Boeing outperforms Airbus in orders in Q1 2023
While Airbus and Boeing delivered a similar number of aircraft in Q1 2023, Boeing surpassed Airbus in net…
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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
Will commercial aircraft soon be flown by a single pilot?
Airlines and manufacturers have been testing the likelihood of, and the technology for implementing, single pilot operations in…
Boeing plans to ramp up monthly 737 MAX production rate to 38 by mid-2023
Boeing plans to increase the monthly production rate of the 737 MAX from 31 to 38 by mid-2023,…
Icelandair orders Airbus A321XLR, looks to lease A321LR as replacement for Boeing 757s
Icelandair has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 13 A321XLR aircraft,…
FAA issues final rule AD to prevent potential 737 MAX fuel tank explosions
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Boeing…
Boeing scraps CEO David Calhoun’s 777X performance bonus
Boeing’s Board of Directors issued a proxy statement prior to the upcoming annual shareholders meeting on April 18,…
FAA issues AD to address potential KC-46 critical function loss
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potentially unsafe…
Boeing resumes 767F deliveries after three-month hiatus
Boeing has resumed deliveries of the Boeing 767F, delivering the first aircraft of the type after a three-month…
Jill Biden’s aircraft returned to DEN due to windshield crack
A Boeing C-40B Clipper, an aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), carrying Jill Biden…
Qatar Airways’ first Boeing 737 MAX spotted in full colors
The livery of the first Qatar Airways Boeing 737 MAX was spotted on social media, as the aircraft…
Boeing plans to ramp up production of 737 MAX ‘very soon’
The head of Boeing’s commercial arm has confirmed that the company plans to ramp up production of the…
Loyal wingmen: the cyberpunk future of aerial warfare
A swarm of small, fast, cockpit-less fighter jets are flying in a tight circle around an F-35 Lightning…
China Southern Airlines plans to increase Boeing and Airbus order
China Southern Airlines will reportedly add over 200 Boeing and Airbus single-aisle jets over three years.Details regarding the…
International pilot unions join forces against single-pilot operations
Several pilot unions, including the International Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), European Cockpit Association (ECA), and International Federation…
FAA looks to address potential fuel leaks from Boeing 737’s APU
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an Airworthiness Directive (AD), addressing potential damage to the…
American Airlines cuts Madrid flights citing 787 Dreamliner delivery delays
A major US-based air carrier American Airlines is cutting passenger flights to Madrid in Spain citing delays in…
How the Boeing 737 MAX was quietly ungrounded in China
On March 10, 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, registered as ET-AVJ, plunged to the ground shortly…
Boeing 777X certification continues to progress: EASA
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Executive Director Patrick Ky has indicated that the certification progress of…