Business
Who will launch first — Boeing or SpaceX?
NASA trained, Boeing employee Chris Ferguson hopes to make history as a company astronaut.
Nation-World
Dozens heard Amelia Earhart’s final, chilling pleas for help
A historic aircraft recovery group analyzed radio calls heard in the days after Earhart disappeared.
Nation-World
Salty water is buried beneath Martian landscape, study says
Scientists don’t know if it’s an underground pool, an aquifer-like body, or just a layer of sludge.
Business
Boeing faces setback with spacecraft for NASA astronauts
During a test of its emergency abort system in June, officials discovered a propellant leak.
Nation-World
Gala opens countdown to 50th anniversary of 1st moon landing
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin didn’t attend because ongoing legal matters associated with the foundation.
Local News
Paine Field to briefly close main runway
The temporary shutdown is needed after work applying a fog seal treatment didn’t perform as expected.
Business
Metal or composite 797 fuselage? Boeing says it’s not decided
An earlier report said the company was leaning toward metal, which would have favored Everett.
Business
A Boeing 797 built with metal fuselage could favor Everett
The planemaker faces competition from cheaper derivative models of Airbus’s A321 and A330 airplanes.
Business
Boeing, Airbus report roaring sales at close of Farnborough
Boeing announced a total of 673 orders and commitments for planes.
Business
Boeing will take the controls at the Future of Flight museum
The county’s contract with the current operator, the Institute of Flight, is expiring.
Nation-World
New Air Force One will be red, white and blue, Trump says
The present light-blue color scheme on the Everett-built 747s was chosen by President Kennedy.
Northwest
Alaska spaceport shortlisted for Rocket Lab launch site
The company hopes to have monthly oribial launches of its Electron rocket.
Business
Boeing wins $12.7 billion deal with VietJet Aviation
The agreement covers 80 of Boeing’s 737 Max 10 planes and 20 of the 737 Max 8 models.
Business
Boeing rewriting business model as 797 plans take shape
The company hopes to make money not only by building and selling the plane but from keeping it…
Business
As Boeing 797 nears, GE ‘wrestling’ with what to do on engines
General Electric said it’s not convinced there will be enough demand for the airplane.
Business
Bitter Rivals Airbus and Boeing agree: No one wins trade war
Boeing’s CEO said resolving the dispute is essential because the industry relies on the free flow of goods.
Local News
Alaska Airlines had hangar at Paine long before new terminal
Retirees recall fixing engines and maintaining airplanes in what’s now Flying Heritage Museum.
Business
Boeing and Airbus bring swagger and strategy to air show
The Farnborough air show outside London is an unpredictable inflection point in their aerospace rivalry.
Northwest
Man charged with pointing laser at aircraft pleads guilty
He pointed a laser beam at planes as they landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Local News
Gallery: Arlington Fly-In
The 50th annual Arlington Fly-In is this weekend, July 6-8, at Arlington Municipal Airport.