Boeing: The world's oldest aerospace company, has a long history of accidents; know the story of Boeing

News Topical, Digital Desk : Recently, Air India Boeing 787-8 plane crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and 260 people died in this accident. After the accident, aircraft manufacturing company Boeing once again became a topic of discussion. The world's largest aerospace company Boeing will celebrate its 109th anniversary on July 15, 2025.

If we talk about the status of the company in the aerospace sector, then it has more than 10 thousand commercial planes running all over the world. Boeing's maximum 39 percent income comes from defense, space and security. Apart from this, 32 percent income is earned through commercial planes. In such a situation, let's know about the history of Boeing company and how has been its journey so far?

Start of Boeing Company

Boeing began 109 years ago when the Wright Brothers first flew in 1903 and American businessman William E. Boeing thought of starting a company that manufactured airplanes. After this, in 1916 he started a company named Aero Products, which was renamed Boeing Airplane Company a year later.

An order to make 50 planes was received during the World War

In 1917, the company designed its first plane, but it was far behind in terms of the technology of planes of that time. World War I had also started during this period. Planes were also needed for the war, so the company got an order to make 50 planes. This was the time when Boeing Company's fortunes changed and the company planned expansion.

The company started making commercial planes

After the First World War, Boeing started making commercial planes and with time the company continued to expand. This can be gauged from the fact that Boeing has taken over more than 32 companies so far.

Boeing's 7-7 formula

• In 1945, the commercial plane was named Boeing 700
• The marketing team did not like the name
• Then it was changed to Boeing 707
• Names started being kept on the formula of starting with 7 and ending with 7
• This is how the 7-7 formula came into practice

Name also associated with controversies

On one hand, while Boeing Company kept climbing the ladder of success, on the other hand, controversies also kept getting associated with it. Many Boeing planes became victims of accidents in the world. This raised questions on the credibility of the company, but the company kept getting rid of controversies in the name of removing the shortcomings. Boeing's 737 plane was most controversial. 346 people died in plane accidents in Indonesia in 2018 and in Ethiopia in 2019. After this, 737 Max planes could not fly for about 20 months.

When did Boeing planes become victims of major accidents?

1. There have been 529 aviation accidents and incidents involving 737 aircraft as of February 2024. These accidents resulted in a total of 5, 779 deaths and 234 losses.
2. The Boeing 737 aircraft first met with an accident on 19 July 1970.
3. Then, on December 8, 1972, the United Airlines Flight 553 crash killed 45 people.
4. Then on May 31, 1973, Indian Airlines 440 crashed at New Delhi's Palam Airport, killing 48 people.
5. On December 4, 1977, Malaysian Airlines System Flight 653 crashed, killing 100 people.
6. On February 11, 1978, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashed, killing 42 people.
7. On August 22, 1981, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 crashed in mid-air, killing 110 people.
8. On January 13, 1882, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed, killing 79 people.
9. On July 11, 1983, TAME Ecuador Flight 173 crashed, killing 119 people.
10. On September 23, 1883, a bomb exploded on Gulf Airlines 771, killing 112 people.
11. On November 8, 1983, TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashed, killing 130 people.
12. On August 31, 1987, Thai Airways Flight 365 crashed, killing 83 people.
13. 2 On April 6, 1993, Indian Airlines Flight 491 crashed, killing 55 people.
14. On February 29, 1996, Faucett Flight 251 crashed, killing 123 people.
15. On April 19, 2000, Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed, killing 131 people.
16. On July 8, 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed, killing 116 people.
17. On February 3, 2005, Kam Air Flight 904 crashed, killing 114 people.
18. On September 5, 2005, Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed, killing 149 people.
19. October 22, 2005 Bellevue Airlines Flight 210 crashes, killing 117 people.
20. On April 20, 2012, Bhoja Air Flight 213 crashed, killing 127 people.
21. On May 18, 2018, Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashed, killing 112 people.
22. On February 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed, killing 176 people.
23. On March 21, 2022, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed, killing 132 people.
24. On December 29, 2024, Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes, killing 179 people.
25. On June 12, 2025, an Air India flight crashes, killing 270 people.

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