Air Austral orders two 777-200LRs at Farnborough

Today at the Farnborough Air Show, French carrier Air Austral announced an agreement to purchase two Boeing 777-200LR Worldliners.  The order is valued at around $501 million at list prices.  The 777-200LR is an ideal aircraft for this particular airline.  With a total range of 9,395 nautical miles, it can connect any two city-pairs in the world nonstop.  In Air Austral's case, it allows for nonstop flights from Paris to the island nation of Reunion, a vacation hotspot located in the South Indian Ocean and Air Austral's base of operations.

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