— A $200 million contract has been signed between the government of Israel and the Seattle-based Boeing Company to buy four Boeing 767s for Israel’s national airline, EI AI, according to airline sources here. The planes will be part of a new fleet intended to modernize EI AI’s operations and to turn a profit with more economical aircraft after three years of losses which topped $98.6 million last year. The new aircraft is scheduled to be placed in operation by 1983.
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