Jet Airways in talks with Airbus, Boeing, eyes 100 jet order
India’s Jet Airways is reportedly in talks with Airbus and Boeing to purchase at least 100 narrow-body aircraft, valued at $12 billion, the carrier’s new…
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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
Canada confirms Boeing exclusion from fighter procurement tender
Public Services and Procurement Canada indirectly confirmed that Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet is no longer being considered as…
China moves a step closer to allowing 737 MAX flights with new directive
China’s aviation authority has issued an airworthiness directive on the Boeing 737 MAX, another step to the aircraft…
Biman Bangladesh plane kills two cows at Cox’s Bazar airport
Bird strikes can be bad enough, but a cow strike? That’s what happened to a Biman Bangladesh Boeing…
Norwegian Air Shuttle adds two 737 MAX 8 leases as it rebuilds operation
Norwegian Air Shuttle is leasing two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as it rebuilds its operations. The budget airline said in a…
Cracks found on Boeing 737 radome prompts FAA to order inspection
The flag carrier of Israel El Al is reportedly performing a detailed inspection of its Boeing 737 fleet…
Boeing to deliver additional MH-47G Block II Chinooks to U.S. Army
Boeing announced that it will build six more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the U.S. Army Special Operations…
Ryanair boss predicts ‘fraught’ Christmas period for European aviation
A fourth wave of COVID-19 across Europe is going to make for tough times for the region’s airlines,…
MQ-25 conducts ground testing ahead of aircraft carrier trial
Boeing and the US Navy conducted ground testing of the MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field in Virginia, United States. After completing several…
Boeing 777X visits Lufthansa in Frankfurt after Dubai debut
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) showed off the Boeing 777X aircraft to employees in Frankfurt on November 19, 2021, after…
Will Boeing win Qatar Airways as the launch customer for the 777X freighter?
The battle between Boeing and Airbus shifted firmly to the freighter market at the Dubai Airshow this week.…
Boeing delivers Norway’s first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
Boeing announced that it had delivered the first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the…
Boeing and SpiceJet agree to settle claims over 737 MAX grounding
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet said Boeing has agreed to settle the claims related to the grounding of 737…
Air Tanzania places order for four new Boeing jets
While preparing to expand into new markets across Africa, Asia, and Europe, the flag carrier of Tanzania, Air…
Emirates: Boeing 777X must be ready by July 2023
Talks between Emirates and Boeing regarding the 777X appear to have ended in agreement. The flag carrier of…
Indian start-up Akasa announces order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX at Dubai Airshow
Indian start-up carrier Akasa Air has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, its first order…
Sky One FZE purchases three 777-300s from Boeing at the Dubai Airshow
Orders for aircraft continue on the second day of Dubai Airshow. On November 15, 2021, privately held aircraft…
Boeing in advanced talks over 777X freighter, adds more 737 P2F conversion lines
Boeing is in “advanced talks” with customers over a freighter version of its 777X passenger plane, an executive…