NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - News) on Wednesday reported a 7 percent decline in quarterly profit that still beat forecasts, and it raised its outlook for earnings and plane deliveries as demand for its jetliners grows.
Boeing shares were up 1.8 percent in premarket trading on the Inet electronic brokerage system.
The Chicago-based commercial jet maker and defense contractor said second-quarter net income fell to $566 million, or 70 cents a share, from $607 million, or 75 cents a share, a year earlier.
The year-earlier results included gains of 23 cents a share from a tax benefit.