Chapter 1. Overview of Boeing
Part 1. History
1. Founded in 1916 in the Puget Sound region of Washington state
2. Became a leading producer of military and commercial aircraft
3. Undertook a series of strategic mergers and acquisitions to become the world’s largest, most diversified aerospace company
Aerospace pioneers now part of the Boeing enterprise include:
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Boeing in Brief
- World's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of
commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined
- Has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation
- Continues to expand its product line and services to meet emerging
customer needs
What Boeing Do today
- Design, assemble and support commercial jetliners,
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of KAL
- KAL Aerospace Division manufactures licensed versions of helicopters, aircrafts,
and parts for various commercial aircrafts. It also provides aircraft maintenance
support for the United States Department of Defense in Asia and maintains a
research division with focuses on launch vehicle, satellite, commercial and
military aircraft, helicopter,
of excess weapons in exchange for development incentives
United Nations Register of Conventional Arms promotes trust and confidence through transparency. More than 90 member states report to the United Nations, other Governments, and to the people every year regarding their imports and exports of major weapons systems.
More than 95% of the trade in tanks, armoured vehicles, combat aircraft
of responsibility.
Ogarkov asserted that the regional air defense unit had identified the aircraft as a US intelligence platform, an RC-135 of the type that routinely performed intelligence operations along a similar flight path. In any event, regardless of whether it was an RC-135 or a 747, he argued, the plane was unquestionably on a US or joint US-Japanese intelligence mission, and the loc