Boeing takes off

BOEING flew the second of its 787 Dreamliners just before Christmas to little fanfare, but featuring the livery of launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) of Japan with the first aircraft due for delivery by the end of the year.  It has confirmed a current order book of 851 for the plane, easily a record for a launch commercial aircraft model.  Boeing also has a backlog of 2,076 New Generation 737s, 281 for the 777, 108 Boeing 747s on order and just 59 767s.  Boeing Commercial Aircraft order book stood at a very healthy 3,375 units at the end of the year. www.boeing.com/commercial

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