Boeing

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Boeing Company
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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. [1]

Company Operating Segments

Commercial Airplanes (CA)

Precision Engagement and Mobility Systems (PE&MS)

Network and Space Systems (N&SS)

Support Systems (SS)

Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC)

Historical Events

Joint Ventures and Partnerships

Boeing has a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation.

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