The Boeing Company – NSN Components Catalog

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Operating Segments: Commercial Aviation, Aerospace, Defense, Telecommunications

HQ: Chicago, Illinois, USA

About Boeing

Boeing Aircraft is an American designer, manufacturer, and vendor of aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles for the aerospace and defense industries around the world. Boeing is one of the largest global aerospace manufacturers, and the second largest defense contractor in the world. The company was founded in 1916 by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington. The current corporation is the result of Boeing’s 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas. Boeing is divided into five main branches: Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Defense & Space, Boeing Global Services, Boeing Capital, Engineering & Test Technology, and Boeing Shared Services Group. In business since 1916, Boeing remains one of the most influential companies in the entire aviation industry.

Products, Services, and Platforms

• Commercial Aviation: Boeing is a world leader in the commercial air-transportation market; specializing in jet aircraft and fleet support services. Engineers focus on all aspects of an aircrafts design; from the engine and fuselage to the bearings and fasteners. Commercial products have increased efficiency, reduced noise pollution and emissions, and increased passenger comfort.
• Aerospace and Defense: Boeing’s defense sector specializes in an assortment of defense products: including, aircraft, UAVs, embedded product support, cybersecurity, advanced weapons, surveillance, missiles, and communication systems. Customers that Boeing supplies specialized defense-related technology to are primarily the U.S. DOD and NASA. GPS, space transportation vehicles, satellites, and space launch systems are among some of the many products that Boeing offers within its space sector.
• Parts: Boeing sells, leases, and repairs various parts. They sell new surplus (NS) parts and overhauled (OH) and serviceable parts (SV); NS parts retain conformance and certification requirements and OH and SV parts come with trace documentation. There are broader categories within their vast catalog: landing gear parts, chemical management, battery management, wheels, brakes, kitting, etc. Commonly sold hardware parts include bearings, connectors, gears, sprockets, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Boeing’s subsidiaries and partners include Aurora Flight Services, Jeppesen, Spectrolab, Boeing Aircraft Holding Company, Boeing Defence UK, Boeing Canada, Boeing Commercial Space Company, Aviall Services, and more.

Competitors

Boeing’s primary competitors include other major aerospace and defense companies such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Company,  General Dynamics Corporation, BAE Systems, Airbus Group, and SpaceX.