21.   Boeing Co. said earnings more than doubled during the first quarter, bolstered by rising deliveries of commercial aircraft.

22.   Boeing executives watch China closely because it is gradually adopting free market reforms and is among the fastest-growing consumers of commercial aircraft.

23.   Boeing is by far the largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, but it has been seeking to expand its weapons and space-related businesses.

24.   Boeing is still hiring new workers and increasing its commercial aircraft production rates in response to airline demands.

25.   Boeing President Phil Condit said it will take at least a month to review commercial aircraft production rates and reassess delivery schedules with airline customers.

26.   Boeing brought considerable expertise from its commercial aircraft side to bear on its Joint Strike Fighter proposal.

27.   Boeing claims its expertise in commercial aircraft design, manufacturing and support makes its JSF design superior.

28.   Boeing has, after all, only one competitor--Airbus--in the commercial aircraft market.

29.   Boeing Co. is expected to report that profits almost tripled in the first quarter, bolstered by rising deliveries of commercial aircraft.

30.   Boeing Co., awash in a record number of commercial aircraft orders, said it signed less fortunate rival McDonnell Douglas Corp. to help develop planes.