[mcnees287]

Being in the US long-term is a good idea for a potential shot at Defense Department contracts.

[mturmon]

Yes, it seems an oversight for the article to focus only on the labor cost issue, and not the more obvious point of a US presence to dilute the "Boeing is the only American choice" argument.

It practically has its own wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_between_Airbus_and_...