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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/272839_boeing06.html
Boeing sells 44 jets to Continental
$1.5 billion order for 787s expands Dreamliner presence in U.S.
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
By JAMES WALLACE
P-I AEROSPACE REPORTER
PARIS -- Continental Airlines plans to order 10 more 787 jetliners, giving The Boeing Co. another big boost in its quest to place its Dreamliner with U.S. customers.
The $1.5 billion order from the nation's fourth-largest airline could be announced as soon as today, according to an airline industry source who is attending the annual membership meeting of the International Air Transport Association here.
Continental also is ordering 34 Boeing 737s, according to another industry source. That order could be worth more than $2 billion at list prices.
Boeing would not comment on the reports.
Continental previously ordered 10 787s, although apparently only seven of those have become firm orders.
All of the planes, including the order for the next 10, are the 787-8 model, which has a list price of $148 million to $157.5 million, although Continental would have received a substantial discount off that price.
As of Monday, Boeing had 350 firm orders for its 787, a twin-engine, midsize plane that will enter service in May 2008. It has an additional 43 commitments. In all, 29 airlines or leasing companies have ordered the 787.
But the bulk of those orders have come from Asia, with some from Europe. Northwest is the only other major U.S. airline to place a firm 787 order with Boeing. It has ordered 18 planes.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/272839_boeing06.html
Boeing sells 44 jets to Continental
$1.5 billion order for 787s expands Dreamliner presence in U.S.
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
By JAMES WALLACE
P-I AEROSPACE REPORTER
PARIS -- Continental Airlines plans to order 10 more 787 jetliners, giving The Boeing Co. another big boost in its quest to place its Dreamliner with U.S. customers.
The $1.5 billion order from the nation's fourth-largest airline could be announced as soon as today, according to an airline industry source who is attending the annual membership meeting of the International Air Transport Association here.
Continental also is ordering 34 Boeing 737s, according to another industry source. That order could be worth more than $2 billion at list prices.
Boeing would not comment on the reports.
Continental previously ordered 10 787s, although apparently only seven of those have become firm orders.
All of the planes, including the order for the next 10, are the 787-8 model, which has a list price of $148 million to $157.5 million, although Continental would have received a substantial discount off that price.
As of Monday, Boeing had 350 firm orders for its 787, a twin-engine, midsize plane that will enter service in May 2008. It has an additional 43 commitments. In all, 29 airlines or leasing companies have ordered the 787.
But the bulk of those orders have come from Asia, with some from Europe. Northwest is the only other major U.S. airline to place a firm 787 order with Boeing. It has ordered 18 planes.
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