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Boeing Commercial Airplanes is a unit of The Boeing Company, based in Renton, Washington consisting of the Seattle-based former Boeing Airplane Company (the civil airliner division), as well as the Long Beach-based Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas Corporation. In 2006, Boeing was the world’s largest civil aircraft company in terms of orders, overtaking Airbus for the first time since 2000. President and CEO Alan Mulally led Boeing's civil aircraft arm, until he was nominated as CEO of Ford Motor Company on 5 September 2006. He was succeeded by Scott Carson. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Boeing-Logo. ... A division of a business entity is a portion of that business that operates under a different name. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ... Location of Renton in King County and Washington Coordinates: , Country State County King Government - Mayor Kathy Keolker Area - Total 17. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about work. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities near Seattle, Washington. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Jeppesen (also known as Jeppesen Sanderson) is an American company that specialises in aeronautical charting and navigation services, flight planning, pilot supplies and aviation training. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Edward Boeing. ... Location of Renton in King County and Washington Coordinates: , Country State County King Government - Mayor Kathy Keolker Area - Total 17. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Seattle redirects here. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government - Mayor Bob Foster Area - City 65. ... The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... Airbus S.A.S. (pronounced in English, in French, and in German) is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace concern. ... For the English cricketer, see Alan Mullally. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... â€œFordâ€ redirects here. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Airplane numbering system

The Boeing numbering system for commercial airliners starts with the airplane's model number, e.g. 377 followed by a dash and three digits (two numbers) following the pattern Boeing xxx-scc. In general, since the Boeing 707, the model number takes the form of a 7 followed by a digit and then by another 7, e.g. 737. The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was airliner version of the 367 Boeing Stratofreighter, which in turn was the transport version of B-29 Superfortress. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ...

The series number is a single digit (s), e.g. -200. The following two digits number (cc) is attributed according to the company the aircraft was first delivered to. These two digits are called Boeing customer codes. For instance, a Boeing 767-300 delivered to Air Canada would take the designation "767-333" while a 777-200 delivered to American Airlines would take the designation "777-223". See List of Boeing customer codes for a more complete list. Air Canada (TSX: AC.A, TSX: AC.B) is Canadas largest airline and flag carrier. ... American Airlines, Inc. ... Boeing customer codes have been used by Boeing Commercial Airplanes to identify the original customer of an aircraft since the Boeing 707. ...

Additional letters are sometimes used. These include, "ER" for an "extended range" version or "LR" for the "long range" version.

Current production

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Deliveries

Discontinued aircraft

Boeing

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McDonnell Douglas and Douglas Aircraft Company

Iberia MD-88 (EC-FOZ) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ... Iberia MD-88 (EC-FOZ) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ghana. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ghana. ... The Douglas DC-2 was a 14-seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. ... The Douglas DC-2 was a 14 seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... The Douglas DC-5, the least well-known of the famous DC airliner series, was a 16-seat, twin-propeller airplane intended for shorter routes than the DC-3 or DC-4. ... The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. ... The Douglas DC-7 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. ... DC10 redirects here. ... DC10 redirects here. ... The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium to long-range widebody airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ...

Specially built models

Although aircraft are commonly ordered with features or options at the request of the ordering airline, there are certain models which have been built specifically for the customer.

The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened fuselage, long range model only sold to Qantas. Qantas Airways Limited (IPA: ) is the national airline of Australia. ...

The Boeing 757-200 Combi was a single example model built for Royal Nepal Airlines (later renamed Nepal Airlines), though the engineering design of the freight door was subsequently used when UPS was the launch customer for the 757-200PF several years later. Nepal Airlines formerly known as Royal Nepal Airlines is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ...

The 747SP production line was re-opened nearly four years after the supposedly final 747SP was built. One aircraft was built for the United Arab Emirates. The cockpit, unlike that of other 747SP, had a crew of two instead of three.

Douglas, prior to its merger with McDonnell, built the DC-9-20 for Scandinavian Airlines. This model combined the fuselage of the DC-9-10 with the wings of a DC-9-30. No other airline ordered the aircraft. Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ...

