1.   Analysts said the multimillion-dollar jet order, combined with the strong earnings, indicated the airline was on the mend.

2.   Airlines late last year began placing substantial jet orders after five years of losing money and holding off on big aircraft purchases.

3.   But not with the billions of dollars in jet orders the aerospace giant has been expecting.

4.   By contrast, in Dubai, a major military aircraft exhibition, sheikhs from the U.A.E., Kuwait and Saudi Arabia roamed with aides to discuss jet orders.

5.   Leasing companies have been expected for months to place several large jet orders.

6.   Previously, carriers preferred to spread their jet orders among several manufacturers.

7.   Rose said he figured the most important attribute of this upturn in jet orders is the trend to replacing old jets.

8.   Shares of both companies hit record highs yesterday, buoyed by signs that the long slump in jet orders is coming to an end.

9.   The jet order was contingent on the union ratifying the contract.

10.   The jet order, which already has been delayed by the contract dispute, is contingent upon APA members ratifying a contract.