The Boeing Company celebrated their 100th birthday on July 15th. One of the events associated with the celebration was opening their jetliners, from their very first jet passenger plane, the 707 to the modern 787 Dreamliner, to the public at a taxiway at the Museum of Flight. The Space Needle flew a standard in recognition of the company that gave Seattle the nickname "Jet City". The company has indeed come far from their modest beginnings in a red barn on the shores of Seattle's Duwamish River. The company has put a lot into the air - fabric covered biplanes to rockets, space capsules, strategic bombers and the ubiquitous 700 series jetliners. While the company's headquarters moved out of state in 2001, they employ over 50,000 workers in Washington. Happy birthday, Boeing!
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