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WASHINGTON (BNS): Chile's LAN Airlines has ordered three additional 767-300ER airplanes from Boeing.

The company has received the contract for $493 million, Boeing said.

The 767 family of airplanes is sized between the single-aisle 737 Next-Generation and the twin-aisle 777.

"The versatility, comfort, range and increased payload capabilities continue to make the 767 a staple in the fleets of today's leading airlines. The 767 has benefited from years of technological improvements for greater efficiency and passenger comfort," Marlin Dailey, vice president of Sales & Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said.

Currently, LAN airlines has 28 767-300ERs and 11 767-300 freighters in its fleet.

The Boeing 767 family includes three passenger models -- the 767-200ER, 767-300ER and 767-400ER -- and a medium-wide body freighter, which is based on the 767-300ER fuselage.