After the meeting, the Boeing chief told reporters his sit down with Trump "went great," as Muilenurg labeled the meeting at Trump's Florida retreat "very productive."
"This is a business that's important to us," the Boeing chief added.
"He's a good man," Muilenberg said of Trump, "and he's doing the right thing."
Earlier this month, Mr. Trump had called out Boeing on Twitter, threatening to cancel an order for a new Air Force One, as he argued the costs of the plan were "out of control."
Mr. Trump also met Wednesday with the head of Lockheed Martin, which runs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, an effort that's been beset with cost issues.
"We're trying to get the costs down," Mr. Trump told reporters.
Like Boeing, the President-Elect also had called out the cost of the F-35 program, as he has vowed to force defense contractors to rein in their spending.
After his meetings, Mr. Trump tweeted out his approval of those who had made the trek to Mar-a-Lago.
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