Boeing history chronology

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June 30:
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July 8:
The Power On milestone is completed on the first 787 Dreamliner. Power On is a complex series of
tasks and tests that bring electrical power onto the airplane and begin to exercise the use of the
electrical systems.
Congress authorizes allocation of $3.6 billion for an additional 15 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the
U.S. Air Force. The funding is expected to extend C-17 production through August 2010.
Boeing Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, becomes the company’s
first certified U.S. Federal Aviation Administration repair station outside the United States.
Boeing teams with SkyHook International Inc. to develop the JHL-40 (Jess Heavy Lifter), a new
commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft for transporting equipment and materials in remote regions. The heliumfilled
envelope is sized to support the weight of the vehicle and fuel without payload. It can lift 40-ton
sling load and carry it up to 200 miles without refueling.
July 11: The AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter makes its first flight at a ceremony attended by more than 300
people at the company’s Apache production facility in Mesa, Ariz.
July 14:
July 15:
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July 21:
July 21:
July 24:
The first Boeing 777 Freighter makes its first flight.
Boeing completes a major communications upgrade on the first of five Saudi E-3 Airborne Warning and
Control System (AWACS) aircraft as part of a $49.2 million contract.
The first 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft modified by Turkish Aerospace Industries in
Ankara for Turkey’s Peace Eagle program makes its first flight.
Boeing announces that DIRECTV Inc. has taken on-orbit delivery of the DIRECTV 11 satellite, which will
continue to expand DIRECTV’s industry-leading lineup of high-definition television channels and services
to millions of households in the United States.
Qatar Armed Forces orders a C-17 Globemaster III airlifter.
Boeing signs a commercial contract with the government of Germany for the production of
LJDAM and integration support on Tornado aircraft, marking the first international sale of the LJDAM
weapon system.
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