Boeing 777X “exploding doors”: damage greater than expected
Forget the 737 MAX crisis – even the 777X program has not been without its challenges. In September…
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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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In efforts to boost its authority and confidence of global regulators and the wider public, the U.S. Federal…
Turkish Airlines revises fleet forecast: more Boeing, less Airbus
Turkish Airlines has reshuffled its short-haul fleet plans and now expects fewer Airbus A321neos to arrive in 2020,…
Transport Canada official says 737 MAX MCAS system “must go”
In a growing line of whistleblowers and skeptics voicing their concerns before the expected re-certification of the Boeing…
Dubai Airshow 2019 wrap-up: how big was the shopping spree?
Biennial event Dubai Airshow 2019 closed its doors on November 21, 2019. While the event organizers highlight that…
Recap: how Boeing 777X lost Emirates favor
Emirates has officially announced cutting the 777X deal short by a fifth and opting for Dreamliners instead. The…
Boeing told to redesign 737 NG part after Southwest accident
Following a lengthy investigation into the deadly Southwest Airlines (LUV) flight 1380 in April 2018, the U.S. National…
British Airways to take first 787-10 in January 2020
British Airways to take delivery of its new 787-10 Dreamliner in January 2020, while the inaugural route to…
Emirates cuts Boeing 777X order, buys 30 Dreamliners instead
Emirates finalized an order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, while reducing its order for the delayed 777X airliner…
Not afraid of the 737 MAX: Boeing logs first scalable orders
The order book for the Boeing 737 MAX, stagnant since the global grounding of the jet in March…
Dubai Airshow: SunExpress places trust in 737 MAX with new order
In a much-needed win for the company, Boeing announced on November 18, 2019, at the Dubai Airshow it…
Boeing receives first 777X ribs from Strata
Strata Manufacturing (UAE), a composite aero-structures firm, has delivered the first shipset of empennage ribs for the Boeing…
Dubai Airshow: Biman Bangladesh Airlines orders two Boeing 787
The first set of negotiations at the Dubai Airshow 2019 was concluded on November 17, 2019, as Biman…
Emirates to fly A380 in green as nod to sustainability
Emirates Airbus A380 will make a special fly past, opening the first afternoon of Dubai Airshow 2019 flying…
Report claims NASA unnecessarily favored Boeing over SpaceX
A report found that NASA paid Boeing almost $300 million above the prices fixed by the Commercial Crew…
Embraer-Boeing merger delayed by European Commission
The European Commission suspended its investigation into the takeover of Embraer by Boeing, saying it did not receive…
SkyUp Boeing 737 catches fire minutes after landing
Do not rush to exhale a sigh of relief as soon as your flight lands smoothly on the…
Boeing Commercial Airplanes head of communications quits
Boeing has appointed Conrad Chun as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Chun is taking the…