Boeing aircraft
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General Information
A leading global aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. Our U.S. and global workforce and supplier base drive innovation, economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing is committed to fostering a culture based on our core values of safety, quality and integrity.
Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company continues to expand its product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. Its broad range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of its commercial airplane family; designing, building and integrating military platforms and defense systems; creating advanced technology solutions; and arranging innovative financing and service options for customers.
With corporate offices near Washington, D.C., Boeing employs more than 170,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries. This represents one of the most global, t
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History of Boeing
History of the aerospace and defense corporation
This is the history of American aerospace manufacturing company Boeing.
History
Before 1930
In 1909, William E. Boeing, a wealthy lumber entrepreneur who studied at Yale University, became fascinated with airplanes after seeing one at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. In 1910 he bought the Heath Shipyard, a wooden boat manufacturing facility at the mouth of the Duwamish River, which would become his first airplane factory.[2] In 1915 Boeing traveled to Los Angeles to be taught flying by Glenn Martin and purchased a Martin "Flying Birdcage" seaplane (so-called because of all the guy-wires holding it together). The aircraft was shipped disassembled by rail to the northeast shore of Lake Union, where Martin's pilot and handyman James Floyd Smith assembled it in a tent hangar. The Birdcage was damaged in a crash during testing, and when Martin informed Boeing that replacement parts would not become available for months, Boeing realized he could build his own plane in
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The Boeing Company, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, has remained a tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation for over 100 years. With such a long history you may wonder where and how The Boeing Company and William Boeing, the company’s founder, first began.
In 1915 after crashing a Glenn Martin “Flying Birdcage” seaplane, Boeing realized he could combine efforts with his close friend and navy engineer, Cdr. George Conrad Westervelt to design and construct the B&W Seaplane. Next, Boeing incorporated Pacific Aero Products Co., which was renamed The Boeing Airplane Company. During this time he sent 2 new Model C’s to the Navy. They loved the design and ordered 50 more to use for WWI training, allowing Boeing the first break he needed to move to a larger facility.
The next break for Boeing came in 1923 when he entered a contest against Curtiss to develop a U.S. Army Air Service pursuit fighter. Although Curtiss finished first and was awarded the contract, Boeing continued to devel
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