Boeing opens Farnborough Air Show with $7.2 billion order
Boeing at Farnborough Air Show
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Executive Vice President of Boeing Scott Carson (front L) and Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Malaysia Airlines Tengku Azmil Zahruddin (front R) pose during a photocall at Farnborough Airshow, Hampshire, on July 16, 2008. US aircraft giant Boeing said Wednesday it had received an order from Malaysia Airlines for 35 medium-range 737-800s, with a value of more than 2.6 billion dollars. Boeing said at the Farnborough Air Show that the order was already noted on its website but that the identity of the carrier involved had not previously been revealed. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)
