State-owned &lt;Qantas Airways Ltd> said ithas placed a firm order for a single Boeing Co &lt;BA.N> 767-300ER
(extended range) aircraft for delivery in August 1988 at a cost
of 150 mln Australian dlrs, including spares.
    A statement said it also has options to buy six more and
will decide in mid-1987 whether to use engines made by United
Technologies Corp &lt;UTX> unit Pratt and Whitney or General
Electric Co &lt;GE>.
    The 767-300ER can carry more cargo and passengers and is
more fuel-efficient than the 767-200, six of which Qantas has
in service.
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