SEOUL (Reuters) - Korean Air, South Korea's top airline, said on Friday it would purchase five Boeing B747-8 Intercontinental jetliners worth $1.5 billion at list prices.
Korean Air became the first Asian airline to order the passenger version of the fuel-efficient 747-8, its statement said. Korean Air, the world's biggest air cargo carrier, already has arrangements to operate seven 747-8 freighters.
*Reporting by Rhee So-eui and Shin Jieun; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner