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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 10:54 pm
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Originally Posted by gglave
IIRC from reading "21st Century Jet" (about creating the 777) the launch customer has the advantage of being able to help design some of the elements of the aircraft. They're also able to negotiate a good price for the aircraft, as customer #1.
And often an MFN.
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