EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Boeing Company on Form S-3 of our report dated January 29, 2004 (February
11, 2004 as to the effects of the tax refunds described in Notes 6 and 25
therein) (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the change
in the method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets to conform
to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, GOODWILL AND OTHER
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, effective January 1, 2002, and in the method of accounting
for derivative financial instruments to conform to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES, as amended, effective January 1, 2001) and our report on financial
statement schedule dated March 3, 2004 appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of The Boeing Company for the year ended December 31, 2003 and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 2004