Does this mean that Boeing will lose business to Airbus? If the strike does not last more than three months, that would be unlikely.

Versus the positions as we went into the strike, Boeing certainly looks like they did give more, ... would cost both sides more, so getting it settled earlier is definitely better.

The union feels that business is better for Boeing and that the union has more leverage.

I would guess you're not going to see a lot of folks announce orders during this period for Boeing products.

I don't lose any sleep whether they miss by 2 or 6 or 8 cents. The concern is how this ends, do they come back as one team, or do they come back one at a time with an attitude. That could impact [on whether] you recover in the quarter.

Boeing has the financial resources to withstand a strike of at least two to three months, and much of the negative financial effect will be reversed once aircraft deliveries resume,