
"[O]ur first order of business, obviously, is getting the 787 back into operation," Boeing's CEO and Chairman Jim McNerney told investors Wednesday after the company's newest model was grounded. "Dreamliner 787 production continues … and we remain confident in the future of the program." (Associated Press)

"[O]ur first order of business, obviously, is getting the 787 back into operation," Boeing's CEO and Chairman Jim McNerney told investors Wednesday after the company's newest model was grounded. "Dreamliner 787 production continues … and we remain confident in the future of the program." (Associated Press)

President Obama is applauded at the White House on Oct. 21, 2011, after signing the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. From left: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis; Boeing CEO Jim McNerney; U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk; Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican; Xerox CEO Ursula Burns; Rep. Greg Meeks, New York Democrat; Ernst and Young CEO James Turley and Rep. David Dreier, California Republican. (Associated Press)

President Barack Obama announces his recommendations to work on free trade agreements and to step up trade promotion at a meeting of his export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. He is flanked by Boeing President Jim McNerney, chair of the President's Export Council, left, and Xerox Corporation CEO Ursula Burns, vice chair of the President's Export Council. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Barack Obama announces his recommendations to work on free trade agreements and to step up trade promotion at a meeting of his export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. He is flanked by Boeing President Jim McNerney, chair of the President's Export Council, left, and XEROX CEO Ursula Burns, vice chair of the President's Export Council. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

** FILE ** Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney (right) and Jim Albaugh, chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, pose with a Boeing 787 after it landed for the first time outside the United States in Farnborough, England, on July 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)