To help them celebrate, we've listed some noteworthy Boeing highlights from the past 100 years:
- 747 First Flight: February 9, 1969; introduced with Pan American World Airways on January 22, 1970
- 767 First Flight: September 26, 1981; introduced with United Airlines on September 8, 1982
- 777 First Flight: June 12, 1994; introduced with United Airlines on June 7, 1995
- 787 First Flight: December 15, 2009; introduced with All Nippon Airways on October 26, 2011
- Southwest Airlines took delivery of Boeing's 5,000th 737 on February 13, 2006
- The 777X launched in November 2013, with production scheduled to begin in 2017 and planned to enter service by 2020
- First flight of the 737 MAX on January 29, 2016
- Through June 2016, there have been 1,522 deliveries of the 747 (1,543 ordered)
- Through June 2016, there have been 1,412 deliveries of the 777 (1,893 ordered)
- Through June 2016, there have been 431 deliveries of the 787 (1,155 ordered)
- JAL has taken delivery of the most 747s (its largest order was for 34 in September 1987)
- Emirates has ordered the most 777s (its largest order was for 150 in July 2014)
- ANA has ordered the most 787s (its largest order was for 44 in July 2004)
This birthday is so big, Boeing's direct competitor even sent the company a special message:
Congratulations, Boeing, and here's to another 100 years!
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