2015 Event Airplane debris is found off the coast of France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean; officials believe the debris is from a Boeing 777 and may be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a year ago without a trace 2015 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station complete a tricky cable installation project to prepare for addition of docking ports; the ports will be able to receive manned commercial space capsules such as those launched by SpaceX and Boeing 2014 Event NASA outsources its role in space travel by awarding a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing and a $2.6 billion contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to shuttle astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station 2013 Event A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet 2013 Event The biggest version of Boeing's Dreamliner plane, the 787-10, debuts at the Paris Air show; over 100 orders, worth over $30 billion, are placed 2012 Event After a classified 469-day orbital mission, the U.S. air force's robotic Boeing X-37-B spaceplane returns to Earth 2011 Event First Air fails in an attempt to land a Boeing 737 in poor conditions; 12 of 15 people die after the plane crashes near Canada's Resolute Bay 2011 Event A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed and split in to at the Chaddi Jagan International Airport; no one was injured 2011 Event The 2011 Paris Air Show features the international debut of the new Boeing 747-8 2007 Event Boeing launches it's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner 1994 Event U.S. Air Boeing 737 crashes at Pittsburgh Airport, killing all 132 on board 1993 Death Frank J Del Giudice, U.S. industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77 1993 Event 1,000 Boeing 747 jumbo planes produced 1993 Event Boeing 737-500 crashes in South Korea, 66 killed 1993 Event Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellin Colombia, kills 132 1993 Event Boeing 737 crashes at Aurangabad, kills 56 1992 Event Libyan MIG-23UB attacks Boeing 727 at Souk al-Sabt, 158 die 1992 Event Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141 1991 Event Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei 1991 Event Austrian Boeing 767-300 explodes at Bangkok, 223 die 1991 Event 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs 1990 Event Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya 1989 Event Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight 1989 Event U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die 1989 Event U.S. Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain, 145 die 1989 Event Boeing 737-400 crashes in England, 46 die 1988 Event Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess 1988 Event United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s 1987 Event South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die 1986 Event 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes 1985 Event Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed 1985 Event U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists 1985 Event Japanese Boeing 747SR crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) 1985 Event Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die 1983 Event Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185 1983 Event Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet 1982 Event Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing 153 1981 Event Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified 1981 Event Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 1978 Event Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183 1978 Event PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die 1978 Event Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia 1977 Event W German commandos liberate Boeing 737, 86 hostages at Mogadishu 1977 Event Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747 1977 Event 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am and KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582 1977 Event 1st flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) 1977 Event Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight 1975 Event 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao 1974 Event Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died 1973 Event Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait 1973 Event Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed 1972 Event Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2 1971 Event Japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162 1971 Event Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration 1970 Event 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels 1970 Event American Airlines' 1st flight of a Boeing 747 1970 Event 1st commercial Boeing 747 flight, New York to London in 6 hours 1970 Event World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight 1970 Event Panama Boeing 747 1st flight NY-London 1970 Event Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage 1969 Event Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City) 1969 Event 1st Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1968 Event 1st Boeing 747 rolls out 1968 Event South Africa Boeing 707 crashes at Windhoek, 122 killed 1967 Event 1st Boeing 737 rolls out 1966 Event Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s 1965 Event Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121 1964 Event Dick Weber rolls highest bowling game in air (Boeing 707) 1963 Event 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet 1962 Event 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place 1962 Event French Boeing 707 crashes at Guadeloupe, 113 killed 1962 Event Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 1954 Event 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707) 1945 Event Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany 1944 Event 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump" 1941 Event Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas 1940 Birthday Dany Saval, born in Oakland California, actress, Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot 1938 Event Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown, Eddie Allen 1934 Event Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 1933 Event 1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247 1916 Event Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash 1916 Event Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time 1881 Birthday William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co, Boeing
