Boeing and JAL Turn 747-400BCF Options to Firm Orderstitle
SEATTLE, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and
Tokyo-based Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. (JAL) today announced that
JAL is increasing the number of 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters it has on
order to eight, with an additional four options.
JAL first ordered the 747-400 BCF in October 2004, signing up for three
firm modifications and four options. With todays announcement, the four
options became firm orders and JAL also added one more firm order and four
more options. The value of the order agreement will not be released.
The first JAL 747-400 BCF entered modification at Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft
Engineering Co. (TAECO) in Xiamen, China, in December 2005. It will be
delivered back to the airline in May.
This agreement brings the total number of 747-400 BCF orders to 37 with 29
options since the programs launch in January 2004.
"Japan Airlines has already demonstrated its commitment to Boeings
747-400 conversion program, and this additional order is an affirmation of the
many benefits this airplane offers," said Dan da Silva, vice president of
sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "We are thrilled
to see such a valuable customer -- a respected, trend-setting industry
player -- recognizing the additional value they can gain by adding to an
already significant order."
Boeing offers the industrys most complete line of commercial freighter
airplanes, including the recently launched 747-8 Freighter, the 747-400
factory-built freighter, the 777 Freighter, the 767 Freighter and the 737-700C
convertible freighter. The 747 freighter family provides more than half of the
worlds dedicated freighter capacity, and Boeing freighters, in all, provide
more than 90 percent of global freighter capacity.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services offers customers reliable
conversion-based engineering and certification expertise. Customers may choose
and incorporate support packages during freighter conversions, including
avionics and flight-deck upgrades, customized maintenance programs and
integration of technical manuals.
As of June, 2005, JAL serves some 206 airports in 34 countries with
approximately 270 airplanes, including Boeing 747, 777, 767 and 737 models.
JAL ordered 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, four 767-300 Freighters and 30
Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes last year.
