Air Austral Orders Two Boeing 777-200LRs

Air Austral has confirmed orders for two Boeing Long Range 777-200LR Worldliners. The order is valued at $501 million at average list prices and were previously listed on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website as unidentified.

Air Austral is a French airline based on the island nation of Reunion. Reunion is a vacation locale in the South Indian Ocean and is renowned by outdoor adventurers for its mountainous volcanic interior.

"The 777-200LR is the only wide-body airplane that can fly non-stop to Paris with a full payload from our short runway on the island of Mayotte," said Gerard Etheve, Air Austral chairman of the Board and CEO. "Because we currently operate 777-200ERs, the introduction of the 777-200LR to our fleet is an easy transition offering the same award-winning passenger experience, while using the same air crews and common operational support systems."

 Air Austral will receive two new 737-800s at the end of 2010, a third leased 777-300ER early next year as well as these two new 777-200LR in mid-2011 and 2012. The long-range 777-200LRs will add performance and capacity to help Air Austral meets its growth objectives.

The 777-200LR Worldliner has a range of 9,395 nautical miles (17,395 km).

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