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Therefore, in , Boeing created the - a four-engine airliner, capable of carrying passengers on a transatlantic route. Due to shorter journeys and more comfortable travel, quickly won the hearts of passengers.
In order to keep up with growing number of aircraft sales, in Boeing commenced the monumental engineering challenge - the construction of the Everett Factory. The Everett Factory became home of the first wide-body jetliner Boeing , capable of carrying passengers - more than twice as much as The aircraft held a capacity record for 37 years and was sold over 1, times. In addition, U. The company struggled so much that it went more than a year without a domestic order and had to lay off around half of the employees.
However, the competition for new orders was harsher as Airbus, the new European plane manufacturer, arose with A In response, Boeing developed single-aisle , twin-aisle and upgraded The s let Boeing to completely regain its strong financial status. The company, along with Lockheed, won an order from U.
Air Force for the twin-engine stealth fighter F Raptor. In addition to the jet, Boeing developed a hugely successful commercial aircraft The long-range, wide-body "Triple Seven" was the first airplane to be designed by computer and over were sold to this day. The end of the decade was noted by the acquisition of its long-time rival. The new millennium was marked by the development of a new mid-range airliner Dreamliner. The plane was lighter and more fuel efficient than most aircraft produced of aluminum alloys because almost half of plane's fuselage and wings were made of carbon fiber and plastic composite materials.
During its history, Boeing has been through a lot: massive layoffs, huge debts, fierce competition. But the past century proved the company can adapt and evolve to face the challenges. Buckle up and keep your seat trays upright as we delve into the history of the biggest aerospace company in the world. Boeing was founded by William E. Boeing, a timber executive, in , and was located in Seattle it moved to Chicago in Boeing was first known as Aero Products Company.
Boeing, already wealthy from his ownership of various lumber companies in the northwest U. A year later, Boeing bought a wooden boat building plant right on the Duwamish River, which he would transform into an aircraft manufacturing plant.
When the aircraft was shipped to Seattle, Boeing and his team found production flaws which were further pronounced after a crash during a testing flight. Rather than wait months for the proper parts to be delivered, Boeing decided he could do the job himself in a much shorter time, which convinced him that he was on the right track with his new airline company. Its first source of income came from the U. William Boeing viewed his company as a visionary presence in the aviation market, and welcomed input and ideas from all of his employees.
With that pioneering mindset, Boeing also began selling aircraft to deliver mail to far-flung American cities and towns and, in the late s, once again adjusted its business model to encompass aircraft manufacturing and airline flights. After a series of name changes, the company went back to the name Boeing Airplane Company and was highly instrumental in building military aircraft in the second world war, including the B Flying Fortress and the B Superfortress.
After the war, the B Stratojet and the eight-engine B Stratofortress followed. With the war years over, Boeing returned to the idea of building commercial planes that could take customers across the country in a single flight.
That meant shifting from propeller-based aircraft to turbojets, which was not popular with airlines, who had poured millions of dollars into propeller-based airplanes. With each decade, aviation technology crossed another frontier, and with each crossing, the world changed. The Boeing Archives houses a vast collection of Boeing artifacts that illustrate the defining moments of our past. Maintained to capture where we've been and influence where we're going, the Boeing Archives is one of the largest collections of its kind anywhere in the world.
We're writing our next century's history. Come along for an incredible journey. View Pioneers.
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