Innovation in History: Impact and Change: The Airplane
Economy
A whole sub-section of the worldwide economy has been created based around the airplane, and air travel. For example, Boeing has 150,000+ employees worldwide, not including all their business partners and contractors. Airline companies, aircraft suppliers, and airports also all create jobs.
There are countless businesses and corporations that have relations with airplanes and the manufacture of airplanes.
Boeing
Boeing employs over 150,000 people worldwide, not including partners and contractors. Boeing does not manufacture every part of every plane, many parts are manufactured by other companies. For example, the engines on a 747 aircraft are developed and produced by General Electric.
Related Businesses
All businesses in relation with airplanes create jobs, such as fuel providers, airports, and shipping companies. Some major companies affiliated with aircraft include: Chevron (fuel), employing 67,000+, and United Parcel Service (UPS), employing 425,000+.
"While our intention at The Boeing Company is to lead the aerospace industry into the next century, the same way we have done for the first 100 years, we know that what we do at Boeing has a global impact. We recognize that our pursuit of that vision has significant impact on the communities where we live and work. The sum total of our actions demonstrates our long-standing values and tells the story of our company to the world around us. Our story is evolving as we interact with our global customers, employees, consumers, communities, suppliers, shareholders and partners. But our objective to provide solutions designed by these interactions and through the ingenuity that is our brand (innovation, quality and forward thinking) is as old as our company. Good corporate citizenship has always been a part of our values - our DNA." (Boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/index.html)
At the top of the site is a picture of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner airplane, a significant technological advancement in airplane design and technology, through the use of new materials and construction processes and improvements in fuel economy.
