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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
A difficult return to the sky for Boeing 737 MAX
The CEO of Boeing apologized to the families of the two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people…
Boeing CEO says 777X not yet affected by 737 MAX crisis
Boeing CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg says that controversy surrounding cooperation between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Embraer to become Boeing Brasil – Commercial
Once the takeover by Boeing is enforced, the commercial division of Embraer will be renamed Boeing Brasil –…
Air New Zealand orders 8 Dreamliners to replace 777s
Air New Zealand has just signed a commitment for eight Dreamliners, boosting the worth of Boeing’s backlog by…
Biggest 737 MAX operators get impatient with grounding
Boeing 737 MAX biggest clients are getting impatient with the prolonged grounding of the jets. More airlines are…
Three Chinese airlines claim 737 MAX compensation from Boeing
The three main Chinese airlines, China Southern, China Eastern, and Air China, have sent a formal request to…
Boeing 737 MAX: did a bird strike affect the MCAS?
A new theory has emerged regarding the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX: a bird strike…
Boeing recognizes defects in 737 MAX software simulators
For the first time since the crashes of Lionair and Ethiopian Airlines that involved the Boeing 737 MAX,…
737 MAX software update is ready, says Boeing
The Boeing 737 MAX software update development is completed, the United States planemaker announced on May 16, 2019.…
Boeing 737 MAX: FAA defends its processes, blames pilots
In a hearing in front of the House of Representatives, acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration Daniel…
Copa Airlines reaffirms its confidence in Boeing 737 MAX planes
The Panamanian airline Copa Airlines expects the world fleet of MAX airplanes (and of which they have 6) to…
GCAA unable to give Boeing 737 MAX “unbanning date”
The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on May 9, 2019, that it was unable…
Biman Airlines plane skids off runway in Myanmar, 17 injured
A Bombardier Dash 8 from the Bangladeshi flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway at Yangon…
Boeing estimates the cost of 737 MAX grounding at $1 billion
While presenting its financial results for the first quarter of 2019, Boeing estimated the price of the 737…
Boeing 737 MAX update: authorities set date for review
An international committee, composed of nine aviation regulators, including the FAA and the EASA, will start their joint…
Last test flight before Boeing 737 MAX new certification [Video]
Boeing carried out the final test of its 737 MAX with the modified MCAS anti-stall system on April…
Trump advises Boeing to rebrand 737 MAX
On April 15, 2019, the United States president Donald Trump took to Twitter to offer Boeing some advice…