Boeing falls further behind Airbus in July 2025 deliveries as backlog tops 5,968
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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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Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers have started strike action after union members rejected a modified offer from…
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The government of Bangladesh has placed an order for 25 aircraft from Boeing, up from an initial order…
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The Trump administration has reached a new trade agreement with Japan under which the country will purchase 100 Boeing aircraft…
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Fuel switches cut off before deadly Air India 787 crash, says report
A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad,…
Pair given seats by torn-out door plug on Alaska flight 1282 arrived late: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its final official report into the door plug blowout aboard…
Boeing logs 116 orders in June 2025 while rival Airbus secures 203
Boeing received 116 new aircraft orders in June 2025, significantly less than its European rival Airbus, which secured…