Boeing and Virgin Blue Announce Order of Nine Next-Generation 737s Virgin Blue Airlines 737-800.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 June 2006-BOEING: Boeing and Virgin Blue Announce Order of Nine Next-Generation 737s Virgin Blue Airlines 737-800(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12062006 SEATTLE - The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today identified Virgin Blue Airlines as the carrier that last month exercised purchase rights for nine Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes.

The order was previously included on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries Web site, attributed to an unidentified customer. Deliveries of these airplanes to the Brisbane, Queensland, Australia-based low-cost carrier begin in 2008. The order is valued at $634.5 million at average list prices. Virgin Blue operates an all-Boeing fleet of 52 Next-Generation 737s and will use the new aircraft to replace leased...