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BOEING CHALKS UP ORDERS FOR 142 PLANES WORTH US$22 BIL AT PARIS AIR SHOW
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Boeing chalked up orders and commitments
for 142 airplanes in excess of US$22 billion at the 2011 Paris Air Show.
The orders from airline and leasing customers for models from across the
Boeing family including the Next Generation 737, 767, 777, 787 and 747-8
is a firm evidence of the market's continuing recovery, it said.
It is also a powerful validation of the demand for Boeing’s fuel-efficient
and market-leading products, Boeing said in a statement issued at Le Bourget in
France where the air show is being held.
Among the customers include Malaysia Airlines (MAS) which announced an order
for 10 737-800s valued at US$808 million.
Other Boeing highlights at the show included the presence of an Air Berlin
737-700 with the new Boeing Sky Interior; a Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200LR, the
world’s longest-range passenger jetliner; a C-17 Globemaster III military
airlifter; an F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role fighter jet, and a CH-47F Chinook
heavy-lift helicopter.
Other customers include Qatar Airways which ordered six 777-300ERs worth
US$1.7 billion, UTair Aviation, which ordered 33 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs
valued at US$3.2 billion.
Boeing said its new aircraft and innovative technologies attracted thousands
of customers, partners, government officials and media at the 2011 Paris Air
Show.
"The excitement and enthusiasm for the products and technologies Boeing
showcased at the show have validated our belief in the strength of what is the
world’s newest and most innovative family of commercial airplanes," said Charlie
Miller, vice president, International Communications.
"We also highlighted the breadth and depth of our defence business and we
met with literally thousands of our key customers, partners and suppliers," he
said.
The show saw the international debut of Boeing's newest commercial aircraft
models -– the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter -– together with the
appearance of the innovative 787 Dreamliner.
The new 747-8 Freighter flew to Le Bourget with all four engines powered by
a fuel blend containing 15 per cent camelina-based biofuel, achieving the
world's first transatlantic crossing of a commercial jetliner with biofuels.
Boeing and American Airlines announced that the airline will be the launch
partner for the ecoDemonstrator Programme, a Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft
that will be used to flight test emerging technologies and accelerate their
market readiness.
-- BERNAMA
for 142 airplanes in excess of US$22 billion at the 2011 Paris Air Show.
The orders from airline and leasing customers for models from across the
Boeing family including the Next Generation 737, 767, 777, 787 and 747-8
is a firm evidence of the market's continuing recovery, it said.
It is also a powerful validation of the demand for Boeing’s fuel-efficient
and market-leading products, Boeing said in a statement issued at Le Bourget in
France where the air show is being held.
Among the customers include Malaysia Airlines (MAS) which announced an order
for 10 737-800s valued at US$808 million.
Other Boeing highlights at the show included the presence of an Air Berlin
737-700 with the new Boeing Sky Interior; a Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200LR, the
world’s longest-range passenger jetliner; a C-17 Globemaster III military
airlifter; an F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role fighter jet, and a CH-47F Chinook
heavy-lift helicopter.
Other customers include Qatar Airways which ordered six 777-300ERs worth
US$1.7 billion, UTair Aviation, which ordered 33 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs
valued at US$3.2 billion.
Boeing said its new aircraft and innovative technologies attracted thousands
of customers, partners, government officials and media at the 2011 Paris Air
Show.
"The excitement and enthusiasm for the products and technologies Boeing
showcased at the show have validated our belief in the strength of what is the
world’s newest and most innovative family of commercial airplanes," said Charlie
Miller, vice president, International Communications.
"We also highlighted the breadth and depth of our defence business and we
met with literally thousands of our key customers, partners and suppliers," he
said.
The show saw the international debut of Boeing's newest commercial aircraft
models -– the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter -– together with the
appearance of the innovative 787 Dreamliner.
The new 747-8 Freighter flew to Le Bourget with all four engines powered by
a fuel blend containing 15 per cent camelina-based biofuel, achieving the
world's first transatlantic crossing of a commercial jetliner with biofuels.
Boeing and American Airlines announced that the airline will be the launch
partner for the ecoDemonstrator Programme, a Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft
that will be used to flight test emerging technologies and accelerate their
market readiness.
-- BERNAMA
