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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.

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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
Size Band
100,000 or More 3
Listing
NYSE 4
Status
Active 4
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.
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Source Wikipedia, Boeing 737 MAX Groundings

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Source Wikidata: Boeing
Additional Source Wikipedia, BoeingLead section
Source Wikidata: Boeing

Parent Company Of

Boeing parent from the 2008 acquisition. The article also records a sale to Archer Aviation on 10 August 2026; that edge waits for Archer Aviation (queue row 209402).

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Source Wikipedia, United Space Alliance

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Source Boeing XB-15 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XB-15 (Boeing 294) was a United States bomber aircraft designed in 1934 as a test for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to see if it would be possible to build a heavy bomber with a 5,000 mi (4,300 nmi; 8,000 km) range.

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Source Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The XB-38 Flying Fortress was a single example conversion of a production B-17E Flying Fortress

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Source Boeing XB-39 Superfortress (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XB-39 Superfortress was a United States prototype bomber aircraft

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Source Boeing XB-55 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a proposed Boeing aircraft designed to be a strategic bomber

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Source Boeing XB-56 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XB-56 was a proposal by Boeing for a re-engined version

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Source Boeing XB-59 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Boeing XB-59 (model number 701), was a 1950s proposal for an American supersonic bomber aircraft.

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Source Boeing XF6B (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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was Boeing's last biplane design for the United States Navy

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Source Boeing XF8B (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing

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Source Boeing XP-15 (Wikipedia)Design and development, Boeing model number (company)
Quote, Design and development, Boeing model number (company)
Boeing numbered the craft as its Model 202

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Source Boeing XP3B (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XP3B-1 (company designation Model 466) was a proposed patrol aircraft

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Source Boeing XP-4 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Boeing XP-4 was a prototype American biplane fighter of the 1920s.

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Source Boeing XP-7 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XP-7 was a prototype United States biplane fighter of the 1920s.

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Source Boeing XP-8 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
The Boeing XP-8 (Boeing Model 66) was a prototype American biplane fighter of the 1920s

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Source Boeing XP-9 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XP-9 (company Model 96) was the first monoplane fighter aircraft produced by the United States aircraft manufacturing company Boeing.

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Source Boeing XPB (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XPB (company Model 50) was an American twin-engined biplane long-range patrol flying boat

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Source Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger (Boeing 344) was a prototype twin-engined flying boat patrol bomber built for the United States Navy

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Source Boeing Y1B-20 Experimental Heavy Bomber Aircraft (Military Factory)Operators section [manufacturer]
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Contractor(s): Boeing Company - USA

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Source Boeing YAL-1 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside.

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Source Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification for operational testing purposes of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft

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Source Boeing YC-14 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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It was Boeing's entrant into the United States Air Force's Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition, which aimed to replace the Lockheed C-130 Hercules as the USAF's standard STOL tactical transport.

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Source Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull (also called Compass Cope B) is a developmental aerial reconnaissance drone developed by Boeing.

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Source Boeing-Canada A-213 Totem (Wikipedia)Lead, units built
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The sole example, CF-ARF, CB10 was designed and built by Boeing Aircraft of Canada.

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Source Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin
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is an American–Swedish transonic advanced jet trainer produced by Boeing with Saab

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Source Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche (Wikipedia)Lead, joint builder
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the Army announced the selection of the Boeing–Sikorsky team

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Source Boeing-Stearman Model 75 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934

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Source S-IC (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The S-IC stage was manufactured by the Boeing Company.

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Source Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant (Wikipedia)Lead, joint builder
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the Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing entry for the United States Army

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Source SkyHook JHL-40 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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On July 9, 2008, Boeing announced that it had teamed up with SkyHook International, a Canadian company, to develop this aircraft.

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Source Wikipedia: Space ShuttleSource page, makertier 2

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Source USS Tucumcari (Wikipedia)Lead
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USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) was a Boeing-built hydrofoil.

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Source Wikipedia: Wide-body AircraftSource page, makertier 2

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Source Wikipedia: Lockheed AC-130tier 4

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Source Wikidata: AGM-130

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Source AGM-131 SRAM II (source article)Development problems
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Boeing still could not meet the range requirements specified in the contract

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Source Wikidata: AGM-69 SRAM

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Source Wikidata: AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile

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Source Wikidata: AGM-86 ALCM

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Source Wikipedia: B-17 Flying Fortresstier 2

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Source Wikipedia: B-29 Superfortresstier 2

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Source Wikipedia: Boeing YAL-1

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Source Wikipedia: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

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Source Wikidata: Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb

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Source Wikidata: LGM-30 Minuteman

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Source Lockheed YF-22 (Wikipedia)Infobox: manufacturer
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Lockheed Corporation / Boeing / General Dynamics

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Source Wikidata: Minuteman III

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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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3. StockAnalysis.com: StockAnalysis company profile for The Boeing Company
StockAnalysis.comCompany profile: Employees
Quote, Company profile: Employees
Employees 182,000
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4. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions for BOEING CO
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
  • exchanges
    "exchanges": [ "NYSE", "NYSE" ]
  • tickers
    "tickers": [ "BA", "BA-PA" ]
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Wikipedia, Boeing 737 MAX Groundings
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  • Associated With: Boeing 737 MAX Crisis
  • Related Corporate Events: Boeing 737 MAX Crisis
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Insitu (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Insitu, History, 2008 acquisition
Quote, Parent Company Of: Insitu, History, 2008 acquisition
Insitu was acquired by long-time partner Boeing in 2008.
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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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