Meanwhile, the U.S. is replacing its turboprop P-3s with the P-8 Poseidon jet, which is based on the widely used Boeing 737 airliner. The Boeing 737 based P-8A is a two engine jet and a much more capable plane. The P-8A has 23 percent more floor space …

South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday that the Boeing jet fell short of its operating needs and reopened the fighter contest in a move that highlights the challenge for global military chiefs of balancing affordability and securing expensive new …

The decision came as a surprise, as Boeing was the sole remaining bidder for the $7.7 billion job. And it's a blow to fighter-jet production in St. Louis, where an estimated 2,000 people work on the F-15's final assembly line and thousands more work at …

N) is favorite to win one of the world's biggest defense deals of the year on Tuesday when South Korea names the winner of an 8.3 trillion won ($7.7 billion) fighter jet tender, with its F-15 Silent Eagle the only candidate within budget. Only under …

"Our air force thinks that we need combat capabilities in response to the latest trend of aerospace technology development centered around the fifth generation fighter jets and to provocations from North Korea," defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea voted against Boeing's (BA.N) F-15 Silent Eagle in its 8.3 trillion won ($7.7 billion) tender for 60 fighter jets, the country's arms procurement agency said on Tuesday, saying it will restart the project. "DAPA…will …

I doubt there is enough room on the apron to fit two Boeing 747s. And should one of them have to turn around under power, I doubt the wooden prefab would withstand the jet blast. I was tut-tutting all this to myself as we lifted off and sped through …

Air New Zealand plans to use one of its regular passenger jets for the Antarctic flights, a Boeing 767-300. Airline spokeswoman Marie Hosking said the jet doesn't need any modifications and that the Antarctic ice runway has the characteristics of a …

Tiny snake grounds Aussie jumbo jet. Hundreds of passengers were grounded for the night after a tiny Asian snake was found on a Qantas Boeing 747 airliner in Australia. … Qantas said the original jet would be fumigated before returning to service in …