BOEING MARKS 6,000TH 737 WITH DELIVERY TO ILFC AND NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17, (Bernama) -- Boeing Friday celebrated a special
programme milestone with the delivery of the 6,000th 737.

It was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) which will lease
the 737 to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. The airplane's tail features are a special
decal denoting this milestone.

"We couldn't be more pleased about being part of this important milestone
for the 737. With its continuous innovations, the Next-Generation 737 brings the
right combination of operational and environmental performance to address the
requirements of our markets," Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA's chief executive
officer Bjorn Kjos said in a statement released in Seattle Thursday.

Norwegian Air Shuttle is the largest low-fare airline company in Scandinavia
and has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the
Middle East. Norwegian has 39 737s in its fleet and an additional 42 on firm
order with Boeing.

"ILFC's very first Boeing delivery was a 737 and since then we've taken
delivery of more than 400 of this outstanding model, re-ordering incremental
airplanes dozens of times," said ILFC chairman and chief executive officer
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy.

"The Next-Generation 737 is a major cornerstone to ILFC's modern,
fuel-efficient and economical portfolio of more than 1,000 commercial jets," he
said.

Boeing remains focused on continuous enhancement of the Next-Generation 737
family to ensure the airplane provides market-leading operational, economic and
environmental performance to airlines and lessors around the world.

"It is exciting to deliver our 6,000th 737 to ILFC and Norwegian Air
Shuttle, and we thank them for being among the hundreds of airlines, operators
and leasing companies that have made the 737 the world's most popular jet
airliner," said Mark Jenkins, vice-president and general manager of 737 Airplane
Programmes.

"Thousands of employees have supported the many 737 variations Boeing has
introduced including today's all-new Next-Generation 737 family which is used
in private, government and commercial service," he said.

To date, unfilled orders for the Next-Generation 737 exceed 2,200 airplanes
valued at approximately US$163 billion at list prices.

-- BERNAMA