Title: Boeing - Wikipedia
Headings: Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company
Contents
History
Main article: History of Boeing
737 MAX crashes and grounding
Divisions
Environmental record
Jet biofuels
Electric propulsion
Political contributions, federal contracts, advocacy
Criticism
Financials
Employment numbers
Corporate governance
Board of directors
Chief executive officer
Chairman of the board
President
Notes
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Boeing Global Services; and Boeing Capital. In 2019, Boeing recorded US$ 76.6 billion in sales. Boeing is ranked 40th on the Fortune magazine "Fortune 500" list (2019), and ranked 121th on the " Fortune Global 500 " list (2020). In 2019, Boeing's global reputation, commercial business, and financial rating suffered after the 737 MAX was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes in late 2018 and early 2019 . Contents
1 History
1.1 737 MAX crashes and grounding
2 Divisions
3 Environmental record
3.1 Jet biofuels
3.2 Electric propulsion
4 Political contributions, federal contracts, advocacy
4.1 Criticism
5 Financials
6 Employment numbers
7 Corporate governance
7.1 Board of directors
7.2 Chief executive officer
7.3 Chairman of the board
7.4 President
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
History
Main article: History of Boeing
The Boeing Company was started in 1916, when American lumber industrialist William E. Boeing founded Aero Products Company in Seattle, Washington. Shortly before doing so, he and Conrad Westervelt created the "B&W" seaplane. In 1917, the organization was renamed Boeing Airplane Company, with William Boeing forming Boeing Airplane & Transport Corporation in 1928. In 1929, the company was renamed United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, followed by the acquisition of several aircraft makers such as Avion, Chance Vought, Sikorsky Aviation, Stearman Aircraft, Pratt & Whitney, and Hamilton Metalplane.