Japan Airlines’ potential widebody order could include Boeing and Airbus jets
Japan Airlines (JAL) is reportedly in the final stages of a potential order for long-haul widebody aircraft. According…
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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
FAA chief says factory visit shows Boeing’s focus on production over safety
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Whitaker has spoken of a recent visit to Boeing’s facilities in which…
United close to securing Airbus A321neos from lessors in wake of MAX 10 delays
United Airlines is close to securing multiple Airbus A321neos through aircraft lease agreements, Bloomberg News reports. According to…
Boeing CEO unable to tell NTSB exactly who reinstalled door plug on Alaska 737-9
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jeniffer Homendy has said in a letter to the United States…
United tells Boeing to swap 737 MAX 10 build for MAX 9s; A321 talks confirmed
Boeing has been instructed by United Airlines to build more 737 MAX 9 aircraft for the carrier, rather…
Condor brings 33-year-long enduring partnership with Boeing 767-300ER to a close
The last Condor operated Boeing 767-300ER flew for the final time after an enduring partnership that stretches back to…
NTSB to hear sworn testimonies at public hearing into 737-9 door plug blowout
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hear sworn testimonies at a two-day investigative hearing into the Alaska…
Air New Zealand suspends Boeing 787 US route, carrier blames engine frustrations
Air New Zealand has announced that it will suspend its US route from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Chicago…
United Airlines B777-300 bound for SFO returns to Sydney after mechanical issues
A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was forced to return to Sydney Kingsford…
DoJ opens criminal investigation into 737 MAX blowout, Alaska ‘not the target’
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout…
United B777 loses tire shortly after takeoff, tire crashed into cars: video
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft bound for Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka had to divert to…
United Airlines pilot prompts NTSB probe into Boeing 737 MAX 8 rudder defect
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a preliminary report into an incident involving “stuck” rudders on…
Boeing responds after NTSB says 737 door plug documents and staff names withheld
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy has told lawmakers at the US Senate Commerce Committee,…
Boeing lands first ever African Boeing 777X order from Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first carrier on the African continent to place an order for the Boeing…
United Airlines pilot diverts Boeing 737 as flames burst from engine: video
A United Airlines pilot initiated an emergency landing in the United States (US) after flames began to burst…
FAA completes six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems: results
A six-week audit, carried out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems has discovered…
Two Qantas Boeing 737s collide while passengers disembark stationary aircraft
Two Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft collided at Perth Airport (PER) in Australia as passengers on one of the…
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems open talks to remerge, Airbus A220 factory fate
Boeing and Spirt AeroSystems have both confirmed that talks have begun to potentially remerge the companies. Boeing believes…