Boeing has named Brendan Curran president of Boeing AvionX, an organisation formed last year to pursue the development and production of avionics and electronics systems.

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he's concerned about the escalating US-China trade war, but he believes his conversations with the Trump administration about the tit-for-tat tariffs are having an impact.

For 50 years, Boeing has built iconic aircraft under one gigantic roof at a site just north of Seattle.

The Boeing jumbo jet, once known as the "Queen of the sky" made its debut in 1970 and ushered in the glory days of wide-body air travel.