Boeing, GE Unit in Pact for 35 Converted Freighters
July 17 2018 - 12:20PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Boeing Co. (BA) on Tuesday said it reached a deal to sell 35
737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters to General Electric Co.'s (GE)
commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm.
Boeing said the deal GE Capital Aviation Services, which
includes 20 firm orders and an option an additional 15 aircraft,
would bring the GE unit's 737-800BCF order book to 50.
Through its freighter conversion program, Boeing transitions
passenger airplanes into freighters, extending the service life of
the planes. GE Capital Aviation was the launch customer of the new
737-800BCF, taking delivery of the first converted jet in
April.
Boeing announced the deal at the Farnborough International Air
Show.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 17, 2018 12:05 ET (16:05 GMT)
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