EXHIBIT 23.1
[Letterhead of Deloitte & Touche LLP]
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Boeing Company:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Boeing Company on Form S-3 of our report dated January 28, 2002 (which
report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion
and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in the method of
accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities to conform to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133), appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of The Boeing Company for the year ended December 31, 2001
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
September 9, 2002