They have moved toward selling larger jets - a business that Piper is not in.

Boeing wants to sell jets to Vietnam.

Whether you're selling jumbo jets or Girl Scout cookies, the basic principle of sales is the same - there's no sale if there's no client.

People who sell corporate jets can talk a transcontinental streak about the security, convenience and flexibility their products afford.

Gulfstream sells far fewer jets but is successful nonetheless.

And the military industry, which collected billions of dollars a year selling expensive jets and submarines, was in no rush to tell customers that they needed smaller, cheaper equipment.

Making money selling 100-seat jets is difficult because they are expensive to build and airlines do not want to pay very much for them.

The company has been outpacing its rival Airbus in selling wide-body and other long-haul jets, including the 787, which is scheduled for initial deliveries next year.

Tenet recently announced it would close or sell 14 of its 114 hospitals, cut jobs and sell corporate jets to lower costs.

Boeing had reportedly also been trying to sell jets to Northwest.