Boeing is aiming to begin delivering 787 "Dreamliners" again in early May.
Boeing's stock ticked up Wednesday after the aerospace giant reported record revenues in 2012 and forecast that it would step out from the shadow of its flagship Dreamliner 787 in the coming year.
The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that the 787 cannot fly again until the risk of battery fires is addressed.
A survey of U.S. chief executives shows a sharp drop in the number of large companies that plan to add jobs or hire more workers.
Four major business groups see gloomy times ahead for the job market and the economy, according to a string of separate surveys and polls released this week that cast fresh doubt on hopes that the economic recovery may have turned the corner.
America's business leaders are losing faith in the economy's ability to produce a strong recovery by the end of the year.
A growing number of chief executives at large U.S. companies say they are more optimistic about the economy and plan to step up hiring. The brighter view from the boardroom comes after the best three months of job growth in two years.
President Obama, seeking to highlight the job-creating potential of his nine-day trip to Asia, attended a signing ceremony Friday for a $21.7 billion deal between Boeing and Indonesia's largest domestic airline.
The CEO of Boeing Co. said a "workmanship issue" and not poor design led to a hole ripping open in a plane that the company built for Southwest Airlines Co.
