Boeing designs, manufactures, and delivers commercial airplanes, defense products, space systems, and related services to customers worldwide. Founded in 1916 as Pacific Aero Products Company by William E. Boeing in a converted boat house on Seattle's Lake Union, the company has operated for over a century across the aerospace, defense, and space sectors.
The company's portfolio spans commercial aviation, including the pioneering Boeing 747 large commercial jet, alongside defence systems and space exploration programmes. Boeing has contributed to the development of the International Space Station and created the CST-100 Starliner crewed spacecraft. Early operations emphasised hand-crafted engineering, beginning with the company's first two seaplanes, the B&W aircraft.
With a multinational presence and operations across multiple technical domains - from large commercial jet development to spacecraft systems - Boeing maintains a global customer base spanning commercial airlines, defence agencies, and space organisations.
