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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
Boeing’s latest orders and deliveries report paints a mixed picture for the firm
Boeing’s latest orders and deliveries report paints a mixed picture as the planemaker goes through one of the…
FAA rules over 2,600 Boeing 737s must be checked over oxygen mask concerns
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered that more than 2,600 Boeing 737 aircraft are checked, over concerns…
Boeing assess guilty plea repercussions with US Defense Department: reports
Boeing is in talks with the US Defense Department to assess any repercussions on current and future contracts…
Boeing will plead guilty to criminal charge over two 737 MAX crash tragedies
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge in relation to two 737 MAX 8 crash…
Turkish Airlines orders four Boeing 777Fs in response to growing global demand
Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 Freighters with the airline citing a growing…
Air Canada acquires eight new Boeing 737 MAX 8s in effort to strengthen network
Air Canada will welcome eight brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after completing an agreement with lessor, BOC…
Spirit AeroSystems CEO says new Boeing company will be ‘faster and more nimble’
Spirit AeroSystems CEO Pat Shanahan has said that the new Boeing company will be “faster and more nimble”…
Hostage passengers sue British Airways over landing during 1990 Iraqi invasion
British Airways passengers and crew members are taking legal action against the airline and the British government over…
Boeing and Airbus to split up struggling supplier Spirit AeroSystems
Boeing has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.7…
Boeing exec blamed paperwork for door plug blowout in briefing that irked NTSB
Comments made by a Boeing executive during a media briefing that irked the NTSB included the claim that…
Boeing restarts 777 and 787 deliveries to China, 737 MAX set to resume soon
Boeing has been given the green light to resume deliveries of 777 freighters and 787 Dreamliners to China…
NTSB castigates Boeing for sharing non-public info to media on door plug probe
The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has castigated Boeing after discovering officials disclosed non-public information regarding the Alaska…
Boeing proposes using stock to buyout Spirit AeroSystems as talks near end
As talks reportedly near their end, Boeing has proposed using mostly company stock to purchase supplier Spirit AeroSystems…
US prosecutors advise DOJ to bring criminal charges against Boeing: reports
Federal prosecutors in the United States (US) have recommended to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that criminal charges…
Boeing reallocates engineering staff to accelerate aircraft deliveries
Reports indicate that Boeing has reallocated its engineering staff to support ongoing commercial development programs and expedite aircraft…
Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims urge DOJ to issue $24B fine
Families of some of the victims that perished in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019…
South Korea receives first batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
The first batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft arrived at the Pohang Naval Air Command in South…