Indonesia's Lion Air plans to buy five 787 Dreamliners from Boeing, the airline and Boeing said Friday.
The airplanes would be the initial 787-8 version and go to Batik Air, Lion's newly launched premium carrier. The airplanes are worth $967.5 million at list prices, although airlines get steep discounts.
In a statement Friday, Boeing said it "congratulates Lion Air for selecting the 787 Dreamliner and looks forward to finalizing this order."
Boeing will add the airplanes to its order book once the deal is finalized. Without the five airplanes, the order book currently shows orders for 19 787s and cancellation of orders for 25 so far this year, and total orders for 854 787s.
Earlier this year, Lion Air finalized a record order with Boeing for 230 planes -- 201 re-engined 737 MAX jets and 29 737-900s -- worth $22.4 billion at list prices, plus rights for 150 more airplanes.
The airplanes would be the initial 787-8 version and go to Batik Air, Lion's newly launched premium carrier. The airplanes are worth $967.5 million at list prices, although airlines get steep discounts.
In a statement Friday, Boeing said it "congratulates Lion Air for selecting the 787 Dreamliner and looks forward to finalizing this order."
Boeing will add the airplanes to its order book once the deal is finalized. Without the five airplanes, the order book currently shows orders for 19 787s and cancellation of orders for 25 so far this year, and total orders for 854 787s.
Earlier this year, Lion Air finalized a record order with Boeing for 230 planes -- 201 re-engined 737 MAX jets and 29 737-900s -- worth $22.4 billion at list prices, plus rights for 150 more airplanes.
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