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US planemaker Boeing has
announced an
Airlines for 150 Boeing
737s, in a deal worth up to $$14.7bn.
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国
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，
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150
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737s
，
价
值
147
亿
美
元
。
The order comprises 100 of the new
Boeing 737 Max 9 planes and 50 Next
Generation 737-900ER aircraft.
Boeing said the deal meant it had now
received more than 10,000 orders overall
for aircraft from the 737 family.
Boeing said the 737 was the
It said the Next Generation 737 was
single-aisle plane in the market.
The
737
Max,
which
is
a
new-engine
variant
on
the
Next
Generation
737,
builds
on
these
strengths, Boeing said, reducing fuel use and
carbon dioxide emissions by
13%.
Modern features
chosen the 737 for its
future fleet, renewing our partnership for decades
to come,
said Ray Conner, chief
executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Jeff Smisek, chief executive of United,
said:
customers the modern features and
reliability of new Boeing airplanes, while also
making our fleet more fuel-efficient
and environmentally friendly.
United
Continental, the parent company of United
Airlines, said it would begin
taking
delivery of the 737 Max 9 planes in 2018.
The 737-900ERs will be delivered from
late 2013.
Both planes feature a
quieter cabin and brighter lighting, designed to
give the
impression of more space.
The deal is valued at $$14.7bn at list
prices, although major airlines like United do
not pay list prices.
United
Airlines is the world's biggest carrier. In 2011,
it flew more than two million
flights,
carrying 142 million passengers.
Earlier on Thursday, Boeing's European
rival Airbus announced a further $$6.35bn
of potential orders at the Farnborough
airshow.
The four deals Airbus has
announced so far this week, if completed, would
total
$$16.9bn for 115 aircraft.
Inflation has eased sharply in China,
giving policymakers more room to
spur
economic growth amidst a global
slowdown.
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国
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胀
率
急
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降
，
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多
刺
激
经
济
增
长
的
空
间
。
Consumer price rises cooled in June to
2.2% compared to the previous year,
China's statistics bureau said.
That is down from 3% in May and is well
below the government target of 4%.
China has taken steps to
bol
ster
（
支
持
）
growth as the global economic crisis
weighs on demand for its goods.
Analysts said lower food prices was the
main driver of the slowing inflation.
Pork prices, one of the biggest
contributors to skyrocketing inflation last year,
fell
12.2% from 2011.
Growth
steps
China's central bank
has cut key interest rates twice since the start
of June, with
benchmark lending rates
down to 6%.
It has also cut the amount
of money banks must keep in reserve in an effort
to
boost lending.
Analysts
said they expected more such moves to boost growth
from the
government going forward.
expect will pick
up,
Kong.
International
Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has
said that
the organisation's next
forecast for global economic growth would be
down from the 3.5% predicted in
April.
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称
，
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组
织
对
全
球
< br>经
济
增
长
的
预
期
将
低
于
四
月
份
预
测
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。
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