sentences:  On 3 June 1976, the airline placed a US$70 million order for two long-range series 30 aircraft with an option on another two.To ensure an early delivery, the company took over a delivery slot for two aircraft that had originally been booked by China Airlines.On 13 March 1977, the first of the two DC-10s ordered arrived at the airline's Gatwick base from Prestwick at the end of a delivery flight from the manufacturer's plant in Long Beach, California.