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Boeing is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the U.S.’s largest exporter by dollar value, and one of the largest employers in the United States.
Key Facts
- Type: Publicly traded company
- Industry: Aerospace, Defense
- Founded: July 15, 1916; 107 years ago in Seattle, Washington, USA
- Founders: William E. Boeing, George Conrad Westervelt
- Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, USA (since 2001)
- Key People: Dave Calhoun (President and CEO), Brendan Nelson AO (Senior Vice President)
- Products: Commercial airplanes, military aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, missiles, telecommunications equipment
- Services: Aircraft leasing, maintenance, training, data analytics
Revenue: US$77.79 billion (2023) - Number of employees: 170,688 (2023)
- Website: https://www.boeing.com
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American Airlines is in discussions with both Airbus and Boeing to order up to 100 narrow-body aircraft. According to…
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Spirit AeroSystems, a Tier 1 supplier for Airbus and Boeing, which also provides fuselages for the Boeing 737…
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Akasa Air has become the first non-Ryanair airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX-8-200 after taking delivery of…
Hawaiian Airlines’ first Boeing 787 leaves storage, spotted at PAE
Hawaiian Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 was spotted at Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) after it left its…
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An essential component of modern aircraft making is the element Titanium, chemical symbol Ti. From sections of the fuselage…
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A new sustainability coalition of United States (US) airlines will assist Boeing and NASA with advice on the…
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GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the liveries of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part…
Wisk performs first-ever public demo of fully autonomous eVTOL aircraft: video
Boeing’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, Wisk Aero, has performed the first-ever public demonstration of a fully autonomous…
FAA addresses Boeing 767 inoperative horizontal stabilizer trim switches
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that addresses inoperative manual and…
Air India finalizes LEAP engines deal to power new Airbus and Boeing fleet
Air India and CFM International have recently inked an agreement finalizing the purchase of over 800 LEAP engines…
Cabo Verde Airlines rebuilds fleet with first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
The West African carrier, Cabo Verde Airlines, has received its first ever Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as…
Malaysia Airlines to receive first new aircraft since 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX
Malaysia Airlines unveiled its upcoming Boeing 737 MAX, which is expected to be delivered in a month’s time. The…