Boeing
Makes passenger airplanes, spacecraft and defense equipment.
📖 Its story
William Boeing loved airplanes, and in 1916, in Seattle, he and a friend built his first seaplane, one that could take off from the water. That's how his company was born. Today its airplanes, like the famous 737, fly all over the world.
💵 How it makes money
It sells airplanes to airlines and governments, and charges for maintenance and parts.
🤯 Fun fact
Boeing's first airplane was a seaplane called the B&W, from the initials of its makers, Boeing and Westervelt.
👍 The good part
There are only a very few companies in the world that can build big passenger airplanes.
⚠️ The risk
It has had safety and quality problems with some airplanes, which has cost it trust and money.
🧠 Did you get it?
What was Boeing's first airplane like?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 1916
- Founded by: William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt
- Home: Arlington, Virginia, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for BA stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters BA.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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