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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
Boeing confirms further 787 Dreamliner production cuts in 2021
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Deep Red Sea: Boeing losses mount as 737 MAX crisis continues
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner: shining star or next in line for trouble?
When authorities around the world grounded the Boeing 737 MAX, the wide-body 787 Dreamliner was left to pick…
Brazil regulators approve Boeing and Embraer tie-up
Boeing and Embraer have obtained the authorization for their joint venture by Brazilian regulators. The two companies are…
Boeing secures $12 billion loan to improve liquidity
After initial reports of Boeing looking into borrowing $10 billion from banks to navigate through tough waters, CNBC…
Boeing 777X makes maiden flight [Video]
Seven years since the program was launched, Boeing’s newest, state-of-the-art airliner, featuring cutting-edge technology such as folding wingtips…
The Boeing NMA is dead. Long live the NMA?
With the change of leadership at Boeing, a new tone has set in. With a conservative approach to…
Boeing postpones 777X first flight due to weather
Boeing postponed the planned first test flight of its newest wide-body product, the 777X, previously expected on January…
Conservative 737 MAX timeline indicates change in Boeing tone
On January 21, 2020, Boeing announced that the manufacturer now expects the 737 MAX to return to service…
Boeing 777X to take off for maiden flight this week
The development of the Boeing 777X, the manufacturer’s first new airliner since the ill-fated 737 MAX, is moving…
Boeing looking to borrow $10 billion: reports
As the groundings of the 737 MAX continue and cash reserves are draining at Boeing due to the…
Boeing’s “MAX brand is damaged and should be dropped”: customer
Steven Udvar-Hazy, Executive Chairman of the Board at Air Lease Corporation (ALC), an aircraft leasing company with 15…
Boeing CEOs timeline: will Calhoun bring change?
When the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded by aviation authorities in March 2019, nobody expected it to last…
From all-Boeing to mixed: Xiamen Airlines asks for Airbus jets
Xiamen Airlines, an all-Boeing operator, is planning to add the first Airbus-made aircraft to its fleet by leasing…
Record lows: Boeing reveals orders and deliveries in 2019
Boeing announced its Q4 and subsequently full-year orders and deliveries results. Struggling to deal with the 737 MAX…
Delta Boeing 777 dumps fuel over school [Video]
Delta Air Lines landed in hot water after one of its Boeing 777 aircraft dumped fuel over the…
Calhoun takes Boeing lead as CEO, Muilenburg gets $80M on exit
On January 13, 2020, David L. Calhoun is starting his role as the president and chief executive officer…