As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2020

No. 333-                     

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

THE BOEING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

100 N. Riverside Plaza

Chicago, IL 60606-1596

(312) 544-2000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Grant M. Dixton

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

The Boeing Company

100 N. Riverside Plaza

Chicago, IL 60606-1596

(312) 544-2000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Robert M. Hayward, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

(312) 862-2000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this registration statement.

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

THE BOEING COMPANY

16,726,137 Shares

of

Common Stock

This prospectus relates to the sale, from time to time, of up to 16,726,137 shares of our common stock, par value $5.00 per share, by or on behalf of The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plans Master Trust (the “Trust” or “Selling Stockholder”). The common stock will be sold by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholder.

The common stock may be offered and sold by the Selling Stockholder from time to time directly or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. The common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices determined on a negotiated or competitive bid basis. See “Plan of Distribution.” We will not receive any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the common stock offered by this prospectus and will bear all expenses incidental to the registration, offering and sale of the common stock to the public, other than commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BA.” On November 9, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $179.36 per share.

Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors” on page 2 of this prospectus before making an investment decision.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is November 10, 2020.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that The Boeing Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this process, the Selling Stockholder may offer our shares of common stock in one or more offerings. Some transactions in which the Selling Stockholder offers shares of our common stock under this registration statement may require that we provide a prospectus supplement that will contain additional information about the terms of that offering. A prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholder has taken any action that would permit the Selling Stockholder to sell our common stock publicly in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions pertaining to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document or that the information incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference.

This prospectus includes information provided by us and by other sources that we believe are reliable. We cannot assure you that this information is accurate or complete. This prospectus summarizes certain documents and other information and we refer you to them for a more complete understanding of what we discuss in this prospectus. In making an investment decision, you must rely on your own examination of the company and the terms of this offering and the common stock, including the merits and risks involved. The registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, can be read at the SEC’s website or at the SEC’s Public Reference Room as described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

We are not making any representation to any purchaser of the common stock regarding the legality of an investment in the common stock by such purchaser. You should not consider any information in this prospectus to be legal, business or tax advice. You should consult with your own attorney, business advisor, or tax advisor for legal, business, and tax advice regarding an investment in the common stock.

The terms “Boeing,” “we,” “us,” and “our” as used in this prospectus refer to The Boeing Company. The phrase “this prospectus” refers to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, unless the context otherwise requires.

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THE BOEING COMPANY

The Boeing Company is one of the world’s major aerospace firms and a leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems and service provider of aftermarket support. Our products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training. We are organized based on the products and services we offer. Our historical financial statements report our operations in four principal segments: Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Defense, Space & Security; Boeing Global Services; and Boeing Capital Corporation.

The Boeing Company was incorporated in Washington in 1916 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1934. Our principal executive offices are located at 100 N. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606-1596 and our telephone number is (312) 544-2000. We maintain a website at www.boeing.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to uncertainties and risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including the risk factors incorporated by reference from our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings we make with the SEC. These risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects. You could lose all or part of your investment. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” below.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates” and similar expressions generally identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements relating to our future financial condition and operating results, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact.

Forward-looking statements are based on expectations and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable when made, but that may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements is contained under “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, each of which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference (and in any of our annual reports on Form 10-K and

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quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for subsequent periods that are so incorporated). Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The proceeds from any sale of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus are solely for the account of the Selling Stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from these sales.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDER

This prospectus covers the resale, from time to time, by the Selling Stockholder, of shares of common stock of The Boeing Company. The number of shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder shall be specified from time to time in a prospectus supplement. The Selling Stockholder is a tax-qualified trust that holds the assets for our U.S. defined benefit pension plans.

