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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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US, EU threaten tariffs amid Airbus, Boeing dispute
U.S. Trade Representative is proposing additional duties to be imposed on a list of EU-made products, including Airbus…
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After canceling orders of dozens of planes, Etihad Airways is now reportedly looking to raise $600 million to…
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects to receive Boeing 737 MAX final software fix in the coming “weeks”,…
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More problems for Boeing as Singapore Airlines Ground Boeing 787 Seems like the worst PR year for Boeing…
First mission for the French A330 “Phénix”
The A330 MRTT “Phénix” tanker aircraft was used for the first time in operation by the French Air…
Ethiopian 737 MAX: the MCAS was activated before the crash
The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), the flight stabilization system that prevents a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from…