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WORLD'S LARGEST AEROSPACE COMPANY
FOUNDED JULY 15, 1916
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON · NYSE: BA
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Welcome to The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company is the world's largest aerospace company and the leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. With the August 1997 completion of our merger with McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Boeing is uniquely positioned in the global aerospace industry, with major operations in commercial airplanes, military aircraft, helicopters, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Boeing has customers in 145 countries and employs approximately 230,000 people worldwide.
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News & Press Releases
NOVEMBER 20, 1998 · BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN
Zarya Control Module Successfully Launched — ISS Era Begins
The Zarya Functional Cargo Block, the first element of the International Space Station, was successfully launched today aboard a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. As prime contractor to NASA for the International Space Station, Boeing congratulates our partners on this historic first step toward humanity's permanent outpost in low Earth orbit.
OCTOBER 14, 1998 · SEATTLE
Boeing Reports Third Quarter 1998 Results
Chairman and CEO Philip M. Condit announced third-quarter results reflecting record commercial airplane production rates as the company continues to integrate the McDonnell Douglas operations and ramp up the 737 Next Generation, 757, 767, and 777 production lines.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1998 · LONG BEACH, CA
Boeing 717 Completes First Flight
The new Boeing 717-200, the 100-seat twinjet formerly known as the McDonnell Douglas MD-95, completed a successful 2-hour, 25-minute first flight from the Long Beach assembly facility, beginning the path toward FAA certification and entry into service in 1999.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 · SEATTLE
First Boeing Business Jet Delivered
The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), a corporate-configured derivative of the 737-700, has been delivered to its launch customer. The BBJ joint venture between Boeing and General Electric brings airliner reliability to the long-range executive aviation market.
MAY 22, 1998 · SEATTLE
First 777-300 Delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways
Boeing has delivered the first 777-300, the stretched derivative of the 777-200, to launch customer Cathay Pacific Airways. At 242 feet long, the 777-300 is the longest twinjet airliner ever built and replaces early-model 747s on high-density routes.
Boeing Product Lines
COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES
· 737 Next Generation (-600/-700/-800)
· 747-400
· 757-200
· 767-200/-300/-400ER
· 777-200/-300
· 717-200 (in flight test)
· Boeing Business Jet
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DEFENSE & SPACE
· F-15 Eagle
· F/A-18 Hornet
· AV-8B Harrier II
· C-17 Globemaster III
· AH-64 Apache
· CH-47 Chinook
· Delta II / III launch vehicles
· International Space Station
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► ISS PARTNERSHIP
As prime contractor to NASA, Boeing leads the U.S. industry team building the International Space Station — a 16-nation partnership. The Zarya control module, launched November 20, 1998, marks the beginning of on-orbit assembly. The U.S.-built Unity Node 1 follows in December 1998 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-88.
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· Founded July 15, 1916 by William E. Boeing
· ~230,000 employees worldwide
· Customers in 145 countries
· ~13,000 commercial jets in service worldwide carry the Boeing or McDonnell Douglas name
· Largest U.S. exporter
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The Boeing Company
World Headquarters
7755 East Marginal Way South
Seattle, Washington 98108
United States of America
Telephone: (206) 655-2121
Investor Relations: (425) 965-4408
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Chairman & CEO: Philip M. Condit
President: Harry C. Stonecipher
Founded: July 15, 1916
Founder: William E. Boeing
Stock Symbol: BA (NYSE)
Worldwide Employees: approx. 230,000
Major Operations: Seattle, Wichita,
St. Louis, Long Beach, Philadelphia, Houston
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