this is jal's first order for airbus planes. the two companies announced the deal in a joint news conference in tokyo. jal plans to introduce the a-350 planes over the six-year period from 2019. the carrier says they will replace u.s. maker boeing's 777s. >> translator: we've considered the aircraft safety and product quality in making this decision. >> as fuel costs rise, demand for fuel-efficient and long-haul aircraft is growing in the commercial aircraft market. the airbus a-350 and boying 787 dreamliner are competing for the largest market share. find out about the challenges china faces. on "newsline." >>> a white diamond the size of a small egg has sold for a record amount in hong kong. more than $30 million. two people spent about six minutes vying for the 118-carat gem. the auctioneer says the winner wishes to remain anonymous. miners unearthed the diamond two years ago in south africa. the price tag of $30.6 million is the most ever paid for a white diamond but it's well short of the $46 million paid in 2010 for a pink

innovateed product in services that meet longer term requirements for the strong releasingship with jal over the last 50 years. it dramatically changed after that deal yesterday. >> the first delivery expected some time next year and the a350 oh should be in service for jal and their long hall flight. not good news for boeing workers an we spoke with an engineer representative today. there's a disappointment that has to change every time the company is shut out. it's in the coming years and the impact on boeing and the northwest and it's a huge economic impact. a big economic impact here and we're talking about japan and the specific region. it's in an expanding market. very lucrative market. they say it will be coming out. industry analyst says it's not that much of a surprise here. the market will buy from. obviously that's going to fire up competition. you should mention some analyst are saying that the airlines might have paid cost or below for these planes for the a350s nap might be the price they pay forgeting in to a very lie verye market. the military has warned there will be di

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but the jal deal is worrisome.hen a company makes a commitment to a plane, thissa almost a lifetime commitment. they open door to major customer it their competitor, it has to worry boeing. charles: but the market place is so big, airlines we have never heard of they are ordering billions of dollars worth of plane. >> that is a major reason that stock her tomorrow -- performed so well. i would not sell the stock. charles: stock about market overall, huge day today, derek, a relief rally or maybe the beginning of a year-end rallye? >> i think a commination of two. one thing that investors wanted to see conciliatory talk on capitol hill, we got it today. how long it will last is going to be yet to come. keep in mind, long-term portfolios, we want to negate out short-term volatility. we'll have it on the way. for now we may see volatility for a couple weeks. charles: but hang to despite that? >> long-term, if you have a risk appetite with a long-term portfolio. i would hesitate selling unless you need cash right now,

jal is a long-time boeing customer. cnbc had the chance to talk with the ceo of airbus.with the dreamliner create a window of opportunity for airbus to sell some planes to jal? >> i don't think so. this decision to launch were made earlier than that. i believe it was selected on the grounds of two things, quality of the family. we should not consider that 37 customers have ordered 750 aircraft. also, the fact that here in japan, we have decided to have a o long-term investments relationship. >> reporter: remember, j.a.l. is one of the first airlines to fly the dreamliner. it was a j.a.l. plane on the land in boston that had one of the two airline fires. even though boeing has come back mightily within the last couple of months, it is still being out paced by eads, the parents of airbus. this is a big deal. airbus has long been trying to crack that japan market thaboing h that boeing has dominated. back to you. >> i thought that was interesting, he also said that it was about production capacity in japan. we know, for example, that boeing had got contracts in the past. we

japan airlines says it's going to buy 31 jets from the european plane maker for the first time and jaleen a loyal boeing customer but they have problems with the 787 dream liner and we have more details. >> it's important for any company to be able to break the dominance of a rival in a major market and that is what french maker achieved and squeezed into japan and the home of american producer boeing. >> translator: we are confident we can offer comfortable travel in the air with the latest aircraft and they completed test flight last month and it's in progress for the launch in 2014. and no dice by 2019 it will be in fully prepared state. with 31 a-53 planes it's the biggest and japan has option of buying 25 and the deal follows resent successes elsewhere in asia and a contract in china, vietnam and singapore and worth $14 billion. it's the biggest market for all jet orders in the next 20 years and a 350 and direct competitor for the dream liner and the aircraft struggled since the launch two years ago. in january it was grounded after problems with fuel leaks and over heating batter

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