Boeing is an American aerospace manufacturer that designs, builds and sells commercial and military aircraft alongside related systems and services. Its commercial range in production comprises the 737 narrow-body and the 767, 777 and 787 wide-body jetliners, with the 777X and the 737-7 and 737-10 derivatives still in development. On the defence side it produces fighter, trainer, rotorcraft and tilt-rotor aircraft, tankers, missiles and defence systems, satellites and space, intelligence and communications products.
Customers include airlines worldwide, governments and defence agencies, including the US government, which holds licences in patents developed under its contracts. Boeing earns money by selling aircraft and defence hardware, and through services such as spare parts, maintenance, upgrades and conversions, pilot and maintenance training, logistics, and digital analytics.
The business is organised into three segments: Commercial Airplanes, Defense, Space & Security, and Global Services, selling across global markets. As of 31 December 2025 the workforce was roughly 182,000, with 14% based outside the United States and about 72,000 belonging to unions under agreements with nine US unions and eighteen international bodies.
Based on Boeing's 10-K filed January 30, 2026.