This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx /-------------------- advertisement -----------------------\ IN AMERICA - NOMINATED FOR 6 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS IN AMERICA has audiences across the country moved by its emotional power. This Holiday season, share the experience of this extraordinary film with everyone you are thankful to have in your life. Ebert & Roeper give IN AMERICA "Two Thumbs Way Up!" Watch the trailer at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/inamerica \----------------------------------------------------------/ Boeing Board Quiet on 7E7 Decision December 15, 2003 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 12:58 p.m. ET CHICAGO (AP) -- Boeing Co. kept a tight lid Monday on a much-awaited decision by its board of directors to proceed with the new 7E7 jet, saying no announcement was planned until a day later. With the board gathered to meet for a second day in Chicago, all signs continued to point to a go-ahead to offer the planned new fuel-efficient aircraft for sale, and to selection of Everett, Wash., as the assembly site. Boeing spokesmen reiterated that if there was positive news from Monday's board meeting, company executives would make the first announcement of the decision at a special gathering of employees on Tuesday in Seattle. ``If we do have news to share, it will be done out of Seattle,'' spokesman Ken Mercer said. ``But there will be nothing sooner than Tuesday.'' He confirmed that the 11-member board met Sunday at the company's downtown headquarters building as scheduled and would be in session again Monday, but declined to discuss timing of the meeting or vote or any other details. Boeing has not approved an all-new airplane program since the 777 in 1990. Pressure to commit to the 7E7 has intensified since the aerospace giant pulled away from launching the 747X and the Sonic Cruiser in the past three years, even as rival Airbus was pulling even in the commercial airplane market Boeing has long dominated. Analysts say Boeing can ill-afford to turn its back on yet another new plane -- especially one that seems to have solid market potential. New CEO Harry Stonecipher, a veteran board member, seemed to signal similar thinking when he strongly endorsed the building of the 7E7 on his first day in the top post this month. Everett reportedly was chosen by a team of Boeing executives over Kinston, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; and Mobile, Ala., after an eight-month site selection process, according to recent newspaper reports in Seattle, where Boeing's commercial airplane division is based. Everett is located 25 miles north of Seattle. Further details about the plane and the assembly process are expected on Tuesday, when Stonecipher is expected to appear along with commercial airplanes chief Alan Mulally in Seattle. Offering the 7E7 for sale is the first of two steps needed to go ahead with the airplane. If enough customers are lined up, the board would then formally launch the program in mid-2004, clearing the way for the mid-size jet to enter service in 2008. Boeing's stock rose 31 cents to $39.68 a share in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. ^------ On the Net: www.boeing.com http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Boeing-7E7.html?ex=1072514849&ei=1&en=30d1b98b1b317497 --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://www.nytimes.com/ads/nytcirc/index.html HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company