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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
US Air Force awards Boeing with 5-year $91 million contract
Boeing has secured a 5-year, $91 million contract with the US Air Force which will allow the aircraft…
Air New Zealand brings back a B777-300ER after nearly 600 days in hibernation
Air New Zealand is bringing one of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft back into service, after grounding the fleet…
Boeing buys 2 million gallons of SAF for its commercial operations
Boeing announced that it had entered into a purchase agreement with aviation fuels provider EPIC Fuels for two…
Boeing to showcase 777X at Singapore Airshow 2022
Boeing has announced Singapore Airshow 2022 would be the second international venue to feature the Boeing 777X widebody.…
EXCLUSIVE | SmartLynx to expand fleet with Boeing 737 MAX
Charter and ACMI operator SmartLynx Airlines announced that it has signed an agreement to lease two Boeing 737…
Icelandair aims for return to net profit in 2022
Icelandair is aiming to return to net profit in 2022, after starting on a path to recovering from…
GE Aviation and Boeing partner to test hybrid electric systems
GE Aviation and Boeing have partnered to test hybrid electric propulsion systems through ground and flight demonstrations using…
Spain receives its first upgraded Chinook CH-47F helicopter
Boeing has delivered the Spanish Army’s first remanufactured CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the headquarters of the Spanish Army…
Ethiopian Airlines reactivates its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines has commenced reactivation of its Boeing 737 MAX fleet. The 737 MAX, which is the first…
Southwest cuts schedules, boosts pay to deal with Omicron, staffing issues
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is feeling the pain from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and staffing issues. The US…
Cargo boom drives record annual profit for Korean Air
Bucking the COVID-19 gloom, Korean Air has reported record annual and quarterly profits, driven by its cargo operations. Korean…
Boeing paid $400M charge for KC-46 in 2021
Boeing disclosed $402 million pre-tax in charges for the troubled KC-46A Pegasus tanker in 2021. While less costly…
5G could cause ‘unsafe condition’ for three Boeing models, FAA warns
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) prohibiting Boeing 747-8, 747-8F and 777 airplanes from…
Boeing reduces losses, sees slow recovery in 2021
Boeing lost $4 billion but increased revenue to $62 billion in 2021, the company’s yearly report indicates. That is…
Brazil’s GOL signs financing for 12 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has agreed financing of up to $600 million to fund the purchase of 12 new…
Boeing invests $450M in self-flying electric air taxi firm Wisk
Boeing is to invest almost half a billion dollars into US self-flying electric air taxi developer Wisk. Wisk, which…
SB-1 Defiant completes testing program
The prototype of the SB-1 Defiant helicopter has completed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) mission profile flights intended…