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Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Alaska Airlines announced a historic airplane order on Jan 7, 2026 that becomes Alaska's largest-ever purchase.

The agreement includes 105 Boeing 737-10 airplanes with options for 35 more, plus 5 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The order brings Alaska's 737 MAX order book to 174 airplanes and its 787 order book to 12 widebodies. Alaska currently operates 248 737 airplanes and has five 787 Dreamliners in service.

The airlines said the 737-10 will support high-density domestic routes and fleet modernization, while the 787s enable expanded long-haul service to Europe and Asia and support plans to serve at least 12 international destinations in the coming years.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced a renewed three-year Platinum Level sponsorship with the Experimental Aircraft Association for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, continuing Boeing Plaza naming rights and free admission for all youth 18 and younger.

Other elements include Boeing as Presenting Sponsor of WomenVenture, support for Airline Crew Check-in, and backing of multiple KidVenture activities; Boeing's formal support of AirVenture began in 2011. The release cites nearly 500,000 youth admissions supported over the past three years and points to Boeing.com and EAA.org for AirVenture 2026 updates.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Airlines conducted flight tests using a United 737-8 as Boeing's 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer to evaluate Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) based digital communications.

Tests ran in late October across U.S. (Houston) and Europe (Edinburgh) to assess IP-based datalink that aims to improve communication between the flight deck, air traffic control and airline operations to reduce congestion, fuel use, cost and emissions. Participants included Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, SITA, Thales, Viasat, ESA, FAA and NASA.

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.