Aviation History

In January 2000, The Boeing Company purchased Hughes Electronics Corporation’s space and communications business and its related operations, originators of the Surveyor spacecraft and satellites 376, 601 and 702. […]

The Model C training seaplane was the first “all-Boeing” design and the company’s first financial success. […]

The B-1 was a “pusher-style” flying boat, with its engine at the rear. […]

To attract new business, Boeing expanded its territory beyond aviation. […]

By the late 1940s, technology had advanced to the point of making the jet engine practical. […]

As markets evolved, so did Boeing jets. […]

In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy committed America to landing a person on the moon before the end of the decade. […]

While the Orbiter mapped the moon, Boeing engineers mapped the speed of sound. […]

By 1983, the recession began to ease off, and the 1,000th 737 rolled out from the Renton plant. […]

As the ’70s began, a number of factors came together to push Boeing into a crisis. […]