Boeing enjoyed a $4.6 billion day Monday, announcing orders from Volga-Dnepr Group's AirBridge Cargo for five 747-8 freighters, Continental Airlines for five 787-9s and Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO for 12 787-8s and six 737-800s. Volga-Dnepr Group's order is valued at $1.4 billion. Aircraft will be powered by the GEnx and are scheduled for delivery in 2010-13. The order includes five options. V-D is the type's seventh customer. ABC will use the freighters "for its growing cargo business on routes ...
Subscribe to Access this Entire Article
"Boeing inks deals with Volga-Dnepr, Continental, ALAFCO" is part of ATW Plus, our online premium membership. Subscribing will provide you access to exclusive news, carefully researched airline financial, fleet and traffic data, plus the option to receive our popular, award-winning print magazine. To learn more, click here. If viewing via ATW Mobile, please login and click "Read web article" to view fully. Questions? ATWPlus@penton.com.
