Tag: Boeing

Boeing Commits $50 Million to Innovation Campus to Become First Foundational Partner

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing has been named as the first foundational partner of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. A $50 million, multiyear commitment from the company will help jump-start Virginia Tech’s effort to create the most diverse graduate technology campus in the United States. Boeing’s commitment will provide student scholarships, foster the recruitment of world-class faculty and researchers, and fund STEM pathway programs for underserved K-12 students looking to pursue a college degree and enter high-tech career sectors. “We are extremely grateful to Boeing for this extraordinarily generous show of…

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Boeing Commits to Deliver Commercial Airplanes Ready to Fly on 100% Sustainable Fuels

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing is setting an ambitious target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes are capable and certified to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100% sustainable fuels to address the urgent challenge of climate change. According to the Air Transport Action Group, U.S. Department of Energy and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% over the fuel’s life cycle with the potential to…

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UK Startup Accelerator Welcomes 10 New Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The ATI Boeing Accelerator welcomes 10 companies this week to its second three-month programme, providing startups access to leading industry strategists and technical experts, a global mentoring network and a Boeing investment. They join the companies from the first cohort, which have raised £6.3 million additional investment and created more than 30 jobs, and gone on to partner with businesses including Rolls-Royce and Chevron Technology Ventures. The startups for the second cohort were selected from nearly 200 applications in more than 40 countries and locations ranging from Inverness and Hull…

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