NEW YORK — Boeing has won an order for two of its new 747-8 cargo planes from Korean Air in a deal valued at $639 million at list prices, the companies said in a joint statement Friday.
"Boeing is very fortunate to have Korean Air not only as a customer of the 747-8 Freighter, but also the 747-8 Intercontinental and also as a key partner on the 747-8 program," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of sales and marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
No delivery date for the planes was announced.
In December 2009, the South Korean airline was the first to order both the 747-8 cargo plane and the passenger version, the Intercontinental.
The plane is a longer and more fuel-efficient update of Boeing's double-decker 747 jumbo jet.
With the latest order, Korean Air has five 747-8 Intercontinentals and seven 747-8 Freighters on order.
The airline currently operates a total 27 Boeing freighter airplanes and will become one of two airlines to operate both the 747-8 Freighter and the 777 Freighter.
Via:AFP
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