The Boeing Company

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The Boeing Company (Boeing) is involved in the design, development, manufacture, sale and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. The Company operates in five business segments: Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA), Network & Space Systems (N&SS), Global Services & Support (GS&S), and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC). Boeing's other segment includes the activities of engineering, operations and technology (EO&T), and intercompany items. On July 30, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.'s (Vought) 787 businesses conducted at North Charleston, South Carolina. On January 7, 2010, Integrated Defense Systems began operating under the name Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). It consists of BMA, N&SS and GS&S. In July 2010, the Company acquired Narus, a provider of real time network traffic and analytics software.

Boeing co has P/E Ratio 13.78,Indicated Annual Dividend 1.68, Beta Coefficient 1.25, Earnings per Share 4.66 and  Shares Outstanding733,581,000

Boeing Co. said it would resume flight tests of the 787 Dreamliner on December 23,2010 , after the fleet was grounded last month when an in-flight power failure raised questions about the readiness of the long-delayed plane.

Scott Fancher, general manager of the 787 program, said the company expects to complete its review of the Dreamliner program's schedule in January. "As we return to flight test and determine the pace of that activity, we remain focused on developing a new program schedule," he said.

He said the company will initially resume a series of tests that remain to be completed in the flight-test program, which will be followed later by a resumption of certification testing.

The company said it installed an interim version of updated power- distribution-system software on the first plane to return to flight tests. A fire in a power panel caused the power failure that grounded the test fleet, and was likely caused by the presence of foreign debris, the company has said.

Boeing completed testing of that interim software on the plane earlier this week, according to its release. Thursday's testing will include an intentional deployment of a small turbine that is deployed when back-up power is required.

Boeing shares were up 0.8% at $65.10 in recent trading.