The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a major aerospace company worldwide.
The company engages in designing, development, manufacture, sale, service, and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. The company is one of the two major manufacturers of 100+ seat airplanes for the worldwide commercial airline industry and one of the defense contractors in the U.S.
Strategy
The compa...
The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a major aerospace company worldwide.
The company engages in designing, development, manufacture, sale, service, and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. The company is one of the two major manufacturers of 100+ seat airplanes for the worldwide commercial airline industry and one of the defense contractors in the U.S.
Strategy
The company’s strategy is centered on successful execution in healthy core businesses – Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Defense, Space & Security (BDS) and Global Services (BGS). BCA is committed to being the leader in commercial aviation by offering airplanes and services that deliver superior design, safety, quality, efficiency and value to customers around the world. BDS integrates its resources in defense, intelligence, communications, security, space and services to deliver capability-driven solutions to customers at reduced costs. Its BDS strategy is to leverage its core businesses to capture key next-generation programs while expanding its presence in adjacent and international markets. BGS provides support for commercial and defense through innovative, comprehensive and cost-competitive product and service solutions.
Segments
The company operates through three segments: Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Defense, Space & Security (BDS); and Global Services (BGS).
Commercial Airplanes segment
This segment develops, produces and markets commercial jet aircraft principally to the commercial airline industry worldwide. It is a leading producer of commercial aircraft and offer a family of commercial jetliners designed to meet a broad spectrum of global passenger and cargo requirements of airlines. This family of commercial jet aircraft in production includes the 737 narrow-body model and the 767, 777 and 787 wide-body models. Development continues on the 777X program and the 737-7 and 737-10 derivatives.
Defense, Space & Security segment
This segment engages in the research, development, production and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems for strike, surveillance and mobility, including fighter and trainer aircraft; vertical lift, including rotorcraft and tilt-rotor aircraft; and commercial derivative aircraft, including anti-submarine and tanker aircraft. In addition, this segment engages in the research, development, production and modification of the following products and related services: strategic defense and intelligence systems, including strategic missile and defense systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems, satellite systems, including government and commercial satellites and space exploration.
Global Services segment
This segment provides services to the company’s commercial and defense customers worldwide. Global Services sustains aerospace platforms and systems with a full spectrum of products and services, including supply chain and logistics management, engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions, spare parts, pilot and maintenance training systems and services, technical and maintenance documents, and data analytics and digital services.
Competition
The company faces aggressive international competitors who are intent on increasing their market share, such as Airbus and entrants from China.
BDS faces strong competition primarily from Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, RTX Corporation, General Dynamics Corporation and SpaceX.
Regulatory Matters
The company works with numerous U.S. government agencies and entities, including all the branches of the U.S. military, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Homeland Security. Similar government authorities exist in its non-U.S. markets.
In the U.S., the company’s commercial aircraft products are required to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations governing production and quality systems, airworthiness and installation approvals, repair procedures and continuing operational safety.
Outside the U.S., similar requirements exist for airworthiness, installation and operational approvals. These requirements are generally administered by the national aviation authorities of each country and, in the case of Europe, coordinated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
History
The Boeing Company was founded in 1916. The company was incorporated in the state of Washington in 1916 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1934.