A Boeing spokesman declined to comment yesterday on the size of any potential settlement.
A Boeing spokesman said the installments were being paid down.
Boeing spokesmen said a total of 1,526 737's had been delivered to customers around the world by the end of March.
But in an interview, a Boeing spokesman, Bob Smith, said the company was not actually pursuing them at the moment.
A Boeing spokesman said the stock and options were given to him as an incentive to stay at the company.
A Boeing spokesman in Seattle said the company was preparing a statement.
The hypersonic would simply fly too high and too fast for this planet, according to a Boeing spokesman.
"That's absolutely proprietary information," a Boeing spokesman said of research and development spending levels.
A Boeing spokesman declined to comment on the report.
A Boeing spokesman declined to elaborate on the additional cuts, saying that details would not be disclosed until next year.