FARNBOROUGH, England, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing
Company (NYSE: BA) and Futura International Airways, a charter airline
headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, today announced an order for
three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s and three purchase rights. The order
for three airplanes is valued at approximately $210 million at list prices.
The new airplanes, scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010, are for fleet
growth.
"The 737 is the cornerstone of our fleet. We have wide experience with
the 737-800, the 737-400 and the 737-300 and are extremely pleased with
their low operating costs and excellent performance. We believe the 737-800
has the most advanced flight and safety systems in the history of civil
aviation to date," said Roman Pane, president and CEO of Futura
International Airways.
"Futura has a very successful history with the 737 family and we are
thrilled to continue our partnership," said Marlin Dailey, vice president
of Sales, Europe, Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
"Airlines around the world continue to express their confidence in the
Boeing Next-Generation 737's superior economics, efficiency and
reliability, and we continue to invest in the airplane to ensure its
continued value to the marketplace."
The Boeing 737 is the best-selling jet family ever. Customers have
ordered more than 3,300 Next-Generation 737s, and more than 1,900 have been
delivered. In addition, the 737 family has garnered more than 6,000 orders,
with more than 5,000 deliveries.
Futura
Futura International Airways, S.A., founded on November 28, 1989, is
the largest independent middle-range airline company in Europe. Until
November 2002 (fiscal year), Aer Lingus owned 100% of the company's shares.
Since November 2002, as the result of a management buy-out backed by
Corpfin Capital, a Spanish private equity company, Futura's ownership
profile has evolved. Corpfin Capital owns 65 percent of the shares, Aer
Lingus (the Irish national carrier) maintains 20 percent, and the other 15
percent is owned by company management and employees. The airline currently
operates an all-Boeing fleet of 24 planes, including two 737-300s, one
737-300F, 10 737-400s and 11 737-800s.
SOURCE Boeing Co.
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