Boeing Reveals GECAS as Mystery Buyer of 39 Planes

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) have announced a 39-aircraft order that includes 15 Boeing 777s - a mix of seven 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and eight 777 Freighters - and 24 Next-Generation 737-800s.

The order, valued at approximately USD5.34bn at list prices, was booked in 2006 and previously listed on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website as unidentified.

The order nearly doubles the number of 777s GECAS has ordered directly from Boeing and increases the total number of orders placed by GECAS in 2006 to 69 aircraft. Deliveries of both the 777s and 737s will begin in 2008 and extend through 2010.

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