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Lion Air Buys 22 Boeing Planes For $1.7 Billion

Indonesia-based airline placed the order for Boeing's Next-Generation 737-900ER extended range airplanes.

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing Co. said Tuesday that Lion Air placed an order for 22 planes worth more than $1.7 billion during the second quarter.
 
The Jakarta, Indonesia-based airline placed the order for Boeing's Next-Generation 737-900ER, or extended range, airplanes. It brings Lion Air's combined orders for the 737-900ER up to 122. Lion Air's airplanes will be equipped with blended winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by up to 4 percent, Boeing said.
 
The order had been listed in the unidentified category on Boeing's orders and deliveries Web site. As of Nov. 30, eight customers have placed orders for 169 Next-Generation 737-900ERs.