RE:Q1 - some good, some badThe lower EPS are a non event. Last year they are boosted by a net gain of financial instruments, a one time event. They are not related with the normal operations, it's an extraordinary gain that will not come again. Fine for last year, but you can't add them in the comparaison.
Then the FCF, Yes the 12 more orders bring more cash deposits and that, with the help of the manufacturing cash flow, helps to conterbalance (finance) the 620 M$ more in inventories. They need to build-up the jet ''in-progress'' to delivers them completed at year end. That is the reason the FCF usage is limited to 387 M$ instead of having been at -630 M$.
Saying Again : strong results