Overview William Boeing founded the Boeing Company in 1916 in Puget Sound, Washington. William had modest goals as a young Yale engineering graduate, first making it big in the timber industry. When the Wright bothers showed the world the idea of flight, William was intrigued. He then decided that it was time that he should enter into the field of aviation. Boeing and his friend Conrad Westervelt teamed up to create a more practical plane after …showed first 75 words of 9452 total…

…showed last 75 words of 9452 total…the Middle East. The Boeing Company has donated two patents and related technology for reducing pollution in internal combustion engines to Florida A&M University for further research and commercialization. The Boeing Company and Air France Industries have formed a 777 Component Services Program to give airlines worldwide fast access to critical components while significantly reducing inventory holding, repair and administrative costs. On October 17, 2003, Boeing made the first delivery of its Next-Generation 737-800 passenger airplane.