The Brazilian carrier GOL Linhas Aereaes SA will purchase 15 Boeing 737-800s valued at $940 million at list prices, raising the size of its 737 NG fleet to 48 aircraft. The airline models itself after the Southwest single-type fleet plan, flying 18 737-700s and four -800s. Its order includes options for 28 -800s for delivery by 2010, raising its list-price value to Boeing to $2.7 billion. The ordered aircraft are due for delivery between 2007-09. GOL President and CEO Constantino Oliveira praised Boeing's "willingness to work closely with us" as the order was announced. Toward that end, Oliveira is seeking further improvements in the 737-800's short-field performance, which Boeing is undertaking. A company official described the improvements as "a minor increase" in the aircraft's short-field performance, but declined to be more specific pending the results of wind tunnel tests this summer.
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