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Air Canada 777/787 Purchases (Read 144 times)

Apr 27^th, 2005 at 3:46am

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Air Canada, long a "Prestige Customer" for Airbus, struck a blow to Airbus even as it prepares for the launch of the A380 Super Jumbo.

Air Canada has signed a deal with Boeing for a major fleet modernization effort, buying 18 Boeing 777s and 14 787s. The contract is valued at $6 Billion. The airline also has options on a further 18 777s and 46 787s.

Air Canada will continue to operate Airbus aircraft, primariy in the domestic, narrow body, market.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8281337 (includes artists rendering of 777/787 in AC livery)

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=400032&in_page_id=2...

Steve (Silver Fox) Daly

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Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 3:53am

Craig. Offline
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Considering the financial state of Air Canada, the order surprises me. But a good choice. The 787 should cover all their north american operations, and the 777 its over-seas.

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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 6:26pm