UAC goes “all in” and signs agreements for 20 MC-21s at MAKS
The Russian conglomerate United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is using the MAKS international air show to showcase its airliner…
Boeing
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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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Qantas to pick BoeingAirbus aircraft for Project Sunrise by 2019
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Indonesia to release final report on Lion Air crash by October
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Boeing CEO: MAX grounding ‒ defining moment for the company
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IAG, Boeing negotiate 737 MAX deliveries to start in 2022
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Air Canada joins Southwest, cuts Boeing 737 MAX flights till 2020
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Boeing reports biggest loss of its history due to 737 MAX crisis
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ET 302 crash victims’ families speak before US Congress
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UK’s first P-8A Poseidon makes maiden flight
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Aeroflot to add Airbus A320neos, remains firm on Boeing 737 MAX
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American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX groundings 4th time
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Ryanair rebrands its Boeing 737 MAX
In the wake of the MAX crisis, Ryanair seems to have switched the name of its aircraft to…
Boeing 737 MAX program loses its manager
Eric Lindblad, Vice President and General Manager of the 737 program, which includes the MAX, is leaving Boeing…