Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, right, and Scott Carson, left, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, take part in the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony for Boeing Co.'s new U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Renton, Wash. The plane, a military version of Boeing's 737-800 passenger jet, will be used for a variety of functions, including anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance and patrol by the Navy. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, right, and Scott Carson, left, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, take part in the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony for Boeing Co.'s new U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Renton, Wash. The plane, a military version of Boeing's 737-800 passenger jet, will be used for a variety of functions, including anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance and patrol by the Navy.

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  1. FILE - In this April 22, 2008 file photo, Scott Carson, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, looks on as he attends the Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Boeing says Carson will step down Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, as head of the company's commercial airplane division and retire at the end of the year.

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  1. FILE - In this April 22, 2008 file photo, Scott Carson, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, looks on as he attends the Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Boeing says Carson will step down Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, as head of the company's commercial airplane division and retire at the end of the year.
  2. JAT Tehnika mechanics work on maintening of Russian Transaero Boeing 737, in front of JAT Boeing 737-300, in technical maintenance hangar at Belgrade International airport, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. JAT Airways said Wednesday that all its flights have been grounded indefinitely because its maintenance company has stopped servicing its planes over unpaid bills. JAT said that none of its aircraft has taken off since Tuesday evening, when aviation maintenance company JAT Tehnika halted its work on JAT's fleet.
  3. A visitor takes a picture of Boeing passenger airliner models on display at the China Aviation Expo in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  4. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Jeffrey B Kindler, the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England. The Confederation of British Industry's conference, entitled 'Routes to Recovery', brings together leading politicians and business experts to discuss ways to deliver economic growth.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Robin Soderling of Sweden returns the ball during the men's singles first round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  3. A rooster is prepared for sacrifice during a religious service marking Saint George's Day in the village of Ikalto, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Tbilisi, November 23, 2009.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves during the men's singles first round match against Robin Soderling of Sweden during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball during the men's singles first round match against Robin Soderling of Sweden during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  6. School children run for the ball during a soccer coaching clinic with Ajax Cape Town soccer team members, in the township of Guguletu situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The clinic was held in celebration of 200 days to go before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2010.
  7. School children run for the ball during a soccer coaching clinic with Ajax Cape Town soccer team members, in the township of Guguletu situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The clinic was held in celebration of 200 days to go before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2010.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Robin Soderling of Sweden returns the ball during the men's singles first round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Robin Soderling of Sweden returns the ball during the men's singles first round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  10. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) bids farewell to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she leaves 10 Downing Street in London November 23, 2009. Thatcher was invited to attend the unveiling of a portrait of herself in Downing Street.
  11. German Deputy Economy Minister Jochen Homann arrives at the European Commission headquarters ahead of a meeting on the future of Opel in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors's International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans.
  12. People visit a Christmas market in front of the Charlottenburg castle in Berlin November 23, 2009.
  13. Karuna Waghela who lost her husband during last years terror attacks outside city's Cama hospital holds her son Dhaval at a press conference to mark the first anniversary of terror attacks in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. 10 militants with assault rifles fanned out across Mumbai last Nov. 26, attacking hotels, a train station and other targets, paralyzing India's financial capital and shocking the country killing 166 people.
  14. Lalji Pande with his broken hand looks on at a press conference to mark the first anniversary of terror attacks in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Pande was injured seriously during the attacks at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji train station. 10 militants with assault rifles fanned out across Mumbai last Nov. 26, attacking hotels, a train station and other targets, paralyzing India's financial capital and shocking the country killing 166 people.
  15. FILE - In this April 29, 2009 file photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, is flanked by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe during the unveiling of 'Le Grand Paris', an ambitious, costly new plan to rethink the structure of Paris and its troubled suburbs. Sarkozy's contribution to Parisian city planning would focus on the capital's outskirts, with trains making a 130-kilometer (80-mile) figure-8-shaped route between suburban business hotspots, research centers and the airports.
  16. Min Bahadur Sherchan, 78, who climbed Mount Everest at age 76, seen at a function to congratulate him, in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. A Nepalese man who climbed Mt. Everest at age 76 and became the oldest person to conquer the world's highest peak celebrated Monday official recognition of his achievement by Guinness World Records.