Right now things are good, but there's not enough permanent linkage to establish a trend. |
That implies that they want to keep this going as long as possible. |
The analysis of alternatives did nothing more than endorse the very concept of the obvious. |
The Chinese like to shop on both sides of the street. |
The devil will be in the details. |
The fact that the Chinese government is placing these orders shows how close they are. |
The Marines staked everything on the Osprey and won. |
The money makes no material difference to either side -- there is no reason for this strike to be happening. |
The one thing that gives (the union) that power is that outsourcing jobs takes a lot of time, but if you make life very difficult for the manufacturer these jobs are leaving, |
The only thing worse than cannibalizing your own market is having your competitor do it. |
The requirement is strong. The budget dismal. That adds up to possible but not likely. |
The type of lift they're talking about is the kind you buy on FedEx. It's not combat lift. |
The up-front costs to develop the BBJ were relatively light, and some were shared with important military programs, most notably the E-737 AWACS and MMA P-8. Those military programs alone make the effort worthwhile. |
The upturn looks pretty solid and consistent for the next year or two. Beyond that, there are certainly valid questions, certainly about the strength of the domestic market. Until then, it looks solid. |
There is a good chance that there will be Dubai bashing and xenophobia in Congress. That could help poison commercial relations, and I would hope that calmer heads will prevail. |