Boeing
(BA) The Boeing Co
Last updated:
October 12, 2021 at 11.08am
Company Overview:
A leading maker of large commercial jets and a top defence contractor, Boeing designs, manufactures and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment and missiles across the world. The company is organised into five primary divisions, namely Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Boeing Defence, Space and Security (BDS), Engineering, Operations & Technology, Boeing Capital and Boeing Shared Services Group, while it also provides leasing and product support services.
Through its Commerical Airplanes segment, the company develops, produces and markets commercial jet aircraft and provides fleet support services to the commercial airline industry, whereas through the Defence, Space and Security segment it develops and modifies manned and unmanned military aircraft, as well as weapons systems for global strike.
The Boeing Capital segment ensures that customers have the financing needed to buy and take delivery of their Boeing product, while managing overall financing exposure.