Dutch postal and logistics company TNT and Guggenheim Aviation Partners have signed an agreement for the delivery and lease of three new Boeing 777-200 long-range freighters, reported Dow Jones Newswires.

The first aircraft will be delivered and enter service by July 2011. The other two will enter service by the end of 2011.

The B777 freighters will operate on long-haul routes between Europe and Asia. On these routes, TNT currently operates a fleet of two owned B747-400ERFs and two B747-400ERFs on short-term lease.