The registration of the shares of common stock does not necessarily mean that the Selling Stockholder will sell all or any of the shares of common stock registered by the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder may offer and sell all or any portion of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement from time to time, but is under no obligation to offer or sell any such shares. Because the Selling Stockholder may sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all, some, or none of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus, or may acquire additional shares from us or in the market in the future, we cannot determine the number of such shares of common stock that will be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by the Selling Stockholder or the amount or percentage of shares of common stock that will be held by the Selling Stockholder upon termination of any particular offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

The shares of common stock are held in the custody of JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Global Investor Services, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001, as the Trustee. Boeing currently has ongoing banking relationships with the Trustee in the ordinary course of business and expects to continue to have similar relationships with the Trustee in the future. The shares of common stock will be held in a separate investment account at the Trustee. Newport Trust Company has been appointed as an independent investment manager to direct the disposition of the shares of common stock. The independent investment manager will have sole authority to manage the shares of common stock and the sole power to vote and to dispose of the shares of common stock. On November 9, 2020, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Newport Trust Company as the independent investment manager for the Selling Stockholder for the resale of the shares of our common stock owned by the Selling Stockholder. This registration statement is being filed to satisfy our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

Based upon information provided to us by the Selling Stockholder, the 16,726,137 shares contributed to the Selling Stockholder on November 9, 2020 were the only shares of common stock owned by the Selling Stockholder as of November 9, 2020.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of our capital stock is a summary and is subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), our By-Laws, and the relevant provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware. The total number of shares of capital stock authorized by the Charter is 1,220,000,000, consisting of 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by Boeing’s Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and are entitled to share pro rata in any distributions to shareholders, subject to the preferences of any preferred stock which may be issued and to restrictions contained in agreements to which we are a party. No preemptive, conversion or redemption rights or sinking funds provisions are applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. All holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by Boeing shareholders, including the election of directors. Shareholders do not have cumulative voting rights in election of directors. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at a shareholders’ meeting is required for shareholder action, except for (1) the election of directors, in which case a nominee shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election (except in the case of a contested election in which case the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes are elected as directors) and (2) amendments to the provisions in the By-Laws related to compensation and removal of officers, which require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.

The Charter authorizes the Board of Directors, without any further approval, to (1) divide the preferred stock into series, (2) designate each such series, (3) fix and determine dividend rights, (4) determine the price, terms and conditions on which shares of preferred stock may be redeemed, (5) determine the amount payable to holders of preferred stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, (6) determine any sinking fund provisions, and (7) establish any voting, preemption or conversion privileges.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We have registered the common stock to allow the Selling Stockholder to sell the common stock to the public from time to time after the date of this prospectus. The Selling Stockholder may, upon the instructions of the independent investment manager, sell the common stock directly or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Selling Stockholder sells the common stock through underwriters or broker-dealers, the Selling Stockholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions (which commissions will not exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved) or agents’ commissions. We have agreed to pay all of the expenses incidental to the registration, offering and sale of the common stock to the public other than commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents. The Selling Stockholder may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, brokers, dealers, and agents against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof and to reimburse those persons for certain expenses.

We will not receive any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the common stock offered by this prospectus.

The SEC may deem the Selling Stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents who participate in the distribution of the common stock to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. As a result, the SEC may deem any profits made by the Selling Stockholder as a result of selling the common stock and any discounts, commissions or concessions received by any broker-dealers or agents to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If the Selling Stockholder is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, then such Selling Stockholder will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and also may be subject to liabilities under the securities laws, including Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To our knowledge, there are currently no plans, arrangements or understandings between the Selling Stockholder and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of the common stock.

The common stock may, upon the instructions of the independent investment manager, be sold pursuant to the methods described below from time to time by or for the account of the Selling Stockholder on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise in one or more transactions at:

The Selling Stockholder will act independently of us with respect to timing, manner and size of each sale. These sales may, upon the instructions of the independent investment manager, be effected by any one or more of the following methods:

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In connection with sales of the common stock or otherwise, the Selling Stockholder may, upon the instructions of the independent investment manager:

To comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the Selling Stockholder may only sell the common stock in such jurisdictions through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

With respect to a particular offering of the common stock, to the extent required by law, we will file an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, disclosing the following information:

Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BA.”

