FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Japan Airlines ( JPNRF ) has ordered 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft and agreed options for 10 more, the two companies said at a joint media briefing at the Farnborough Airshow on Monday.

The ten firm orders are together worth around $1.47 billion, according to estimated delivery prices from Cirium Ascend.

Japan Airlines ( JPNRF ) is also expected to firm up tentative orders from Airbus at the air show. In March the airline said it planned to buy 21 Airbus A350-800, 11 A321neo and 10 Boeing 787 jets.

On Friday, Reuters reported that JAL was close to firming up the multibillion-dollar orders in time for the show.