BOEING 757-200 BRINGS RELIEF TO AZERBAIJAN

Boeing coordinates relief flight with Northwest Medical Teams

Boeing delivered a new 757-200 airplane to Azerbaijan Airlines today. What sets this delivery apart from others is that instead of flying to its new home empty, this Boeing 757 will be loaded with 11,000 pounds of relief medical supplies.

Northwest Medical Teams donated the supplies to assist people who are in poor living conditions and without adequate medical services. People injured in the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Azerbaijan on Nov. 25 also will benefit from the supplies.

Boeing, in partnership with Azerbaijan Airlines, arranged to have the supplies loaded and shipped as part of the company's International Relief Delivery Flights Program. The program works with airlines and relief organizations to use empty cargo space on new airplanes to deliver supplies where they are most needed.

"Every day our products and services help link people worldwide to ideas, opportunity and assistance," said John Warner, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of The Boeing Company. "The Boeing International Relief Delivery Flights Program is one way we reach out to our global neighbors in need."

The airplane is the second 757 delivered to Azerbaijan Airlines this year. The Boeing 757 has the lowest seat-mile costs of any single-aisle jetliner and a lower cost per trip than any twin-aisle jetliner. The exceptional performance of the Boeing 757-200 allows it to operate out of almost any airport in the world and perform equally well on long-distance or short-haul routes. An all-new passenger cabin interior is available on the 757-200.

Since 1992, Boeing has coordinated 140 humanitarian flights, transporting roughly two million pounds of medical supplies, food, schoolbooks and clothing.