The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)

100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 (Map)
Phone: 312-544-2000
http://www.boeing.com

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Overview

The world's largest aerospace company, Boeing is the #2 maker of large commercial jets (behind rival Airbus) and the #2 defense contractor behind Lockheed Martin. Boeing's business units include Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS; comprising Military Aircraft, Network & Space Systems, and Global Services & Support). The company also provides financing and leasing services to both commercial and military/aerospace customers through its Boeing Capital Corporation. Boeing makes about 60% of its sales in the Americas. The US DoD generates about 80% of BDS revenues; NASA and international defense agencies, as well as satellite markets, are also customers.

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Key financials for The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)

Company Type Public (NYSE: BA)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £41,567.4
1-Year Sales Growth (5.8%)
2010 Net Income (mil.) £2,137.6
1-Year Net Income Growth 152.1%
2010 Employees 160,500
1-Year Employee Growth 2.2%
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Key people and executives for The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)

Chairman, President, and CEO W. James (Jim) McNerney Jr.
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EVP, Corporate President and CFO James A. Bell
SVP Engineering, Operations, and Technology and CTO John J. Tracy
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