With a heritage that mirrors the first 100 years of flight, The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company and a top U.S. exporter in terms of sales. Providing products and services to customers in 145 countries, Boeing is a global market leader in commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services.

We continue to expand our product line and capabilities to meet emerging customer needs. From creating new, more efficient members of our family of commercial airplanes; to integrating military platforms, defense systems and the warfighter through network-centric operations; to creating advanced technology solutions for homeland security; to e-enabling airplanes and providing connectivity on moving platforms; to working together with stakeholders worldwide to improve the global air traffic system; to providing financing solutions for our commercial airplanes and space and defense products, Boeing continues a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with more than 157,500 people in more than 70 countries, Boeing employs one of the most diverse, talented and innovative workforces anywhere. Nearly 81,000 of our people hold degrees—including more than 27,000 advanced degrees—in virtually every business and technical field from more than 2,700 colleges and universities worldwide. Our enterprise also leverages the talents of hundreds of thousands more skilled people at 6,442 suppliers around the world.