http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GeorgeWill/2007/01/18/boeing_and_the_avia tion_market There are several interesting items in this article: 1. My pension, which is paid by Boeing, appears to be in no immediate danger. 2. The fear of flying after 9/11 seems to be over. 3. The long term support of Airbus by European governments seems to be doing the same kind of thing to Airbus that government support did to the USSR with a similar outlook. Lawrence