David Wolf submits: Longtime readers of my blog know that I am a longstanding Boeing (BA) partisan. Apart from having flown on just about every model of Boeing jet ever made (save the military ones), they were an important customer for my dad when he was an aerospace subcontractor in the 1960s and 1970s, and I've always admired them for their endurance and the core role they have played in the creation and growth of the aviation and space industries. Things Are Getting Better Complete Story » ...