William M. Allen, a retired Boeing Co. chairman who helped usher in the era of commercial jet air travel after World War II, died at his home Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 85. Mr.

The Incredibles was the nickname Boeing President William Allen gave his team of 50,000 mechanics, engineers and administrators tasked with designing and building the 747 in just 28 months.

Early Boeing products had names like the Model 40, Model 80, Model 247, ... Boeing President William Allen set about on an ambitious restructuring of the company, ...

Boeing CEO William M. “Bill” Allen spoke at the rollout in Renton. He pointed out how exactly 10 years to the day earlier, the 5000th iconic B-17 bomber had rolled off a wartime Boeing ...

A merican planemaker Boeing has been a leading manufacturer of jet-powered commercial aircraft since the middle of the 20th century. While the US-based firm was not the first to p ...

There were moments when it looked like the program would collapse under its own weight. But Boeing’s leadership, especially then-President William Allen and engineer Joe Sutter (who led the 747 ...

When William Allen, Boeing’s president offered American Airlines an extra half-inch in width over the DC-8, he won an order for fifty 707s. From that moment, the sales success of the Boeing was ...

Allen, who stepped into the chief strategy officer role in 2020, led Boeing’s long-term planning, global business and corporate development, strategic investments, acquisitions and divestitures.

Marc Allen, CEO of aerospace startup Electra, on why he thinks travelers need a plane that can take off from a surface no bigger than a soccer field Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

Marc Allen will step down as Boeing's chief strategy officer at the end of the year and leave the company in 2024 as the U.S. planemaker pares down its strategy arm.

We are excited about the Boeing Corporation at the helm and further developing this partnership with the University."-Dr. Ernest C. McNealey, President Allen University. About Allen University ...

On a fishing trip, he challenged Boeing president William Allen to make something dwarfing the 707. Mr Allen put engineer Joe Sutter in charge and it took his team 28 months to develop the 747 ...