American buys more Boeings
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Boeing and American Airlines have announced an order for an additional 26 Next-Generation 737-800s, airplanes that will help the carrier accelerate its fleet renewal plan.
Twenty of the 26 new orders are exercised options. The other six are incremental to American Airlines’ 2009-2010 fleet plan announced earlier this year.
“Replacing MD-80s with 737s at current fuel prices provides financial benefits while enhancing the customer experience,” said Tom Horton, AMR Corp’s Executive Vice President of Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer. AMR is the airline’s parent company.
With this, American has ordered a total of 36 Boeing 737-800s this year. In addition to the new orders booked this year, American is accelerating deliveries of airplanes booked in prior years.
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