A good predictor is actual performance, like Boeing's inability to keep on schedule with the 787, 767 tanker delays and other model production backlogs.
I can't believe we have so many cheerleaders in FR for sending this much military and engineering work overseas.
All you have to do is hire a US company to be your front man (and lobbying arm) promise a couple of states some jobs and POOF instant support.
Don't look behind the curtain at the French governments part ownership and even Russia wanting to buy in. Don't worry about them protecting US technology.
Don't worry about having our own government helping prop up a foreign company whose primary purpose is to challenge and eliminate the US aerospace industry.
BTW a production backlog in commercial airplanes is a good thing. It shows strong demand for your product. This isn't whoppers, you don't crank up the assembly line to meet demand overnight.