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

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.

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

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

I think under other circumstances it's possible this is something the board might have overlooked,