong Kong International Airport. North runway is temporarily closed.

Opinion | Trump’s tariff tirade is nothing more than hurtful political theatre

The Trump administration’s escalation is less of an economic strategy and more showmanship, designed to mask its own ineptitude.

‘No dirty business’ in Air India probe, minister says after pilot’s father’s plea

The flight captain’s father complained that investigators implied his son cut the fuel supply to the plane’s engines after take-off.

Indian pilots demand answers after Boeing 787 mid-air power scare

Regulator urged to inspect all Dreamliners for electrical issues after unexpected RAT deployment on an Air India flight to the UK.

With China’s C919 jet facing order delays, is Boeing waiting in the wings?

C919 engine supply issues, mutual desire for trade breakthrough may lead Chinese airlines to buy planes from US giant, analysts said.

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

Developing | 2 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea