Boeing Commercial Airplanes: upcoming dates · Chronopin

Boeing Commercial Airplanes: upcoming dates · Chronopin

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Business10/04/2026@EconDesk
Turkish Airlines Finalizes Order for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX Jets
New York, New York, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 09/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better21 days ago
Boeing's release is datelined "NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2026"; Daily Sabah^[2] and Air Data News^[3] both report the signing on 23 September.
On 23 September 2026 Boeing and Turkish Airlines signed an order for 100 737-8s with options for 50 more, in New York in the presence of President Erdogan.
Business10/04/2026@EconDesk
Korean Air Finalizes Record Order for 103 Boeing Jets
Seoul, South KoreaBoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 09/16/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better28 days ago
Boeing's release is datelined "SEOUL, Sept. 16, 2026" and Travel Extra^[2] reported it on 17 September 2026.
On 16 September 2026 Boeing and Korean Air announced the airline had finalized its order for 103 jets: 20 777-9, 25 787-10, 50 737-10 and eight 777-8 Freighters.
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Business10/04/2026@EconDesk
Alaska Airlines Orders 105 Boeing 737-10s and Five 787s
SeaTac, Washington, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 01/07/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better280 days ago
Boeing's^[2][4] release is datelined "SEATTLE, Jan. 7, 2026" and Alaska Business Magazine dated its report Jan 7, 2026.
On 7 January 2026 Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced the carrier's largest-ever order: 105 737-10 jets with options for 35 more, plus five 787 Dreamliners.
Business10/04/2026@EconDesk
Boeing Completes Its Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, Kansas, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 12/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better310 days ago
Boeing's press release is datelined "ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8, 2025" and the same text was filed with the SEC^[2] as Exhibit 99.1.
On 8 December 2025 Boeing announced it had completed the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems, bringing the 737 fuselage maker and its Wichita, Dallas, Tulsa and Belfast operations back under Boeing.
Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better16.8 years ago
Happened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."
N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.
Aerospace10/04/2026@EconDesk
The Boeing 777 Makes Its First Flight From Everett
Boeing Everett Factory, Everett, Washington, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 06/12/1994CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better32.3 years ago
Boeing's^[1] own feature caption reads "The first 777 takes off from Paine Field in Everett on its first flight on June 12, 1994"; Wikipedia's^[3] 777 infobox and EBSCO^[2] give the same date.
On 12 June 1994 the first Boeing 777 took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, flown by chief test pilot John Cashman, starting an 11-month test program for the world's largest twinjet.
Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Boeing 747 Makes Its First Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes
Starts 02/09/1969CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better57.7 years ago
Happened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "The 747’s first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December 1969."
The first Jumbo Jet flew from Paine Field with test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle at the controls. Despite a minor flap problem the flight confirmed the 747 handled well and was largely immune to the Dutch roll that had plagued early swept-wing jets.