Although investors are enthused, they’re also aware that order commitments aren’t final, and airlines at times have been known to cancel orders they’ve publicly announced.

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The White House said the deal would support 154,000 jobs in the US each year of production and marked the largest-ever order of 787 Dreamliners, a wide-body jet used for longer flights.