11.   Besides, the women and men who fly commercial jets have had years of experience and training.

12.   Boeing is the only American manufacturer of large commercial jets.

13.   Boeing said it will sell its Boeing Georgia subsidiary, which makes cargo handling equipment for commercial jets.

14.   Boeing and the airlines were already suffering under the weight of a sluggish economy before two commercial jets destroyed the World Trade Center Towers last Tuesday.

15.   Boeing has had to deliver some commercial jets late to its airline customers but a spokeswoman said the delivery schedules have only slipped by a few days.

16.   Boeing says the EC is on shaky ground regarding the issue of spillover from military research into commercial jets.

17.   Boeing blames low margins, despite the boom in sales of commercial jets.

18.   A draft report released earlier this month concludes that mallards, American coots and other large birds raise the risk of bird strikes by commercial jets.

19.   A flight to Wisconsin that Bathgate often makes would take him two days on a commercial jet, counting the required hotel stays, he says.

20.   A Boeing spokesman said Connexion service on commercial jets will be similar to land-based e-mail and Internet access.