Ashanti, Zotus Group partnership sees Ghana Airlines on course for 2023 launch
The Ghanaian government has awarded Ashanti Airlines and its operational and financial partner Zotus Group a tender to…
Boeing
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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
FAA forms 24-expert group to review Boeing safety management processes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a group of aviation experts who will review safety-related issues at…
Egyptian Air Force to purchase 12 new CH-47F Chinooks from Boeing
Boeing was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to produce 12 new units of CH-47F Chinook…
Hawaiian Airlines orders two Boeing 787s while deferring deliveries
Hawaiian Airlines ordered two additional Boeing 787s, supplementing its previous order for 10 aircraft of the type. However,…
French BEA agrees with NTSB on Ethiopian 737 MAX report lacking crew factors
Similar to the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil…
How Airbus and Boeing attempted to conquer China’s civil aviation skies
December 9, 2022, marked a monumental day for China’s commercial aviation industry when the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of…
Looking to prevent fuel tank explosions on the Boeing 747, FAA issues AD
Following inspections by Boeing plus reports received by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency has issued an…
NTSB criticizes Ethiopian 737 MAX crash report
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) publicly criticized the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) for omitting its…
BOC Aviation announces order of 40 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation announced that it entered into an agreement with Boeing to purchase an additional…
Ethiopian 737 MAX crash: investigation blames production quality defects
The Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) released its final report on the crash of Flight ET302, sharing…
AD focuses on possible flight crew hypoxia on the Boeing 737
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new directive to address the failure of cabin altitude pressure…
FAA addresses unsafe Boeing 747 wing and landing gear condition
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to address two unsafe conditions on all…
Boeing resumes 777X test flights after two-month hiatus
Boeing has resumed test flights for the 777X wide-body aircraft following a two-month hiatus. The flight test program…
Bombardier CEO airs ‘concern’ over Canada awarding defense contract to Boeing
Bombardier’s CEO Eric Martel voiced his concern about the possibility of Canada purchasing reconnaissance jets directly from American…
ATSB recommends more stringent Boeing 737 flap checks
After Virgin Australia pilots reported that their Boeing 737-800 tended to roll to the right after take-off, the…
US lawmakers grant Boeing 737 MAX strings-attached deadline extension
In a recently published bill, the United States (US) Senate has granted approval to Boeing and, subsequently, the…
Kenyan government prepared to sell stake in Kenya Airways to Delta: report
Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto has told Bloomberg that the government is prepared to sell its entire…
World’s first Boeing 747-8 BBJ scrapped in US after just 30 flight hours
A Boeing 747-8 Business Jet (BBJ), the most luxurious ‘Queens of the Skies’ aircraft, will be dismantled at…