Paris Air Show seeks first 787 Dreamliner sales; Boeing show sales reach 56 -- including 26 widebodies

June 20, 2011
PARIS, 20 June 2011. The Boeing Co. Commercial Airplanes segment in Seattle announced orders and commitments for as many as 50 more passenger jet aircraft -- 26 of them widebody aircraft -- today at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. The latest purchases today include four 787-9 Dreamliners, five 777-300ER aircraft, 17 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, as well as 14 firm orders and four options for the Boeing 737-800 narrow-body passenger jetliners. Ordering the Boeing passenger jets are Air Lease Corp. (ALC) in Los Angeles, which ordered the 737-800s, 787-9s, and 777-300ERs. Boeing also took orders from undisclosed customers for 17 747-8 Intercontinental jumbo jets worth $5.4 billion at list price.

PARIS, 20 June 2011. The Boeing Co. Commercial Airplanes segment in Seattle announced orders and commitments for as many as 50 more passenger jet aircraft -- 26 of them widebody passenger aircraft -- today at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. The latest purchases today include four 787-9 Dreamliners, five 777-300ER aircraft, 17 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, as well as 14 firm orders and four options for the Boeing 737-800 narrow-body passenger jetliners.Ordering the Boeing passenger jets are Air Lease Corp. (ALC) in Los Angeles, which ordered the 737-800s, 787-9s, and 777-300ERs. Boeing also took orders from undisclosed customers for 17 747-8 Intercontinental jumbo jets worth $5.4 billion at list price.Combined with the six orders Qatar Airways in Doha, Qatar for the Boeing 777-300ER, these latest orders bring Boeing's total aircraft commitments during the first day of the Paris Air Show to 56.

Boeing's orders bring the company's total backlog for the 747-8 jumbo jet to The orders bring the 747-8 Intercontinental total backlog to 50, plus five from a commitment from Air China contingent on Chinese government approval. It also brings the total 747-8 backlog, including 76 747-8 freighters, to 126, Boeing officials say.

The 747-8 can carry as many as 467 passengers in a three-class configuration with an interior that has features from the 787 Dreamliner, including a curved, upswept design to give passengers a greater sense of space and comfort, while adding more room for luggage.

For more information contact Boeing Commercial Airplanes online at www.boeing.com/commercial, Air Lease Corp. at www.airleasecorp.com, or the Paris Air Show at www.paris-air-show.com.

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