Boeing

The Boeing Company

Type Public (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661)

Founded Seattle, Washington (1916)

Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, US

Key people W. James McNerney, Jr., CEO

James A. Bell, CFO

J. Michael Luttig, General Counsel

Industry Aerospace and Defense

Products Commercial airliners

Military aircraft

Munitions

Space systems

Computer Services

Revenue ▲ US$60.91 billion (FY 2008)[1]

Net income ▲ $2.67 billion[1]

Employees 162,200 (12-31-2008)

Divisions Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Integrated Defense Systems

Others

Subsidiaries Aviall, Inc.

Jeppesen

Boeing Australia

Boeing Defence UK

Boeing Store

Website Boeing  

The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Its international headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois, US since 2001. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the second-largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world.[2] Boeing is the largest exporter in the United States. Its stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.