Case Study Of Boeing

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Boeing is an international company with operations in various countries.. The company was founded in 1916, by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997 (The Economist, 2000). Boeing is the biggest company in the world that deals with the manufacture of military and commercial jetliners. It also deals with the manufacture of defense systems, rotorcraft, advanced communication and information systems, satellites and missiles. It is also the main contractor of international air space (Boeing, 2014). According to Smith (2014), Boeing also provides many commercial and, military airline, support services. The company also provides support services and products to customers in 150 countries. It is the largest sales exporters in the U.S. The headquarters of Boeing are in Chicago. More than 170,000 people have been employed across the U.S and in 70 countries. More than 140,000 employees have college degrees, and nearly 35,000 of them have advanced degrees in every technical and business field from more than 2700 universities and colleges worldwide (Boeing, 2014). The company has been a leading example in ensuring sustainable development.
Boeing competitors
Lockheed Martin Corporation is one of the top companies that offer competition to Boeing. Boeing & Martin (2010) assert that they were going to team up to compete for the U.S air force’s Strike Bomber program. Boeing was to be the main contractor while Lockheed as the primary teammate. Although Boeing is twice as bigger than Lockheed, the two companies have been involved in competition for various defensive contracts. According to Kulycky (2004), Lockheed beat Boeing to win the biggest defense contract ever. The deal was worth $200 billion...

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...to Boeing (2014), the company would repay up to $2 million to the trustees that were responsible for natural resources. These trustees include the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Department of Interior, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe.
Conclusion
To conclude, so as to have better progress in reducing negative environmental impacts of the aerospace, all the industries will all required to play a role. The aerospace industry need to come together. They include manufacturers, customer and suppliers, the regulator as well as the entire world. Due to the increased competition among the airline companies, innovation will be key moving forward. There is no doubt that the next generation will see an improvement of better air jets that do not lead to environmental degradation in any way.

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