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The Boeing Company

Also Known As Boeing
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The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace, defense and aviation corporation. Timber magnate William Boeing founded it in Seattle, Washington in 1916 as the Pacific Aero Products Co., and it grew into one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers. Boeing moved its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001 and from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia in 2022, while retaining major commercial airplane manufacturing operations in the Seattle area. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
Aerospace, defense and aviation manufacturer 2
Company Type
American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites 1
Founded Year
1916 2
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia, U.S. 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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What was Boeing originally called when it was founded?

The Boeing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1916 by timber magnate William Boeing as the Pacific Aero Products Co. It grew into one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, and moved its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001 and from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia in 2022, while retaining major commercial airplane manufacturing operations in the Seattle area.
Connections

Associated With

Boeing 737 MAX Crisis, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Boeing 737 MAX Groundings

Operates In

Aerospace Industry, Industries
Source Wikidata: Boeing
Additional Source Wikipedia, BoeingLead section
Weapons Industry, Industries
Source Wikidata: Boeing

Parent Company Of

United Space Alliance, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, United Space Alliance

Related Corporate Events

Boeing 737 MAX Crisis, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Boeing 737 MAX Groundings
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Same As

Boeing

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: the same subject.

Shaped

Aerospace Engineering

Also in Technology and Engineering Atlas: which this subject shaped.

Manufactures

Ares I

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing Lunar Lander

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Delta

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Delta IV Heavy

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Saturn V

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Space Launch System

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 2707

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Boeing 2707, WikipediaInfobox: manufacturer
Quote, Infobox: manufacturer
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing 314 Clipper

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 707

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 717

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 727

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 737

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 747

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 757

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 767

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 777

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Space Shuttle

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

B-52 Stratofortress

Also in War and Military Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Located In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Boeing
  • Wikidata Q66, weapon-system manufacturer (w-bbfill-military3-0926)
  • Wikidata Q66, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Operates In: Weapons Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
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2. Wikipedia, Boeing
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The Boeing Company ( BO-ing) is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.
  • Lead section, third sentence
    Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2022 revenue and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.
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Wikipedia, Boeing 737 MAX Groundings
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Boeing 737 MAX Crisis
  • Related Corporate Events: Boeing 737 MAX Crisis
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Wikipedia, United Space Alliance
Parent Company Of: United Space Alliance, Lead: parent
Quote, Parent Company Of: United Space Alliance, Lead: parent
made Boeing the co-owner along with Lockheed for the rest of the company's corporate existence
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