NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 4, 2002--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has affirmed its single-'A'-plus corporate credit rating on Boeing Co. and its single-'A'-plus rating on Boeing's financing subsidiary, Boeing Capital Corp., after the company announced that it would take a $250 million pretax noncash charge in the third quarter 2002 related to financing and investment assets at Boeing Capital. The outlook on both companies is stable. "The charges, arising from the current weak aviation market, can be accommodated within Boeing's overall strong business and financial profile," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Roman Szuper. "Boeing is expected to continue to support its finance unit to maintain an appropriate capital structure for the rating," he
