with bated breath. Eagerly or anxiously, as in We waited for the announcement of the winner with bated breath. This expression literally means holding one's breath ( bate means restrain). Today it is also used somewhat ironically, indicating one is not all that eager or anxious. [Late 1500s] Also see hold one's breath, def.
1 The cost of a Boeing 737 varies widely depending on which model or the features included. 2  The company lists the price of a 737 between $78 to $155 million depending on the model, customer options, cabin fittings and size. One of the biggest buyers of these Boeing 737 planes is American, who rarely places orders with any other company, gets these planes for approximately $47 million apiece. 2  Refurbished and used Boeings can be up to 50 percent less than the retail price. 3  Older models can cost less than $5 million.
Here is an article discussing the Boeing commercial airplane deliveries for 2013 at 648 airplanes. Boeingâs 2013 deliveries soar to record despite 787 woes. Boeing is trying to ramp 737 production up to 49 per month, so one would expect the total deliveries to push towards 700 per year. Those numbers do not include the C-17s that were manufactured in 2013 (10), and any F-18s or F-15s that may have been manufactured. Global F/A-18 Hornet Fleets: Keeping Em Flying. and.