As Airbus SAS readies its new super-jumbo jet for its first test flight in France today, rival Boeing Co. is showing signs of a comeback in aircraft sales after a year of setbacks and public stumbles.
The Chicago company yesterday said Air India intends to purchase 20 of its new 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The announcement follows a major Boeing win on Monday when Air Canada -- a major Airbus customer -- announced an order for 14 787s and options for 46 more to replace the carrier's aging fleet. Boeing also won 10 orders for the 787 from Korean Air Lines and is said to be in talks with Northwest Airlines. The 787, a new long-haul plane promising impressive fuel efficiency, will seat up to 289 passengers and is scheduled to begin service in 2008.
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Air Canada and Air India are the latest airlines to order the 787, shown in a computer-generated image. (Boeing Co. Via AP)
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"This is better than we ever could have imagined," said Michael B. Bair, Boeing's program manager of the 787. Bair said one of his biggest problems now is to work out a delivery schedule for all the new plane orders. Boeing's manufacturing line is booked for 787 deliveries through 2010, he said. "It's hard to put a word on it. Phenomenal, gratified, excited. We're really, really pleased with how this is unfolding."
The Chicago company yesterday said Air India intends to purchase 20 of its new 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The announcement follows a major Boeing win on Monday when Air Canada -- a major Airbus customer -- announced an order for 14 787s and options for 46 more to replace the carrier's aging fleet. Boeing also won 10 orders for the 787 from Korean Air Lines and is said to be in talks with Northwest Airlines. The 787, a new long-haul plane promising impressive fuel efficiency, will seat up to 289 passengers and is scheduled to begin service in 2008.
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Air Canada and Air India are the latest airlines to order the 787, shown in a computer-generated image. (Boeing Co. Via AP)
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"This is better than we ever could have imagined," said Michael B. Bair, Boeing's program manager of the 787. Bair said one of his biggest problems now is to work out a delivery schedule for all the new plane orders. Boeing's manufacturing line is booked for 787 deliveries through 2010, he said. "It's hard to put a word on it. Phenomenal, gratified, excited. We're really, really pleased with how this is unfolding."
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