History and Mission Statement

History

The first to invent the airplane were Orville and Wilbur Wright. In December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers have successfully lifted above the ground and sustainably took flight and landed safely. Inventors soon continued to improve on airplanes which soon led to the invention of jet propulsion engines.

William E. Boeing was the founder of The Boeing Company founded in 1916 in Seattle, Washington. William Boeing bought Heath’s shipyard in Seattle, Washington on the Duwamish River, which became his first airplane factory.

Boeing is the world’s most successful and oldest existing aerospace company, although leading third largest in Aerospace and Defense Company in the world behind Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman which are all United States companies.

The first Boeing airplane was assembled in a lakeside hanger located on the northwest shore of Seattle’s Lake Union. In 1933 the Boeing 247 was introduced as the first modern airliner. It was the first twin engine passenger airline that could fly on one engine.

Sometime around 1930s an agreement with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was reached to develop the first commercial flying boat carrying passengers on transoceanic routes carrying at a capacity of 90 passengers. In 1924 Boeing introduces Oleo-Strut Shock absorbers, a universally adopted Boeing landing gear invention.

Boeing isn’t just an Aerospace company, but also a weapon and defense supplier which began in the mid 1950s. Technology had advanced significantly giving Boeing the opportunity to be the first to create the guided short-ranged missile. By 1958, Boeing had delivered the 707, which was the United States first commercial jet airliner. Today, the main commercial products are the 737, 747 767 and the 777 families of airplanes and Boeing Business Jet.

Mission Statement

The Mission of Boeing is to value leadership, integrity, quality, customer satisfaction and a diverse and involved team. They put in time and effort to make the best of what they do which is to work together as a global company for the Aerospace leadership.

Sources: Boeing.com, About.com, Wikipedia.com, Century-of-flight.net