8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 23, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

The Boeing Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-442	91-0425694
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

100 N. Riverside, Chicago, IL	60606-1596
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(312) 544-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 23, 2009, The Boeing Company (the “Company”) issued a press release in which it announced that the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 23, 2009

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

THE BOEING COMPANY
By:	/s/ Michael F. Lohr
	Michael F. Lohr
	Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel

Dated: June 23, 2009

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 23, 2009

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release  

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

P.O. Box 3707        MC 21-70

Seattle, WA 98124-2207

www.boeing.com

Boeing Postpones 787 First Flight

EVERETT, Wash., June 23, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft.

The need was identified during the recent regularly scheduled tests on the full-scale static test airplane. Preliminary analysis indicated that flight test could proceed this month as planned. However, after further testing and consideration of possible modified flight test plans, the decision was made late last week that first flight should instead be postponed until productive flight testing could occur.

First flight and first delivery will be rescheduled following the final determination of the required modification and testing plan. It will be several weeks before the new schedule is available. The 787 team will continue with other aspects of testing on Airplane #1, including final gauntlet testing and low-speed taxiing. Work will also continue on the other five flight test aircraft and the subsequent aircraft in the production system.

Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said a team of experts has already identified several potential solutions.

“Consideration was given to a temporary solution that would allow us to fly as scheduled, but we ultimately concluded that the right thing was to develop, design, test and incorporate a permanent modification to the localized area requiring reinforcement. Structural modifications like these are not uncommon in the development of new airplanes, and this is not an issue related to our choice of materials or the assembly and installation work of our team,” Carson said.

Boeing’s financial guidance will be updated to reflect any impact of these changes when the company issues its second quarter 2009 earnings report in July.

Boeing will hold a conference call with Carson, Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of Airplane Programs, and Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, to discuss the 787 program today at 10:00 a.m. EDT, 7:00 a.m., PDT. A webcast of that call will be accessible at www.boeing.com.

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Contact: Yvonne Leach, Communications, 206-854-5027 Lori Gunter, Communications, 206-931-5919 Rob Young, Investor Relations, 312-544-2140