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Tuesday November 18, 4:11 PM EST =
(Adds details on pricing, Boeing order backlog)
SEATTLE, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japanese freight hauler Nippon Cargo Airlines=
on Tuesday said it had placed a firm order for three 747-400 freighter a=
ircraft from Boeing Co. (BA) for delivery in 2005 and 2006.
"I can confirm we placed an order for three (747s) -- two in 2005 and one=
in 2006," Nippon Cargo marketing advisor Pete Diefenbach told Reuters by=
telephone.
Nippon Cargo did not disclose financial terms of the sale. Boeing lists t=
he 747-400F at $187.5 million to $214.5 million apiece, but airlines rout=
inely receive sharp discounts.
A spokesman for Boeing's Seattle-based commercial jet unit was unable to =
confirm the order. The sale has not been formally recorded on Boeing's We=
b site.
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Boeing has posted only three other 747 sales this year and its backlog fo=
r the 35-year-old jumbo jet model has shrunk to just 39 orders.
The airline, an affiliate of All Nippon Airways (9202), may use the new a=
ircraft to expand or to replace some of its 11 aging 747-200 and -100 mod=
el freighters, Diefenbach said.
The new 747s, powered by General Electric Co. (GE) engines, will offer mo=
re cargo space than Nippon Cargo's existing jets plus longer flight range=
and lower maintenance costs, Diefenbach said. =
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