Boeing sticks to Dreamliner targets BOEING chief executive Jim McNerney remains confident the root cause of the 787 Dreamliner's battery problems will be found and says there are no plans to change the plane's planned production rates at this stage. Delivering the US manufacturer's third-quarter results yesterday, Mr McNerney remained upbeat about other aspects of the production program but emphasised that efforts to get the plane back in the air was "job one."