Boeing Co. predicted earnings that met analysts’ estimates this year, assuming no drag from the grounding of its marquee 787 Dreamliner jet that’s stretching into a third week while investigators examine battery faults.

Net income for 2013 will be $5 to $5.20 a share, based on an assumption of “no significant impact” from the 787′s woes, Chicago-based Boeing said today in a statement. That compares with an average estimate of $5.16 in a Bloomberg survey of 25 analysts and $5.11 in 2012.