HC Deb 17 July 1968 vol 768 c229W
72. Mr. Raphael Tuck

asked the President of the Board of Trade what other possible sources of supply were explored before deciding to approve British Overseas Airways Corporation's request to order seven Jumbo jet aeroplanes at a cost of£42 million.

Mr. William Rodgers

My hon. Friend is presumably referring to the order for a further five Boeing 747s, the approval for which my right hon. Friend announced on 16th November last. No other aircraft is available from any source with the capacity and range of the B.747.—[Vol. 754, c.182.]

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