Boeing net up sharply on jet sales, ups forecast
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Boeing Co.  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street expectations, as it delivered more commercial aircraft than in the year-earlier quarter and its defense unit posted higher sales.
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Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday topped expectations with a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit on strength in its defense operations, and raised its earnings forecast for 2004.
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World Airways Inc. raised its third-quarter revenue and operating income forecasts on Wednesday, citing benefits from military and commercial contracts; shares of the cargo carrier jumped more than 35 percent.
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Stocks rose slightly on Thursday, driving the Dow to yet another record close, boosted by news of a 27-plane order for Boeing Co.  and share-buyback plans from Caterpillar Inc.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday  fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent,  as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in  military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint  venture.
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Boeing Co  said on Monday it  would buy up to $7 billion of its own stock, one of the  plane-maker's largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its  cash dividend unchanged.
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Cockpit electronics maker Rockwell   Collins Inc. COL.N on Friday forecast fiscal 2007 earnings in   line with Wall Street estimates, with expected double-digit   growth boosted by orders for Boeing Co.'s BA.N new 787 plane.
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The company said third-quarter profit rose more than expected, boosted by higher aircraft deliveries, but it scaled back next yearâs forecast due to delays on its 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Co. BA.N on Wednesday posted  a 78 percent jump in quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street  forecasts as stronger demand for its military networking and  weapons systems helped offset a decline in commercial airplane  revenue.
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Boeing Co. on Wednesday posted an 84 percent drop in quarterly profit on charges related to two aircraft programs, but it beat forecasts and said it sees stronger growth through 2006.
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Boeing Co.  chalked up more than $4.5 billion in commercial plane orders on Monday as Continental Airlines Inc.  upped an existing order and operators from Russia and Kuwait agreed to buy more planes.
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Fourth-quarter earnings at the Industrial conglomerate  rose to 1.06 billion as sales rose across each of segments, with aerospace unit Sikorsky and Otis leading the way, the company said.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint venture.
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Boeing Co. BA.N said on Friday it  delivered 67 commercial airplanes in the third quarter, up two  from the same quarter a year ago.
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Boeing profits jump in the third quarter but the firm says delays to its new Dreamliner will hurt sales in 2008.
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US aerospace giant Boeing Co. forecast on Wednesday that airlines worldwide would take delivery of nearly 30,000 new jets in the next two decades amid surging demand for air travel.
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Boeing Co.  has raised prices on its commercial planes by almost 6 percent on average, as the cost of its raw materials increases.