Companies and Brands

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.

Facts

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

FAQs

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.

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Associated With

Boeing 737 MAX Crisis

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Aerospace Industry

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Weapons Industry

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Parent Company Of

United Space Alliance

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Related Corporate Events

Boeing 737 MAX Crisis

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Boeing

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Aerospace Engineering

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Manufactures

Ares I

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Boeing Lunar Lander

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Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

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Boeing X-37

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Contractors: Boeing

Boeing X-40

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Boeing X-40A Experimental Space Maneuver Vehicle was built to test landing technologies for the later X-37.

Delta

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Delta IV Heavy

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Quest Joint Airlock

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This module was manufactured by Boeing, under contract by NASA, at the Marshall Space Flight Center in 2000

Saturn V

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Space Launch System

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Boeing 2707