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters with respect to the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and any prospectus supplement will be passed upon for Boeing by Kirkland  & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois.

EXPERTS

The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, June 30, 2020 and 2019, and September 30, 2020 and 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference, Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have applied limited procedures in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such information. However, as stated in their reports included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Deloitte & Touche LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act for their reports on the unaudited interim financial information because those reports are not “reports” or a “part” of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at www.boeing.com. Our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information concerning us and the securities, you should read the entire registration statement and the additional information described under “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” below. The registration statement has been filed electronically and may be obtained in any manner listed above. Any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated in this prospectus. This means that you must read all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below (File No. 1-00442) and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (in each case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed, including the portions of these documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K, including any exhibits included with such Items) until the offering of the securities under the registration statement is terminated or completed:

You may request copies of these filings at no cost to you by writing or telephoning us as follows: The Boeing Company, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 100 N. Riverside Plaza, MC 5003-1001, Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. 60606-1596, telephone number (312) 544-2000. Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, unless those exhibits have been specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the estimated fees and expenses to be paid solely by Boeing in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby:

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such corporation, and, with respect to any criminal actions and proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or contemplated action or suit by or in the right of such corporation, under the same conditions, except that such indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person, and except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to such corporation. Where an officer or director of a corporation is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify that person against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

Section 145 of the DGCL further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.

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The rights provided in Section 145 of the DGCL are not exclusive, and the corporation may also provide for indemnification under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Article VII of Boeing’s By-Laws provides for indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Boeing has purchased liability insurance applicable to its directors and certain officers as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Article Eleventh of Boeing’s Charter provides that, to the full extent that the DGCL permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, a director will not be liable to Boeing or its stockholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director.

Item 16. Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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Item 17. Undertakings.

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the 10th day of November, 2020.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 10th day of November, 2020.

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Date: November 10, 2020

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Exhibit 5.1

		300 North LaSalle
		Chicago, Illinois 60654
		(312) 862-2000		Facsimile:
				(312) 862-2200
		www.kirkland.com

November 10, 2020

The Boeing Company

100 North Riverside

Chicago, Illinois 60606-1596

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are issuing this opinion letter in our capacity as legal counsel to The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (such Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about November 3, 2020, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale from time to time, on a delayed basis, by the selling stockholder identified in the Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, of up to 16,726,137 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $5.00 per share (the “Common Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be sold by the selling stockholder identified in the Registration Statement are referred to herein as the “Securities.”

In connection with the registration of the Securities, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion, including: (i) the organizational documents of the Company; (ii) minutes and records of the corporate proceedings of the Company, including the Board of Directors of the Company; and (iii) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto.

For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered, the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company, and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Company. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that we have not independently established or verified, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.

We have also assumed that:

(i) the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time the Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement;

(ii) a prospectus supplement or term sheet (“Prospectus Supplement”) will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Securities offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws;

(iii) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate Prospectus Supplement;

(iv) the Company will have obtained any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations and other orders of the Commission and any other regulatory authorities necessary to issue and sell the Securities being offered;

(v) the Securities offered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company; and

(vi) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered or issued will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing qualifications, assumptions and limitations and the further limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that the Securities have been duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and are non-assessable.

Our opinions expressed above are subject to the qualifications that we express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of (i) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain certain remedies and (iv) any laws except the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or “blue sky” laws of the various states to the sale of the Securities.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. The Securities may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change with possible retroactive effect. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present internal law of the State of New York or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose.

