P.M. BRIEFING : Piedmont Orders Three 767 Jets
SEATTLE — Piedmont Airlines has ordered three 767-200 extended-range jetliners in a deal valued at about $183 million, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Co. announced today.
Deliveries of two of the jets are scheduled in March, 1990, and the third that September. The planes will be powered by General Electric Co. CF6-80C2B2 engines, as are six 767s now operated by Piedmont, a subsidiary of USAir Group.
The 767-200ER is a long-range jet that can operate over distances up to 5,750 statute miles. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the 767 for extended-range operation in May, 1985. Boeing has received 375 orders for the 767.
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