Boeing is considered the leader in commercial aircraft, military aircraft and missiles and space markets. As well as the design, development and manufacture of aircraft and space equipment, Boeing also has divisions managing the support of these activities and other activities that extend to real estate services, financial services and travel agency services.
Boeing has a well-developed graduate program and the benefits for employees are numerous. While financial information up to 2000 suggests that Boeing is growing, it should also be noted that since September 11, a downturn in the commercial airline industry has impacted Boeing. As a result of this 30,000 jobs are expected to be lost. To counter this Boeing expects growth in the defense area and Boeing is also moving to adapt to the changed environment, such as by focusing on the renewed interest in commercial flight safety.
While layoffs are taking place there are still numerous varied work opportunities with Boeing. A search of their employment opportunities facility showing over 600 positions currently available.
This report will detail Boeing, providing information that will be of use to a potential employee.
This will cover corporate and financial information, the history of Boeing and key departments. It will also detail the benefits available to employees of Boeing and also focus on graduate opportunities and how to contact Boeing about opportunities. It will also cover the key principles Boeing operates by, with this information intended to assist the potential employee in knowing what characteristics they look for. Finally, we will look at some recent news articles and what these tell us about the future with Boeing in relation to employment.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Headquarters
Boeing World Headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois.
Key Personnel
Phil Condit, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Phil Condit became Chief Executive Officer in 1996 and was elected Chairman in 1997, after 35 years with Boeing in various divisions.
Harry Stonecipher, Vice Chairman
Harry Stonecipher was elected vice chairman in May 2001 and previously served as president and chief operating officer from August 1997.
HISTORY
Boeing was founded by William Edward Boeing in the early 1900's. The Wright Brothers made their first flight in 1903, the event that led William Boeing to consider the possibilities of air travel. William Boeing and a Navy engineer names George Conrad Westervelt began designing a new aircraft, it was named B&W and they began building it in a boathouse. Westervelt left the project and Boeing completed the plane in 1916. On July 15, 1916, Boeing incorporated his airplane manufacturing business as Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later, he changed the name to the Boeing Airplane Company. In 1917, during World War I, Boeing knew the Navy needed training airplanes and provided them with two. The Navy were impressed by the planes and ordered 50 more. The Boeing company now consisted of 337 people. By the end of the 1920's Boeing had designed planes for mail and for passengers. After the depression, antitrust legislation meant that Boeing had to be broken up into three divisions. United Air Lines was responsible for air transportation, United Aircraft was responsible for manufacturing operations in the eastern United State and the Boeing Airplane Company was responsible for manufacturing operations in the West. At this stage William Boeing retired and Boeing Aircraft was taken over by Claire Egtvedt. The company changed direction and began to focus on large passenger airplanes and bombers. In the 60's Boeing also used its experience to create guided missile systems and space vehicles and was also heavily involved in the Apollo missions and the moon landing. In the 70's commercial jetliners became the focus, especially the 707. Recession hit the industry in the early 70's and to counter this Boeing began to expand beyond airliners, expansion included projects as broad as computer systems, irrigation systems and wind turbines. After the 80's the recession eased and Boeing returned to concentrating on commercial airliners and military aircraft. This leads us to the current day where Boeing employs 187,000 people, serves customers in 145 countries and is the leader in commercial aircraft, military aircraft and missiles, and space markets.
CHIEF DIVISIONS
Air Traffic Management - This division handles air traffic control. With 120 million flights per year, the division ensures safety of flights by managing air traffic which includes both the processes and the technology related to it.
Boeing Capital - provides financial products and services to businesses, focus on innovative financing and leasing options. This service is not supplied only to those doing business with Boeing, Boeing makes use of its experience in this area to offer the service to all businesses.
Commercial Airplanes - this is the central division of Boeing and its purpose is the production and sale of commercial airplanes. It is one of three operating groups within The Boeing Company, with headquarters in Renton, Washington, the operating group is managed by President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services - this is an important division of Commercial Airplanes, which manages the support of the commercial aircraft including customer support, integrated services, predictive maintenance, airplane monitoring, training, modifications and fleet management.
Military Aircraft - manufactures a range of military aircraft including fighters, bombers, airlifts...
, 2005). A second airplane design in the replacement program was the 747X, which would have provided better efficiency than the 747-400 with a longer plane body (Norris et al., 2005). Boeing couldn't generate much excitement around the 747X, but the Sonic Cruiser offered stronger appeal (Norris et al., 2005). Continental Airlines was a particularly interested customer, but the feedback from the airlines focused on operational costs (Norris et al.,
2. Approach Clearances According to the article, "Back door IFR: When stratus happens and you didn't file, you'll need to sweet talk your way into the system. Here are some practical tips to do that safely" (2006 obtaining an IFR clearance, literally on the fly, does not constitute not a to be taken for granted privilege. Approximately 15 years ago, U.S. pilots almost lost a significant portion of this flexibility, when the
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