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- BUSINESS, Page 85Business NotesAIRCRAFTCleared for Takeoff
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- Boeing launched its new 777 jet with a supersonic deal last
- week when United Airlines became the first customer for the
- advanced twin-engine plane. In the largest purchase of
- commercial aircraft ever, United placed $22 billion worth of
- orders and options on 128 Boeing jets, including 68 777s. The
- deal will enable Boeing to mount full-scale production of its
- first new jetliner since it began selling its 757 and 767
- models in 1978.
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- The 777 will seat some 360 passengers and will have an
- extra-wide wingspan to give it a 4,800-mile range. The new jet
- will have optional fold-up wing tips that will enable it to
- park at existing airport gates.
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- The deal came one week after directors of UAL, United's
- parent company, rejected the latest union bid to acquire the
- airline. The order indicated that United was eager to expand
- its routes and put the takeover fight behind it.
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