21.   Still, even with month-to-month fluctuations in factory orders, the aircraft industry remains promising for the economy.

22.   Talk of the new big jet came amid fresh evidence the aircraft building industry was recovering from its five-year-old slump.

23.   The aircraft industry is in a slump, and the leasing companies have better bargaining power.

24.   The agreement means work not only for France but the European aircraft industry as a whole, especially in Britain and Germany.

25.   The cause was declining military orders and a slump in the commercial aircraft industry.

26.   The company also makes parts for the aircraft industry.

27.   The jetliner orders come amid a boom in the aircraft industry.

28.   The purchase will make Boeing less dependent on the commercial aircraft industry.

29.   To be sure, the aircraft industry is not bracing for any kind of a dogfight.

30.   Though China acknowledges that it needs Western technology, creating its own commercial aircraft industry is a matter of national pride.