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Exhibit 10.1

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 9, 2020 (the “Agreement”), is made by and between THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, having an office at 100 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (the “Company”), and NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY, a New Hampshire State chartered trust company, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, solely in its capacity as duly appointed and acting investment manager other than with respect to Section 1.3 hereof (the “Manager”) of a segregated account held in THE BOEING COMPANY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS MASTER TRUST (the “Trust”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to contribute an aggregate of 16,726,137 shares of its common stock, par value $5.00 per share (“Common Stock”) to the Trust (the “Contribution”), to be held in a single segregated account (the “Segregated Account”) in the Trust (such contributed shares, the “Registrable Shares”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2020 (the “Investment Management Agreement”), among the Manager, The Employee Benefit Plans Investment Committee of The Boeing Company (the “Committee”) and the Company, the Manager has been appointed as a “fiduciary” of the Trust, as defined in Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), but only to the extent of the assets in the Segregated Account, with the authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to all assets held in the Segregated Account; and

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to grant certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Shares held in the Segregated Account, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Manager has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement for the benefit of the Trust and to take any actions required or permitted to be taken in connection with this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Registration; Compliance with the Securities Act.

1.1 Registration Procedures and Expenses. The Company hereby agrees that, to the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) it shall:

(a) prepare and file with the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Contribution, but in no event more than ten (10) days after the Contribution, a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Shares, except to the extent the Company has an existing shelf registration statement covering the Common Stock which may be used for the purposes contemplated herein (such new or existing registration statement and any successor registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),

hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”), to enable the Manager to sell the Registrable Shares from time to time in the manner contemplated by the plan of distribution set forth in the Registration Statement, as amended by any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment thereto, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement, if not effective on the date of the Contribution, to become effective as promptly as reasonably possible after filing and to remain continuously effective until the earliest of (i) the date on which all Registrable Shares are sold, (ii) the date on which all Registrable Shares may be sold by the Trust to the public in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (as such rule may be amended from time to time, “Rule 144” and when no conditions of Rule 144 or such successor rule are then applicable to the Trust (other than the holding period requirement in paragraph (d) of Rule 144, so long as such holding period requirement is satisfied at such time of determination), and (iii) the date which is ninety (90) days after the date on which the number of Registrable Shares held by the Trust is less than one percent (1%) of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (the period from the date of effectiveness until such earliest date, the “Registration Period”); provided, however, that it shall not be required to file the Registration Statement or cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective during the pendency of any suspension period pursuant to Sections 1.2(b) or (c) below;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus related thereto filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, or if no such filing is required, as included in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times until the end of the Registration Period; provided, however, that it shall not be required to file any such amendment or supplement during the pendency of any suspension period pursuant to Sections 1.2(b) or (c) below;

(c) furnish the Manager with such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Manager may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Registrable Shares by the Trust;

(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to file documents required of the Company for normal blue sky clearance in such states as the Manager shall reasonably designate in writing; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business, consent to service of process or subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or has not so consented or become subjected;

(e) use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Registrable Shares to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the Contribution; and

(f) bear all expenses in connection with the actions contemplated by paragraphs (a) through (e) of this Section 1.1 and the registration of the Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Manager incurred in connection with the registration and sale of the Registrable Shares, such fees and expenses of legal counsel not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) in the aggregate without the Company’s consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but excluding underwriting discounts, brokerage fees, commissions and transfer taxes incurred by the Manager or the Trust, if any.

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It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 1.1 that the Manager shall provide such reasonable assistance to the Company and furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Company in writing such information regarding the Manager, the Registrable Shares to be sold, and the intended method or methods of disposition of the Registrable Shares, as shall be required to effect the registration of the Registrable Shares and as may be required from time to time under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

1.2 Transfer of Registrable Shares After Registration; Suspension.

(a) The Manager agrees that it will not offer to sell or make any sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other transfer with respect to the Registrable Shares that would constitute a sale within the meaning of the Securities Act except pursuant to either (i) subject to the requirements of Schedule A attached hereto, the Registration Statement referred to in Section 1.1, or (ii) Rule 144 or any successor rule thereto, and that it will promptly notify the Company of any changes in the information set forth in the Registration Statement regarding the Manager or the intended plan of distribution of the Registrable Shares to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

