Thomas Kleibl (right), chief financial officer of Austrian Airlines Group, joined Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, to put pen to paper for its eighth Next Generation 737-800. The aircraft will be operated by Austrian leisure subsidiary Lauda Air. It will be fitted with blended winglets from Aviation Partners Boeing.
Source: Flight Daily News
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