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Don't know whether it is appropriate to mention in this section or not, but Japan Airlines said Wednesday that it has selected Boeing Co.'s new 7E7 passenger jet to replace a fleet of older aircraft.

Japan Airlines said it will purchase 30 of Chicago-based Boeing's planned aircraft, called the 7E7 Dreamliner, with an option to order 20 more of both the long-range 7E7-8 and the short-to-medium-range 7E7-3.

The new JAL fleet is planned for 2008 and will be used on domestic and international routes, Tokyo-based JAL said. The 7E7 will replace JAL's medium size jet fleet, including 36 Boeing B767 jets, and 22 A300-600s from Airbus.