(b) In addition to any suspension rights under paragraph (c) below, the Company may, upon the happening of any event or the existence of any state of facts that, in the judgment of an executive officer of the Company or the Company’s legal counsel, renders advisable the suspension of the disposition of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or the use of the Prospectus due to pending transactions, or other corporate developments, public filings with the SEC or similar events, suspend the disposition of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or use of the Prospectus for a period of not more than ninety (90) days on written notice (each such notice, a “Suspension Event Notice”) to the Manager (which Suspension Event Notice will not disclose the content of any material non-public information and will indicate the date of the beginning and end of the intended suspension, if known), in which case the Manager, upon receipt of such Suspension Event Notice, will discontinue (and cause the Trust to discontinue) from selling or otherwise disposing of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or using the Prospectus or any supplement thereto (any such suspension pursuant to this Section 1.2(b), an “Event Suspension”) until copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus filed by the Company with the SEC are distributed to the Manager or until the Manager is advised in writing by the Company that the disposition of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed; provided, however, that such right to suspend the disposition of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or use of the Prospectus shall not be exercised by the Company for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days in any twelve-month period. Any Event Suspension and Suspension Event Notice described in this Section 1.2(b) shall be held in confidence and not disclosed by the Manager, except as required by law after reasonable prior notice to the Company.

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(c) In the event of: (i) any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; or (iv) any event or circumstance that necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, during the Registration Period, then the Company shall deliver a certificate in writing to the Manager (the “Suspension Notice”) to the effect of the foregoing (which notice will not disclose the content of any material non-public information and will indicate the date of the beginning and end of the intended suspension, if known), in which case the Manager, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, will refrain (and cause the Trust to refrain) from selling or otherwise disposing of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or using the Prospectus or any supplement thereto (any such suspension pursuant to this Section 1.2(c), a “Suspension”) until copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus filed by the Company with the SEC are distributed to the Manager or until the Manager is advised in writing by the Company that the disposition of Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement or the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed. In the event of any Suspension, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as reasonably possible after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Manager. Any Suspension and Suspension Notice described in this Section 1.2(c) shall be held in confidence and not disclosed by the Manager, except as required by law after reasonable prior notice to the Company.

(d) In order to enforce the provisions set forth in Sections 1.2(b) and (c) above, the Company may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the sale of Registrable Shares by the Trust until the end of the applicable suspension period.

(e) If so directed by the Company, the Manager shall deliver to the Company all physical copies of the Prospectus and any supplements thereto in its possession at the time of receipt by the Manager of any Suspension Event Notice or Suspension Notice.

(f) The Manager may sell the Registrable Shares under the Registration Statement provided that neither an Event Suspension nor a Suspension is then in effect, the Manager sells in accordance with the plan of distribution in the Prospectus, and the Manager arranges for delivery of a current Prospectus (as supplemented) to any transferee receiving such Registrable Shares in compliance with the Prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

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1.3 Indemnification. For the purpose of this Section 1.3, the term “Registration Statement” shall include any preliminary or final Prospectus, exhibit, supplement, or amendment included in or relating to the Registration Statement referred to in Section 1.1.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager (including, for purposes of this Section 1.3, the officers, directors, employees, and agents of the Manager) and each person, if any, who controls the Manager within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, joint or several (each, a “Loss” and, collectively, “Losses”), to which the Manager or such controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), only to the extent such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (i) any failure on the part of the Company to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state in any of them a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any of them, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse the Manager and each such controlling person for any reasonable legal fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as such expenses are incurred by the Manager or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising, or paying any such Loss or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement or Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Manager, (ii) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact required to make such statement not misleading in any Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent Prospectus that was delivered to the Manager before the pertinent sale or sales by the Manager, or (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, when used or distributed by the Manager during a period in which the disposition of Registrable Shares is properly suspended under Section 1.2(b) or a Suspension is properly in effect under Section 1.2(c). The Manager hereby agrees that if the Manager or any of its controlling persons is not entitled to indemnification for Losses pursuant to this Section 1.3(a), then neither the Manager nor any of its controlling persons shall be entitled to indemnification for such Loss pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement.

