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Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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The Seattle Times[1][6] series says 'In a series of announcements on Aug. 31, 1978, Boeing, Rolls Royce, British Airways and Eastern Airlines revealed that the 757 was going forward, with a total of 40 orders worth more than $1 billion.'On 31 August 1978 Boeing, Rolls-Royce, British Airways and Eastern Air Lines announced that the 757 would go ahead, with 40 orders worth more than US$1 billion. The jet was sealed with a handshake between Eastern's Frank Borman and Boeing's Tex Boullioun during a car ride at Miami airport.
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