Boeing
The Boeing Company (pronounced /ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/ BOH-ing) (NYSE: BA Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine) is an American company which makes aircraft and defense items. The company was started in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: BA Dow Jones Component S&P 500 Component | |
| Industry | Aerospace, defense |
| Predecessor | Pacific Aero Products Company |
| Founded | Seattle, Washington, United States (1916) |
| Founder | William E. Boeing |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Commercial airliners Military aircraft Weapons Space systems Computer services |
| Revenue |  US$ 68.735 billion (2011)[1] |
| US$ 5.891 billion (2010)[1] | |
| US$ 4.018 billion (2011)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$ 79.986 billion (2011)[1] |
| Total equity | US$ 3.608 billion (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 174,225 (June 28, 2012) |
| Subsidiaries | Aviall, Inc. CDG Jeppesen Boeing Aircraft Holding Company Boeing Australia Boeing Canada Boeing Defence UK Boeing Store Narus Spectrolab |
| Website | www |
Boeing has grown to become very big. It bought it's main rival, McDonnell Douglas, in 1997. Boeing moved it's headquarters from Seattle to Chicago, Illinois in 2001.[2]
Boeing is made up of many smaller parts. These parts are called divisions. The divisions are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group.
Boeing is one of the biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world. It is the second-biggest defense contractor in the world as of 2011.[3]
The CEO is (as of the middle of April 2024) David Calhoun.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "2011 annual report, The Boeing Company" (PDF). Boeing. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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- ↑ "Defense News Top 100 for 2011" Archived 2015-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Defense News, June 21, 2012.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/17/congress/boeing-whistleblower-senate-shut-up-safety-planes-00152805. Retrieved 2024-04-17
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