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 Boeing was incorporated in Seattle, Washington by William E. Boeing, on July 15, 1916, as "Pacific Aero Products Co." following the  June 15 maiden flight of one of the two"BBW" seaplanes built with the assistance of George Conrad Westervelt, a U.S. Navy engineer. 

On May 9, 1917,  the company became the "Boeing Airplane Company".

Boeing develop and build a commercial flying boat able to carry passengers on transoceanic routes. The first flight of the Boeing 314 Clipper was in June 1938. It was the largest civil aircraft of its time, with a capacity of 90 passengers on day flights, and of 40 passengers on night flights. In 1938, Boeing completed work on the Model 307 Stratoliner. This was the world’s first pressurized-cabin transport aircraft, and it was capable of cruising at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,100 m). — above most weather disturbances.

In 1958, Boeing began delivery of its 707, the United States' first commercial jet liner, in response to the  British De Havilland Comet, French Sud Aviation Caravelle and Soviet Tupolev Tu-104, which were the world’s first generation of commercial jet aircraft.

With the 707, a four-engine, 156-passenger airliner, the US became a leader in commercial jet manufacture. A few years later, Boeing added a second version of this aircraft, the 720, which was slightly faster and had a shorter range.

In December, 1960 Boeing announced the model  727 jetliner, which went into commercial service about three years later.

In 1967, Boeing introduced another short- and medium-range airliner, the twin-engine 737

It has become the best-selling commercial jet aircraft in aviation history and is still being produced, and continuous improvements are made.

The roll-out ceremonies for the first 747-100 took place in 1968, at the massive new factory in Everett, about an hour's drive from Boeing's Seattle home. The aircraft made its first flight a year later. The first commercial flight occurred in 1970. The 747 has an intercontinental range and a larger seating capacity than Boeing's previous aircraft.

In the 1980's Boeing had to offer new aircraft, and developed the single-aisle  757, the larger, twin-aisle 767, and upgraded versions of the 737.

In April 1994, Boeing introduced the most modern commercial jet aircraft at the time, the twin-engine 777.

Today Boeing streamlined production and turned its attention to a new model, the 787 Dreamliner.