Boeing
has announced that
KLM Royal Dutch Airlineshas placed an order for additional 737 and 777 aircraft worth $716m at list prices.
Under the agreement, KLM will add three Next-Generation 737-700s and two 777-300ERs (
KLM is expecting to receive delivery of the first 777-300ER from Boeing in the first quarter of 2008. Its existing fleet contains 15 777-200ERs in a combination of leases and direct purchases.
Boeing’s 777 programme contains 350 unfilled orders worth more than $90bn at current list prices. It also has unfilled orders for more than 1,800 Next-Generation 737s worth more than £130bn at current list prices.
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