Korean Air to buy 747-8I

Korean Air has agreed to purchase five 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and six 777-300ERs, in an order valued at approximately $3.6 billion at current list prices.                                                                         The order was announced at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. Boeing said it will work with Korean Air to finalize the order, at which time the order will be posted to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website.
 

 (Boeing)

GE Aviation announced that Korean Air has committed to purchasing five GEnx-2B-powered Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and six GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ERs. When the engine order is finalized, the list price of the engines will be valued at more than $800 million.

Boeing said Korean Air is “the only airline in the world to order both the passenger and freighter variations of the 747-8. When this order is finalized, Korea’s flag carrier will have 10 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes on order. The airline has taken delivery of three of its seven 747-8 freighters on order.”

Korean Air currently operates a fleet of 90 Boeing passenger aircraft, including 737s, 747s and 777s. The airline also operates an all-Boeing cargo fleet of 27 747-400, 747-8 and 777 Freighters. In February 2012, Korean Air became the first airline in the world to operate both the 747-8 and 777 freighters.

(Linda Blachley - ATWOnline News)