Boeing Through the Years By dlcolgrove Jul 28, 1914 World War I Begins Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Jan 14, 2004 Boeing Through the Years Jun 15, 1916 Boeing took B&W Seaplane for first flight Jul 15, 1917 The Boeing Airplane Company is named Sep 1, 1939 World War II Begins Jul 15, 1954 Boeing enters commercial aviation with the Boeing 707 Apr 29, 1968 Thornton "T" Wilson became president - forced to cut Boeing's workforce from 105,000 to 38,000 Dec 1, 1970 Airbus enters the market Feb 19, 1982 The Boeing 757 makes its first flight Jan 13, 1995 NASA and Boeing officials sign a $5.63 billion contract to design and develop the International Space Station May 17, 1995 Delivery of the first Boeing 777 to United Airlines Dec 15, 1996 Boeing merges with long-time rival McDonnell Douglas Dec 31, 1999 Airbus outsold Boeing for the first time Sep 11, 2001 September 11 Terrorist Attacks Jun 17, 2003 Boeing unveils their new strategy of "e-Enabled" at the Paris International Air Show Jan 14, 2004 Connexion by Boeing began commerical service on Lufthansa Airlines
