American Airlines Enters Purchase Agreement with Boeing (BA) to Acquire 42 Dreamliners

October 15, 2008 11:50 AM EDT

American Airlines, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR), announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing (NYSE: BA) under which American intends to acquire an initial 42 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners scheduled for delivery beginning in 2012 and ending in 2018, with the right to purchase up to 58 additional 787s that may be scheduled for delivery beginning in 2015 and ending in 2020. The purchase of the initial 42 787-9 aircraft is subject to certain contingency provisions, as more fully described below.

AMR Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a scheduled passenger airline in the United States.

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services worldwide.


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