(b) Indemnification by the Manager. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Manager will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Committee, each member of the Committee, each of the Company’s directors, each of the Company’s officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (the “Boeing Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Losses to which the Boeing Indemnitees may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or

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regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Manager, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) only to the extent such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (i) any failure on the part of the Manager to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement respecting the sale of the Registrable Shares, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any of them a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any of them not misleading, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Manager, and the Manager will reimburse the Boeing Indemnitees for any reasonable legal fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket as such expenses are incurred by the Boeing Indemnitees in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising, or paying any such Loss or action; provided, however, that the Manager shall not be liable for any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission with respect to which the Manager has delivered to the Company in writing a correction before the occurrence of the transaction from which such Loss was incurred. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the liability of the Manager under this Section 1.3 be greater than the aggregate fees received by the Manager pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement.

(c) Indemnification Procedure.

(i) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.3 of written notice of the threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 1.3, promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim; provided, however, that the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 1.3, to the extent it is not prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(ii) In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and to the extent that it may wish, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to the indemnified party or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party or other indemnified parties that are different from such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the

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indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 1.3 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless:

(1) The indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (other than local counsel), approved by such indemnifying party representing all of the indemnified parties who are parties to such action); or

(2) The indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action.

In each such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.3 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any Loss referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Loss, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1.3(b) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1.3(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Surviving Obligations. The obligations of the Company and the Manager under this Section 1.3 shall survive the completion of the disposition of the Registrable Shares under this Section 1.

1.4 Rule 144 Information. For such period as the Trust holds any Registrable Shares received pursuant to the Contribution, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts

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to file all reports required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such further action to the extent required to enable the Trust to sell the Registrable Shares pursuant to Rule 144.

1.5 Rights of the Trust. All of the rights and benefits conferred on the Manager pursuant to this Agreement (other than the right to indemnification provided in Section 1.3) are intended to inure to the benefit of the Trust.

2. Miscellaneous.

2.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of New York, as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

2.2 Entire Agreement; Modification; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiation, commitments, and writings with respect to the matters discussed herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by a written instrument signed by all parties. The failure of any party to require the performance or satisfaction of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent subsequent enforcement of such term of obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.

2.3 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any one or more provisions are deemed illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect unless the deletion of such provision shall cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to either party, in which event the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrive at an accommodation that best preserves for the parties the benefits and obligations of the offending provision.

2.4 Termination. Except as set forth in Section 1.3 hereof (which indemnification rights and obligations shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement), this Agreement and all rights, restrictions and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate at the end of the Registration Period.

2.5 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made as of the date delivered if delivered personally, sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses or as of the date transmitted if sent by electronic transmission to the following facsimile numbers or electronic mail addresses (or at such other address, electronic mail address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

if to the Company:

The Boeing Company

100 N. Riverside Plaza, M/C 5003-1001

Chicago, Illinois 60606

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Attn: Grant M. Dixton

Fax: (312) 544-2829

Email: [email protected]

if to the Manager:

Newport Trust Company

570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1903

New York, NY 10022

Attn: William E. Ryan

Email: [email protected]

2.6 Other Registration Rights. Nothing herein shall restrict the Company’s authority to grant to any person or entity the right to obtain registration under the Securities Act of any equity securities of the Company or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such securities.

2.7 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

2.8 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

2.9 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Manager and their respective successors and permitted assigns. None of the rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned by the Manager without the prior written consent of the Company and the Trust in their sole discretion.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and the Manager has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

Exhibit 15

LETTER IN LIEU OF CONSENT FOR REVIEW REPORTS

November 10, 2020

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

The Boeing Company

100 N. Riverside Plaza

Chicago, Illinois 60606

We are aware that our reports dated April 29, 2020, July 29, 2020, and October 28, 2020, on our review of interim financial information of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries appearing in The Boeing Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, respectively, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 31, 2020 relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Boeing Company for the year ended December 31, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 10, 2020

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.