[edmundsauto]

Not really true - the USG will ensure the survival of these companies for strategic reasons, even if they always lost money.

[WalterBright]

Many airframe companies have gone bankrupt and no longer exist.

[edmundsauto]

True, but orthogonal and perhaps not as relevant in the modern era. Do you think the USG would let Boeing get into such a bad financial spot that Boeing would stop manufacturing planes? I don't.