11. The jet was built less than eight years ago. 12. The roles of each party, including how the Japanese and Russians would fit in and where the gigantic jet would be built, still need to be determined. 13. Ultimately, the struggling airline industry will determine when these monster jets will be built and how big they will be. 14. We will build superduperjumbo jets so Brobdingnagian that runways will be crushed under their weight at the most congested airports in the history of aviation. 15. Where the jets will be built will depend on economic conditions. 16. Boeing also has a large business building commercial jets. 17. Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. are competing for the contract to build the jet, some of which will be sold to Britain. 18. The Galaxy jet will be built in Israel unfurnished and customized in Texas. 19. The high-tech combat jet is being built jointly by Britain, Spain, Germany and Italy. 20. Israel needed US approval for the sale because the jets are built with US-made engines. |