对于波音和空中客车工业公司来讲,1996年可谓收获较为丰厚的一年,波音公司的订货超过了600架,大大高于1995年订货量(292),而空中客车也收到300余架订货,几乎是上一年(109架)的3倍。一些大的航空公司相继订购了大量新飞机,其中美国合众航空公司订购400架空中客车飞机(因正式合同尚未签订,故没有列入新机订货中),美利坚航空公司订购103架波音飞机,并准备在未来20年内购买630架波音飞机;大陆航空公司订 For Boeing and Airbus Industry Corporation, 1996 was a very lucrative year. Boeing’s orders exceeded 600, which was much higher than 1995 orders (292), and Airbus received more than 300 orders. It was almost three times the previous year (109 aircraft). Some large airlines have ordered a large number of new aircraft in succession. Among them, U.S.Airlines has ordered 400 Airbus aircraft (because the formal contract has not yet been signed, it is not included in the order for the new aircraft). American Airlines orders 103 Boeing aircraft. And prepare to purchase 630 Boeing aircraft in the next 20 years; Continental Airlines