Boeing

Seattle aerospace giant

Boeing is an American aerospace company, one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft, military equipment, and space systems.

The name appears in aircraft designations: a Boeing 747, a Boeing 737 MAX.

In recent years, Boeing has become associated with safety controversies and quality control failures that have drawn intense public and regulatory scrutiny.

aircraft

747

Boeing's iconic widebody airliner

  • 777Winning slot combination
  • 787Boeing wide-body model
  • 737Boeing's best-selling jetliner

767 · MAX · airliner · fuselage · winglet · cockpit · cabin · turbine · tailfin · wide-body

corporation

headquarters

Central command location

CEO · shareholders · stock · NYSE · revenue · profit · earnings · subsidiary · merger · acquisition

defense

military

Armed forces collectively

  • fighterOne who engages in combat
  • F-15U.S. fighter aircraft
  • F-18U.S. Navy fighter aircraft

Poseidon · Osprey · rotorcraft · warplane · Pentagon · contractor · missile · radar · combat · tactical

aerospace

satellite

Orbiting celestial body

NASA · ISS · launch · orbit · propulsion · lunar · crew · docking · astronaut · mission

manufacturing

assembly

Constructing from components

  • factoryIndustrial production facility
  • EverettWashington state city
  • RentonWashington state municipality

Charleston · production · supply-chain · parts · suppliers · quality · inspection · certification · FAA · testing

competitors

Airbus

European aircraft manufacturer

Antonov · Mitsubishi · BAE · SpaceX

Categories
Opposites
commercial aircraft manufacturing rivalry

BoeingAirbus

European aircraft manufacturer

Antonov · Embraer · Bombardier · Rolls-Royce

aerospace industry role

BoeingDelta Air Lines

Major American airline

United Airlines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Lufthansa · airline

American industrial legacy

BoeingToyota

Japanese car company

Tesla · Apple

Phrases
Family

jetliner, aviating

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G