Boeing NewSpeak

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Boeing is getting more and more absurd in their press releases. Besides
their commentary on Iberia's order for the A340-600, there's this headline
and opening paragraph about Ryan's latest 737 order:


Ryanair Ups Commitment to 250 Boeing 737-800s in Record Year

Ryanair has reached an agreement with Boeing to order 22 additional Boeing
Next-Generation <http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737family/>737-800s and
increase options by a further 78.
This means the European low-fare carrier has committed to 250 737-800s
since January 2002. Of those commitments, 125 are firm and 125 are options.
In what variant of the English language does "commitment" include "options"???

I know they're trying to keep a brave face on in the face of Airbus's
recent successes, but this is beyond absurd.

Sigh,
Nick

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