33,000 Boeing workers begin strike after overwhelmingly rejecting new contract
A vote on a new labor contract has resulted in the biggest strike at Boeing for 16 years,…
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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
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Boeing aims to avoid strikes with contract to build next new jet in Washington
Union members at Boeing will vote on a new tentative agreement negotiated between the International Association of Machinists…
NASA: Boeing Starliner returns to Earth, stunning footage captures ISS undocking
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Boeing offers CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to Poland
Boeing is formally offering the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to Poland to support the country’s heavy transport needs. …
NASA confirms Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft to depart ISS on Friday
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Oman Air takes delivery of first of three new Boeing 787-9s scheduled for 2024
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NASA opts for uncrewed Starliner return due to safety concerns
NASA announced that Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth without the two astronauts currently aboard, in order…
Decision over Boeing Starliner’s return now imminent following frank discussions
A decision over the fate of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and its crew, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams,…
Atlas Air secures three Boeing 747-8 Freighters in response to e-commerce boom
US cargo airline Atlas Air has secured the services of three Boeing 747-8 Freighters through a long-term finance…
FAA to inspect Boeing 787 Dreamliners after mid-air drop injures 50 passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it will require the inspection of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a…
Boeing pauses 777X flight testing due to damage to one of the jets structures
Boeing has temporarily stopped flight tests of its 777X aircraft after discovering damage in one of the jets’…