Advertisement
Advertisement
Boeing
TOPIC
 / company

Boeing

Boeing
Boeing
Boeing is a US multinational aerospace and defence group, which was founded in 1916 by William Boeing. The company merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, and its business units include Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group.
Chairman / President
David L. Calhoun
CFO / Finance Director
Brian West
Industry
Aerospace
Defense
Website
boeing.com
Headquarters address
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Stock Code
NYSE: BA
Year founded
1916
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan board a plane at the end of their visit to Cairo, Egypt, on September 2. Photo: Egyptian Presidency via AP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

How does Xi Jinping’s ‘special plane’ compare with Air Force One?

A look at the Chinese leader’s aircraft, which is bound to become part of the visual choreography of his state visit in Washington.

videocam
25
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Why China’s top AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summit

videocam
10
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Up in the air? Why Boeing’s massive China deal could hinge on Trump-Xi talks

32
Aviation accidents

‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

NTSB releases transcripts of recordings from Amazon cargo plane that skidded off runway, killing five.

The wreckage of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport. Photo: NTSB via Reuters
A drone view of skid marks left by the aircraft. Photo: NTSB
Workers inspect the wreckage. Photo: AP
Investigators inspect the cockpit. Photo: NTSB via Reuters
An investigator works with the flight data recorder. Photo: NTSB via Reuters
United States

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane that overran Miami runway

NTSB investigators inspect ‘utter devastation’ at crash site where Boeing 767 struck two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.

videocam
United States

Video | Air China aircraft grounded in New York after refuelling mishap

A fuel truck reportedly drove away while refuelling the aircraft, damaging the fuel ports and spilling fuel onto the tarmac.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Accidents and disasters in China

Air China Boeing 747 grounded in New York following gate refuelling incident

Beijing-bound Boeing 747-8 inspected after fuel truck reportedly tears lines from wing ports at JFK.

videocam
18
Video taken at JFK airport shows a reported fuel leak from a Boeing 747-8 operated by Air China on August 31. Witnesses say the fuel truck moved away while two hoses were still connected to the plane. Photo: Weibo
South Korea

South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about structure in Jeju Air crash

The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations.

China airliners

More interest in home-grown C919 lays bare demand-supply mismatch at Comac

Parts shortage and supply chain production remain a problem and may be about more than just aero engines, industrial veteran says.

videocam
18
Indonesia

Families of Lion Air crash victims suffer again, ‘predatory’ lawyer evades jail

Keith Griffin has admitted that he knew his boss Tom Girardi failed to distribute settlement funds to families of the Lion Air victims.

Family members of those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and Lion Air flight 610 scream at Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun as he departs following a hearing on Boeing’s broken safety culture on Capitol Hill in 2024. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Aviation accidents

Bird remains found in engine after man nearly sucked out of plane window

A piece of the engine had broken off the aircraft and smashed the window, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

An undated image shows the window on a Ryanair plane that was broken by a stray engine part shortly after take-off, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board via AP
China’s C919 passenger plane

‘Very smooth’: what one traveller saw on C919’s milestone international flight

Comac jet’s flight to Mongolian capital on par with Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320, says passenger who hopes to see more C919 destinations.

videocam
5
China-Africa relations

US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for Ethiopian airport contracts

State-owned Chinese companies are leading the way in the bidding war, but Washington is pushing the claims of firms such as Boeing and GE.

videocam
6
Donald Trump

How US staged Air Force One departure to hide Trump’s secret exit from Turkey

A report said the US president secretly swapped planes while leaving a Nato summit due to an Iranian assassination threat.

US President Donald Trump waves as he switches planes at an airbase in Suffolk, eastern England, on his way back to Washington from the Nato summit in Turkey last month. Photo: AP
Aviation accidents

Lightning hits China Southern Airbus A321 while taxiing, 20 strike marks found

The plane was grounded for inspection at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, delaying passengers by four hours.

videocam
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A321 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, on July 22. Photo: Shutterstock
India

Air India pilot undergoes ‘confirmatory’ drug test after flight plunge

The incident is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Indian carrier, which appointed a new executive on Wednesday.

videocam
China airliners

How did 2 planes come within 20 metres of each other in the sky in Japan?

The incident, which at one point saw only 20 metres separating the planes, offers lessons for Chinese regulators and operators, analysts say.

33
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
China’s C919 passenger plane

High-altitude variant of China’s C919 jet completes first test flight

Designed to service high-plateau airports, it has shorter fuselage, similar to offerings from Boeing and Airbus.

4
A C919 high-altitude prototype takes off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on its first test flight on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Defence

Canada becomes first observer to British-Italian-Japanese GCAP fighter project

Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions.

videocam
Donald Trump

Trump’s new Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’ following missile defence fears

The upgrades were completed ⁠so quickly that some experts expressed concern that the plane might not be as secure as the previous one.

China airliners

Taking flight: Airbus secures a big order from Chinese airlines

Air China says it will purchase 15 widebody A350-900 jets, while subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines will buy 40 narrowbody A320neo aircraft.

An Air China Airbus A350-900 airplane at Shanghai Pudong Airport on April 10, 2024. Photo: Shutterstock
China airliners

China’s C919 on Malaysia Airlines’ radar, but Western certification preferred

Opportunities for Comac’s C919 will increase with certification by Western aviation regulators, a Malaysia Aviation Group executive says.

A crowd watches as China's domestically produced C919 passenger jet takes off at an air show in Nanchang, central Jiangxi province, on November 2, 2024. Photo: AFP
European Union

Opinion | EU isn’t just selling aircraft to China. It’s helping strengthen a competitor

China Eastern’s multibillion-dollar Airbus orders, after EU delays on certifying Chinese planes, show not inconsistency but leverage towards a long-term goal.

Donald Trump

Scare Force One? Security questions swirl over Trump’s new plane

The Secret Service advised the US president to switch from the luxury jet gifted by Qatar to an older aircraft, reports say.

Hong Kong transport

Authorities investigate suspected fuel leak from cargo plane at Hong Kong airport

Spillage discovered under Boeing 747 operated by Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines.

The fuel has believed to have leaked from a Cargolux Boeing 747. Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Donald Trump

Trump switches back to old Air Force One, raising questions about Qatari jet

Asked if an assassination threat prompted the move, the US president did not answer directly but said: ‘I’m No 1 on the kill list for Iran’.

Air Force One after landing at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Beautiful’: Trump takes first flight on new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar

The luxury plane, worth about US$400 million, had extensive modifications, paid for by taxpayers, before being cleared for use.

China airliners

China Eastern buys 25 A330neo widebody jets as interest rises in Airbus’ wings

Multibillion-dollar deal marks first Chinese widebody win for the planemaker since 2025, following high-level visits from Paris and Berlin.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement