1916    In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

1947    First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.

1965    PIA Flight 705, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720 – 040 B, crashes while descending to land at Cairo International Airport, killing 119 of the 125 passengers and crew.

1966    An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117.

1971    An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Japan killing 162.

1975    The Hughes (later McDonnell-Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight.

1977    Transportes Aéreos Portugueses Boeing 727 crashes in Madeira Islands, killing 130.

2005    Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines.

2007    Boeing unveiled its first 787 in a roll-out ceremony at its Everett assembly factory.

2009    Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.