The orders signify the airline's long-term confidence in the Asian-Pacific premium segment despite an onslaught of budget carriers such as Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd.

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The idling of nuclear plants immediately after Fukushima certainly created a sustained premium on Asian LNG spot over the past eighteen months.

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If you look at the bond prices of some of these Asian names, they are trading at a premium.

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