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.
The $113 million cost for the largest of the new 737 MAX family is still just over a third the cost of the wide-body Boeing 777-300ER, which costs $330 million.And the next generation of the 777, the 777X, is expected to go into service in 2020.weet. The largest low-cost airline in Europe, Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: RYAAY) is reportedly prepared to place an order for 100 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) in a deal valued at around $11 billion at list prices.