Boeing

Boeing Company
Website	www.boeing.com
Company form	Corporation
Ownership type	Public, NYSE - BA
Founded	1916
Headquarters	100 North Riverside Chicago , IL 60606 United States
Industry	Aerospace Engineering
Product/Service	Commercial Aircraft Production

Legally known as Boeing Company, Boeing is an aircraft and spacecraft development company in the Aerospace industry. The company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports: commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and space launch systems.

Company Heritage

Boeing was founded by William E. Boeing. Boeing was incorporated on July 15, 1916, as the "Pacific Aero Products Co.", in Seattle, Washington. The company changed its name to "Boeing Airplane Company" on May 9, 1917.

Company Operating Segments

Commercial Airplanes (CA)

A core company business has always been commercial aviation, beginning with the first all-metal commercial transport, the Boeing 247, in 1933. While Douglas and Lockheed -- firms later acquired by Boeing -- were strong domestic competitors, the Boeing 707 was the first commercially successful jet airliner and the Boeing 747 the first wide-body airliner dominated their fields.

Today, the company produces advanced models of its Boeing 727 and Boeing 747, as well as the newer Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 (very similar aircraft optimized for different ranges), Boeing 777, and, in advanced development, Boeing 787.

Joint Ventures and Partnerships

Boeing has a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation.

References

External Links & Related Organizations

• Boeing Company Home Page