Boeing facts for kids
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| Traded as | NYSE: BA Dow Jones Component S&P 500 Component |
| Industry | Aerospace, defense |
| Founded | Seattle, Washington, United States (1916) |
| Founder | William E. Boeing |
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United States
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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James McNerney (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Commercial airliners Military aircraft Weapons Space systems Computer services |
| Revenue |  US$ 68.735 billion (2011) |
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Operating income
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US$ 5.891 billion (2010) |
| US$ 4.018 billion (2011) |
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| Total assets | US$ 79.986 billion (2011) |
| Total equity | US$ 3.608 billion (2011) |
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Number of employees
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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 |
The Boeing Company ( BOH-ing) (NYSE: BA ) 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. Boeing is made up of many smaller parts. These parts are called divisions. The divisions are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group.
Boeing is one of the biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world. It is the second-biggest defense contractor in the world as of 2011.
Images for kids
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Boeing plant in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
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Boeing Everett Factory, the assembly facility for most of the company's wide-body aircraft
See also
In Spanish: Boeing para niños
