> "A jet airliner, in other words, was an airliner that could revolutionize aviation — and that meant the first company to bring one to market stood to make an

> "A jet airliner, in other words, was an airliner that could revolutionize aviation — and that meant the first company to bring one to market stood to make an absolutely fantastic amount of money." Good on him for leading the innovation, but it seems obvious to me today that "first" rarely means "most profitable" or "longest surviving".