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Alaska orders 50 Boeing 737s in $5 billion deal

12:20 GMT 11 October 2012

Alaska Airlines has placed a firm order for a total of 50 Boeing narrowbodies, including 37 of the re-engined 737 Max, in a deal worth $5 billion at l...

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