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The Boeing Company (/ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells fixed-wing aircraft,rotorcraft, rockets and satellites. It also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers, is the second-largest aerospace & defense contractor in the world based on 2012 revenue and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.[5][6] Boeing stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The Boeing Company's corporate headquarters are located in Chicago and the company is led by Chairman and CEO James McNerney.[7] Boeing is organized into five primary divisions: Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security(BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group. In 2013, Boeing recorded $86.623 billion in sales, ranked 30th on the Fortune magazine "Fortune 500" list (2013), ranked 95th on the "Fortune Global 500" list (2013), and ranked 26th on the "World's Most Admired Companies" list (2013).
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* 1 History
* 1.1 Before 1930s
* 1.2 1930s and 1940s
* 1.3 1950s
* 1.4 1960s
* 1.5 1970s
* 1.6 1980s
* 1.7 1990s
* 1.8 2000s
* 1.9 1992 EU-US Agreement notes
* 1.10 Future concepts
* 1.11 2010s
* 2 Environment
* 2.1 Environmental record
* 2.2 Jet biofuels
* 2.3 Electric propulsion
* 3 Political contributions, federal contracts, advocacy
* 4 Divisions
* 5 Employment numbers
* 6 Corporate governance
* 6.1 Board of directors
* 6.2 Chief executive officer
* 6.3 Chairman of the board
* 6.4 President
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 Further reading
* 10 External links
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History[edit]
Before 1930s[edit]
Replica of Boeing's first plane, theBoeing Model 1, at...