Boeing (BA) 25 Apr 182018 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day everyone, and welcome to The Boeing Company's First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. The management discussion and slide presentation plus the analyst and media question-and-answer sessions are being broadcast live over the internet. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I am turning the call over to Ms. Maurita Sutedja, Vice President of Investor Relations for The Boeing Co. ahead. go Please

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Doug question go Bernstein. comes first with Our from Please ahead. Harned

morning. Good you. Thank

Doug. morning, Good

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morning. Good Thanks.

Morning, David.

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to of are delivery Greg, aircraft in in the XX XXXX? get of like equivalent terms actual inventory, production thinking flow you the first the you XX XXXX by time in

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Thanks.

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Pearlstein to Next with go Wells we'll Fargo. ahead. go Please Sam

morning. Good

Good morning.

Hey, Sam.

you Can how you cetera? and on bit And any tariffs a the and sanctions customer that's titanium, really impact the et do about little about chain? you're how how the aluminum, it's environment discussions impacting supply and then thinking things, talk whether also the

very we're and none close heard Sam, be another hot This I for both vigilance around something a trade tariffs, keeping senior-level You announced continue countries. Obviously statements and to fact now the topics on. the And is have of is while topic. potential seeking have about you is engaging China world. dialogue. bet. are both continuing initial with this in will from encouraged both And those made countries relationship. that engaged important been the by is to guess, indicator. dialogue aerospace countries, we've have negotiations on daily implemented. productive one that the both actions the daily Yeah, leadership positions administration of to next eye U.S.-China We're the been frankly know right as to governments actions and negotiated this severe We some positive is we're find might trip that a week just The think very

know to in us. this a So very that we're We not policy environment. We But a is on engaged front. surprise important. very is global operate trade staying

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anything should might Is the you few with bit you there like some additional buffer? a carrying little inventory do usual. levels terms feel the of up I there we ended some ago were about think getting than in more issues years titanium, to terms and regard of same a where in

see a that took years don't long-term ago, there. No, were we few we Those any really changes actions those actions. Sam,

actions. And still that have supply maintain Greg, to to portfolio. to those inventory manage we're world. that going of you from balance right the that's diversify around benefiting continue anything allowed add? the So levels, our us frankly to chain, some And we're actively

No.

right. You're absolutely

the inventory, You won't Sam. any see on impact

Thank you.

America ahead. is go Bank from question of Lynch. with Please Merrill next Ron Our Epstein

morning, guys. Good Hey.

Ron. Hi,

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guys. Yes, great. Thank you

ahead. Our is Please next with from question Noah Sachs. Poponak Goldman go

morning Good Hey. everyone.

Hi, Noah.

morning. Good

XXX you end year, what us outlook? in XXXX, end embedding the about to with can you're your Greg, through unit the share margin that the change flow cash accounting in XXXX cash of of

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going on You're improvement XXX the to to forward. going continue see

you. Thank Okay.

You're welcome.

and von Please is Cowen next Company. ahead. Cai go from with Rumohr Our question

much. very Yes. Thank you

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much. very you Thank

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for analyst's we Operator, time have one question. more

And with Copeland Research. Please from Melius that will be go ahead. Carter

quarter. Nice guys. morning Good Hey.

Carter. Thanks, morning. Good

Carter. Thanks,

if points Greg. quick of can, couple I a Just clarification

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the XXX of either program Is there anything outside in material direction?

really, not No, Carter.

lot. Thanks a Okay.

welcome. You're

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Klimas question POLITICO. with Next ahead. from is go Please Jacqueline

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