
Delta Air Lines, after new negotiations with Boeing, has reaffirmed an order placed by Northwest Airlines for 18 Boeing 787 Model Aircraft. Delivery of the787-8 version of the aircraft will be delayed, however, and will now begin in 2020. The Northwest order, placed before Delta purchased the Twin Cities-based carrier in 2008, called for deliveries from 2008 through 2010. The 787 has run into a myriad of problems over the years that have required many delays in its initial delivery. It is now projected that the launch customer, ANA (All Nippon Airways) of Japan, will take delivery of its first 787 in February of next year. This is three years later than originally planned.
The first U.S. customer slated to fly the Boeing 787 is Continental Airlines, which is now owned by United Continental Holdings, Inc. Continental, as did Northwest, will fade into the sunset as an entity over the next 12 to 18 months, in turn making United Airlines the largest airline in the world. The first of twenty five 787’s which will become part of the Continental fleet will be delivered in the second half of 2011.
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The first U.S. customer slated to fly the Boeing 787 is Continental Airlines, which is now owned by United Continental Holdings, Inc. Continental, as did Northwest, will fade into the sunset as an entity over the next 12 to 18 months, in turn making United Airlines the largest airline in the world. The first of twenty five 787’s which will become part of the Continental fleet will be delivered in the second half of 2011.
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