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Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Airlines completed flight tests of an Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) based digital communications system using a United 737-8 as Boeing's 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer. Testing ran in late October through mid-November 2025 with U.S. flights based in Houston and European flights based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The tests involved government agencies, suppliers and academia (including FAA, ESA, NASA, Collins, Honeywell, SITA, Thales and Viasat) and are described as the final step in a decade-long development effort to prepare the technology to enter operational service to improve flight-deck, ATC and operations-center communications.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Royal Australian Air Force achieved a first-of-its-kind autonomous air-to-air weapon engagement on December 9, 2025, when an MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA, teamed with an E-7A Wedgetail and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, destroyed a fighter-class target drone using a Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM.

The mission used crewed-uncrewed teaming: an E-7A operator assumed custodianship and authorized the MQ-28 to fire after sensor and targeting data were shared across all three platforms. Boeing said the integration and live weapon employment were developed and fielded in under eight months.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Royal Australian Air Force announced a successful autonomous air-to-air weapon engagement by an MQ-28 Ghost Bat on Dec. 9, 2025. The MQ-28 teamed with an E-7A Wedgetail and an F/A-18F Super Hornet to destroy a fighter-class target drone using a Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM.

Key points: the E-7A assumed custodianship for safety and authorization, the F/A-18F provided sensor tracking and shared targeting data, and Boeing said the mission demonstrates mature MQ-28 combat autonomy and integration with 4th–6th generation platforms. Boeing said the system was developed using open architectures and was integrated, tested and employed in under eight months.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) completed its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on Dec 8, 2025. The deal moves Spirit's Boeing-related commercial operations—including 737 fuselages and major structures for 767, 777 and 787—into Boeing's Commercial Airplanes unit and folds aftermarket businesses into Global Services.

Boeing said it will establish Spirit Defense as an independent supplier within Boeing Defense, Space & Security, retain Short Brothers in Belfast as a Boeing-branded subsidiary, and integrate operations in Wichita, Dallas, Tulsa and Prestwick. Approximately 15,000 teammates across five sites join Boeing.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced that Bradley D. Tilden was elected to its Board of Directors effective Dec. 3, 2025. Tilden, 64, is the former chairman, president and CEO of Alaska Air Group and will join Boeing's Aerospace Safety and Finance committees.

Tilden served 31 years at Alaska Air Group with senior roles including CFO, president of Alaska Airlines, CEO beginning in 2012 and executive chairman in 2021. He is the 12th board member and the 10th new director added since 2019 as part of Boeing's board refreshment efforts.

The announcement highlights board experience in safety, finance, aerospace, engineering, cyber and supply chain oversight and reiterates Boeing's stated commitment to safety, quality and integrity.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) won a Foreign Military Sales contract to build 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces in a deal valued at nearly $4.7 billion. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2028. Poland will become the 19th global Apache operator and will field the largest Apache fleet outside the United States; it currently leases eight aircraft from the U.S. Army.

The agreement includes an offset with local industry for maintenance and support, training programs, and a composite laboratory. Boeing noted more than 1,300 Apaches operate worldwide and cited recent deliveries to Australia, India and Morocco.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave will speak at the UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference on December 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

The event will be webcast and a transcript will be posted in the Events and Presentations section of the Boeing investor website. Participants are advised to verify webcast access before the start time. Contact emails for investor and media inquiries are provided.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and flydubai announced on November 19, 2025 a Memorandum of Understanding for a fourth 737 MAX purchase: 75 firm orders plus 75 options. The deal aims to modernize flydubai's fleet and support network expansion; flydubai currently operates 96 Boeing 737 aircraft and serves over 135 destinations. The MoU highlights use of 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10 types and complements flydubai's 2023 widebody order for 30 787 Dreamliner jets. The agreement is subject to finalization and does not disclose price or delivery timing.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) projects the Middle East airplane fleet will more than double by 2044 as regional passenger traffic rises above 10% of global demand, driven by tourism, trade and hub investment. Boeing's 2025 Commercial Market Outlook forecasts 2,950 new deliveries (2025–2044) including 1,430 single-aisle, 1,370 widebody, 30 regional jets and 120 freighters. The report also cites nearly 1,400 widebody passenger jets needed, about 185 freighter deliveries with ~75% large twin-engine freighters, $455 billion in commercial services demand and 234,000 new aviation personnel required through 2044.