Boeing is an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company that sells airplanes, rotorcrafts, rockets, satellites, telecommunications, and missiles globally. Based out of Chicago, Illinois Boeing is organized into five divisions ranging from commercial airplanes, defense, space & security, and engineering. Boeing became one of the most popular airplane manufacturers after the Boeing 747 was released in the late-1960s. Since then, Boeing has become the highest-selling commercial jetliner in history of the company and world.