Concept designs

The Boeing 2707 was developed as the first American supersonic transport (SST). ... The Concorde supersonic transport has a delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Olympus engines. ... Boeing 7J7 (artists concept) The Boeing 7J7 was a short- to medium-range airliner proposed by Boeing in the 1980s, but never built. ... General Electric GE-36 UDF Unducted Fan engine on a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 testbed A propfan is a modified turbofan engine, with the fan placed outside of the engine nacelle on the same axis as the compressor blades. ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... A trijet is an aircraft powered by three jet engines. ... The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the second largest passenger airliner after the Airbus A380. ... The Boeing NLA, or New Large Aircraft, was a 1990s concept for an all-new airliner in the 500+ seat market. ... Boeing Sonic Cruiser (artists concept) The Boeing Sonic Cruiser was a subsonic concept airplane proposed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2001. ... The McDonnell Douglas MD-12 was an aircraft design study undertaken by the McDonnell Douglas company in the 1990s. ... The McDonnell Douglas MD-94X was a planned propfan-powered airliner, intended to begin production in 1994. ...

Organization

Hawker 800SP with API Winglets Aviation Partners Inc. ... Jeppesen (also known as Jeppesen Sanderson) is an American company that specialises in aeronautical charting and navigation services, flight planning, pilot supplies and aviation training. ...

Facilities

Long Beach Municipal Airport is located in Long Beach, California, and to a degree, serves Los Angeles, California and Orange County, California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport (IATA: BFI, ICAO: KBFI) is a two-runway airport owned and run by King County, Washington. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Boeings Everett, Washington Factory is where Boeing 747s, Boeing 767s, Boeing 777s, and the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner are built. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... The Boeing Renton, Washington Factory is a faclity owned by Boeing and is where Next-Generation Boeing 737s are built. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ...

References

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See also

Airbus S.A.S. (pronounced in English, in French, and in German) is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace concern. ... For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation). ... The Airbus A380 (max. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de AeronÃ¡utica S.A. is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. ... A non-comprehensive list of modern civilian aircraft with descriptions. ...

External links

The Boeing 40A was the first passenger aircraft built by the Boeing company. ... The Boeing 80 was Boeings first purpose-built airliner. ... The Boeing 221 Monomail was the passenger version of the Model 200 Monomail mailplane. ... The Boeing 247 was an early modern passenger airliner. ... A restored Boeing 307 on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin. ... The Boeing 34114 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. ... The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was the airliner version of the 367 Boeing Stratofreighter, which in turn was the transport version of B-50 Superfortress. ... The Boeing 367-80 or Dash 80, as it was called within Boeing, was a concept demonstrator jet transport built in less than two years from project launch in 1952 to rollout on May 14, 1954 for a cost of $US 16 million dollars. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner, developed for the 100-seat market. ... The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Boeing Business Jet series are factory conversions of Boeing airliners for the corporate jet market, initially the 737 series airliners. ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... The Boeing 747SP is a highly modified version of Boeings Boeing 747-100 offering special performance. Known during development as the short body 747SB, the shortened fuselage permitted longer range flights to be made. ... The Boeing 747-400 is the latest version of the Boeing 747 in service. ... The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), known as the Dreamlifter, is a modified Boeing 747-400 used exclusively for transporting aircraft parts to Boeing from suppliers around the world. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 777 is an American long-range wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 747-8 is the latest variant of the Boeing 747, officially announced in 2005. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... Y1 is a Boeing Commercial Airplanes project to replace the 717, 737, and 757-200 product lines. ... Passenger capacity of existing and future Boeing civil aircraft. ... The Boeing 2707 was developed as the first American supersonic transport (SST). ... Boeing 7J7 (artists concept) The Boeing 7J7 was a short- to medium-range airliner proposed by Boeing in the 1980s, but never built. ... Boeing Sonic Cruiser (artists concept) The Boeing Sonic Cruiser was a subsonic concept airplane proposed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2001. ... Aviation encompasses all the activities relating to airborne devices created by human ingenuity, generally known as aircraft. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: // Two- and four-stroke rotary, radial, inline. ... This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... This is a list of air forces, sorted alphabetically by country, followed by a list of former countries air forces. ... This is an incomplete list of aircraft weapons, past and present. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ... A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. ... This is a list of experimental aircraft. ... The SR-71 Blackbird is the current record holder. ... Flight distance records without refueling. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of altitude records reached by different aircraft types. ... The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. ... Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. ...

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