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

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

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

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.

This is an area where you could say the performance appears not to have been great. Someone in the Army or the company should have figured out what the requirements were.

Funding for weapons has been moving up for four years. This creates momentum for bigger numbers in the future.