William Boeing
@williamboeing
American aviation pioneer
Building Boeing Air Transport as Founder · United States
- Website not added yet
- LinkedIn not added yet
- X not added yet
- Instagram not added yet
- Facebook not added yet
Key facts
- Lived
- 1881–1956
- Educated at
- Yale University · Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science · Sheffield Scientific School
About
William Boeing (1881–1956) was an entrepreneur and engineer. They were born in Detroit. They studied at Yale University.
In context
Boeing Air Transport was founded in 1927 and closed in 1934, after 7 years. Among the 9 other airline companies founded in the 1920s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 7 years, the same as this one.
Named alongside
Contribution
William's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.
Companies
- Boeing Air Transport1927-1934 airline, predecessor of United AirlinesFounder · airline · United States · Founded 1927
- United Aircraft and Transport Corporationvertically-integrated, amalgamated U.S. aviation companyFounder · aerospace industry · Hartford, United States · Founded 1929
- Boeing Commercial Airplanesdesigns, assembles, markets and sells commercial jet aircraftFounder · aircraft industry · Chicago, United States · Founded 1997