"Primaris" will lease the aircraft to "Allegis" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2004/10/21/s= tate0941EDT0067.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, October 21, 2004 (AP) Primaris to buy 20 Boeing 7E7-8s and 27 737-800s (10-21) 06:41 PDT SEATTLE (AP) -- Primaris Airlines Inc. has announced plans to buy 20 Boeing 7E7-8 Dreamliners and 20 737-800s, a deal worth $3.8 billion at list prices, the low-cost carrier and the Boeing Co. announced Thursday. According to a joint news release, Primaris also agreed to take options for 25 additional 737-800s and 15 7E7-8s, Boeing's newest model, which is scheduled to go into production in 2006. The deal is the biggest for the Dreamliner since a launch order of 50 planes from All Nippon Airways in April. The news release said Boeing and Primaris expect to complete contract negotiations by the end of the year. Primaris, a U.S. carrier, is planning to build a route structure focusing on domestic and international business travel starting next year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 AP