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Traded as | NYSE: BA Dow Jones Component S&P 500 Component |
Industry | Aerospace, defense |
Predecessor | Pacific Aero Products Company |
Founded | Seattle, Washington, United States (1916) |
Founder | William E. Boeing |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James McNerney (Chairman & CEO) |
Products | Commercial airliners Military aircraft Weapons Space systems Computer services |
Revenue | US$ 68.735 billion (2011) |
US$ 5.891 billion (2010) | |
US$ 4.018 billion (2011) | |
Total assets | US$ 79.986 billion (2011) |
Total equity | US$ 3.608 billion (2011) |
Number of employees | 174,225 (June 28, 2012) |
Subsidiaries | Aviall, Inc. CDG Jeppesen Boeing Aircraft Holding Company Boeing Australia Boeing Canada Boeing Defence UK Boeing Store Narus Spectrolab |
Website | www |
The Boeing Company (how to say: /ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/ BOH-ing) (NYSE: BA Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine) is an American company which makes aircraft and defense items. The company was started in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington.
Boeing has grown to become very big. It bought its main rival, McDonnell Douglas, in 1997. Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago, Illinois in 2001.