Indian start-up Akasa Air takes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX jet
India’s newest low-cost carrier Akasa Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The plane was…
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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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Boeing announced that it will collaborate with Canadian industry partners to offer the P-8A Poseidon for Canada’s Multi-Mission…
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Germany selects Chinook CH-47F for heavy-lift helicopter requirements
Germany has selected the Chinook CH-47F as its new heavy-lift transport helicopter for the German armed forces, the…
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SpiceJet fined $12,873 for training Boeing 737 MAX pilots on faulty simulator
India’s civil aviation authority has fined airline SpiceJet Rs 10 lakh ($12,873) for training its pilots on a…
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Ethiopian Airlines (EA) and Boeing have announced a further expansion of EA’s all-Boeing freighter fleet. As part…
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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has returned to Earth after successfully completing an orbital flight test to the International…
flydubai boosts fleet with five Boeing 737 MAX jets
flydubai have signed a sale and leaseback (SLB) agreement with Standard Chartered, a British banking and financial services…
UK passengers stood at 58% of pre-crisis levels in Q1 but numbers on the up
The number of passengers flying in and out of British airports totaled 31.4 million in the first quarter…
Indian start-up Akasa Air shows off first Boeing 737 MAX ahead of summer launch
Indian start-up carrier Akasa Air has unveiled pictures of its first Boeing 737 MAX ahead of its summer…
Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks to ISS on key flight test
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS), completing the main goal of its uncrewed…