Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Boeing lands orders for 66 more planes worth $5B

Boeing continued to announce orders on the second day of the Farnborough Airshow in England with new deals for 66 planes worth about $5 billion at list prices.

FARNBOROUGH, England —

Boeing continued to announce orders on the second day of the Farnborough Airshow in England with new deals for 66 planes worth about $5 billion at list prices.

Air Lease Corp. ordered 54 Boeing 737s worth more than $4 billion and has options for six more. Another leasing company, Ireland-based Avolon, ordered 12 Boeing 737s worth nearly $1 billion.

In addition Boeing identified Royal Jordanian at the buyer of three 787s worth about $500 million, which were previously attributed to an unidentified customer.

On the first day of the show Boeing announced orders for 85 planes - 737s and 777s - worth about $13 billion to Dubai-based Emirates, GE Capital Aviation Services and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

The Associated Press

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