Russian airline S7 has cancelled a contract to buy 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners for delivery in 2014 and will seek to lease the planes instead. "S7 retains interest in using the Dreamliner and wants to take the planes under a leasing scheme at an earlier date, for which it is in negotiations with several leasing companies," the airline said. … [Read more...] about S7 cancels Dreamliners
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Americas : American makes dramatic B787 order
Defying the global economic slowdown and resultant airline industry malaise, not to mention labour turmoil and delayed 787 production at Boeing’s key Everett production facility, American Airlines has signed a massive B787 purchase agreement, encompassing up to 100 aircraft. Analysts say the fact that American is willing to commit to a widebody investment of this scale is a sign of the carrier’s confi dence in its business plan. The move appears part of the carrier’s … [Read more...] about Americas : American makes dramatic B787 order