Boeing and ILFC announce 20-airplane 787 Dreamliner order; First major leasing company to announce 787 order cites broad airline demand.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 November 2005-BOEING: Boeing and ILFC announce 20-airplane 787 Dreamliner order; First major leasing company to announce 787 order cites broad airline demand(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21112005 DUBAI - The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and International Lease Finance Corp.

(ILFC) today announced a firm order for 20 787 Dreamliners with four additional options. The order is valued at approximately $2.7 billion at list prices. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January 2010. ILFC is the first leasing company to be announced as a 787 customer. The airplanes were previously acknowledged on the Boeing Web site, attributed to an unidentified customer. "The 787 will meet the demand we expect from our airline customers for the...