Boeing Delivers Two 777 Models to Emirates

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

August 29, 2008

thomas

– Emirates first Middle East Carrier to receive two 777 variants on the
same day

SEATTLE, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and
Dubai-based airline Emirates celebrated the delivery of a 777-300ER
(Extended Range) and a 777-200LR (Longer Range) Thursday, marking the first
double 777 delivery to a Middle East airline. Representatives from the
Emirates and Boeing team are pictured here prior to the airplanes’
departure for Dubai.

These new 777s are the 62nd and 63rd of the model type delivered to
Emirates, one of the world’s biggest operators of the most successful large
twin-engine airplane flying today. To date, 56 customers from around the
world have ordered 1,092 777s. Boeing has more than 355 unfilled orders for
the 777, worth more than $91 billion at current list prices.

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SOURCE Boeing

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