When Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a $19-billion order for 185 Boeing 737s and 15 Boeing 777s at his summit with President Barack Obama, it was good news-but not new news. The good news is that Hu's comments authorized the airlines involved to buy the airplanes. The old news is that all of the orders had been placed between 2007-09 and previously appeared on Boeing's list of firm orders, either in the "unidentified customer" category or as orders from Air China, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
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