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Boeing Delivers 400th 737 to ILFC for Lease to Travel Service
SEATTLE, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)
and International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) on Monday celebrated the delivery
of the leasing company's 400th Boeing 737 airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800
that ILFC customer Travel Service will operate under lease. The airplane,
shown here during a test flight, is equipped with performance-enhancing
Blended Winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by up
to 4 percent.
ILFC, an international market leader in the leasing and remarketing of
commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the world, received its first 737,
a 737-200, in June 1978. With this delivery, ILFC has received a total of 660
jetliners from Boeing including MD-11s, MD-80s, 727s, 737 Classics,
Next-Generation 737s, 747s, 757s, 767s and 777s. Currently, ILFC's portfolio
includes more than 900 jet airplanes valued at more than $50 billion.
Travel Service, aPrague-based carrier together with its 100-percent-owned
Hungarian subsidiary Travel Service Kft., operates an all-Boeing fleet of 12
737s, including 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The company offers charter
flights to more than 230 airports on four continents, as well as low-cost
scheduled service to major European destinations through its Smart Wings
brand. The airline also has one 787 Dreamliner and two Next-Generation
737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes on order.
The Next-Generation 737 family is the most technologically advanced
airplane family in the single-aisle market. The Next-Generation 737's market
success is confirmed by air finance investors, who consistently rank it as the
most preferred airplane due to its wide market base, superior efficiency and
lowest operating costs in its class. More than 110 customers around the world
have ordered more than 4,720 Next-Generation 737s. Boeing has unfilled orders
for more than 2,200 Next-Generation 737s that are worth in excess of $155
billion at current list prices.
SOURCE The Boeing Company
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