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Boeing To Move Headquarters to Northern Virginia

Shift to company’s Arlington campus puts leaders closer to country’s decision makers.

Boeing has facilities in 65 nations. [File Photo: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Boeing is relocating its global headquarters from Chicago to Northern Virginia (Arlington).
  • The move places the aerospace giant closer to the U.S. government, its largest client, and other key stakeholders, while also leveraging access to world-class engineering and technical talent.
  • Boeing plans to establish a research and technology hub in Northern Virginia to advance digital innovation in areas such as cybersecurity, autonomous operations, and quantum sciences.
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Boeing announced Thursday afternoon that it is moving the company’s global headquarters to Northern Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. The move puts the aerospace giant closer to the nation’s decision makers, as the U.S. government is Boeing’s largest client.

According to a release, the aerospace giant is moving the headquarters from Chicago, Illinois, to a Boeing campus in Arlington, Virginia. The area is already heavily imprinted by Boeing, as the aerospace and defense firm’s employees in the region support various corporate functions and specialize in advanced airplane development and autonomous systems. 

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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