Good News For Boeing

Lion Air makes $1.7B Boeing plane order
December 04, 2007: 07:40 AM EST


Dec. 4, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) --

SEATTLE (AP) - Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co. said Tuesday that Lion Air placed an order for 22 planes worth more than $1.7 billion during the second quarter.

The Jakarta, Indonesia-based airline placed the order for Boeing's Next-Generation 737-900ER, or extended range, airplanes. It brings Lion Air's combined orders for the 737-900ER up to 122. Lion Air's airplanes will be equipped with blended winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by up to 4 percent, Boeing said.

The order had been listed in the unidentified category on Boeing's orders and deliveries Web site. As of Nov. 30, eight customers have placed orders for 169 Next-Generation 737-900ERs.


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Must be the crappy market.