The US airframer said it has order commitments for 496 aircraft when it launched the 737 Max, while Airbus has orders and commitments for 1,200 A320neos.

波音表示发布737Max以来共获得496架的订单承诺，同时空客获得了1200架A320neo的订单和承诺。

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Translated into the human speak, it means that Apple and China mobile are now engaged in negotiations about order commitments, price, subsidy amounts and revenue sharing.

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The company said today its board has approved the launch of a new engine variant of its 737 aircraft, which has order commitments for 496 planes from five airlines.

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They wait years before declaring a major, date someone for years before getting married, favor stores with a guaranteed return policy (think Zappos), and hire employees on a temporary basis (or use probationary periods), all in order to avoid commitments that can be difficult, or nearly impossible, to un-do.

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