Boeing is selling three subsidiaries—Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid—to Archer Aviation in exchange for nearly 20% equity stake in the electric aircraft startup. The deal adds a profitable defense business generating over $200 million in annual revenue to Archer's portfolio as Boeing refocuses on core commercial and defense operations.
The Federal Aviation Administration granted certification to Boeing's 737 Max 7 jetliner on August 3, 2026, clearing the smallest variant of the Max family for commercial service after nearly a decade of delays stemming from safety reviews and new requirements imposed following two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019.
United Nations experts have verified that Boeing 727 aircraft previously identified by Reuters as connected to a U.S. military contractor's network were used to transport mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft U.N. report scheduled for September publication.
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a private research lab jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors, adding silicon-spin qubit expertise as a second hardware track alongside its existing superconducting quantum computing technology.
Pakistani authorities located the wreckage of K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737 freighter that disappeared over the Arabian Sea after reporting navigation system problems. All five crew members aboard the aircraft, which was traveling from Sharjah, UAE to Karachi, remain missing as rescue operations continue.
