Boeing gets order from Russia’s Transaero AirlinesApril 9, 2012 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Boeing Co. has received an order from Transaero Airlines of Russia for four 787-8 aircraft, the company said Monday, April 9. The mid-size airplanes which the company calls Dreamliners are worth $744 million at list prices. The buyer plans to use the planes for flights on Transaero's domestic and international routes. Transaero, which made its debut in 1991, was Russia's first private airline. It was also the first Russian airline to use Boeing's aircraft and is now Russia's second-biggest airline. Boeing said that it has more than 850 787s on order by 59 customers. Last week the company said that it delivered 137 commercial planes during the first quarter, including five 787s. Boeing shares fell $1.04, or 1.4 percent, to $72.55 on premarket trading Monday. They have been trading near the high end of their 52-week range of $56.01 to $80.65, The Associated Press reported. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |