Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 9, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of The Boeing Company (which expresses an unqualified opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an Amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)), and the effectiveness of The Boeing Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Boeing Company for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

July 22, 2009