SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:BA]
and All Nippon Airways (ANA) today announced the airline's intent
to purchase three 787-10 Dreamliners to add additional flexibility
to the airline's 787 fleet. In addition, ANA announced an order for
five Next-Generation 737-800s to bolster the airline's growing
narrow-body fleet. This agreement, once all commitments are
finalized, will be valued at approximately $1.4 billion at current list prices, and ANA will
become the first airline in Asia
to operate the entire family of 787 Dreamliners.
"This decision demonstrates the strength of our decades-long
partnership with ANA, and we are honored by their continued
confidence in the 787," said Ray
Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
"We are proud to play an integral role in ANA's long-term success
as they look to feature the complete family of 787 Dreamliners in
their future fleet."
ANA, the launch customer of the 787, is poised to become
Boeing's newest 787-10 customer and has taken more 787 deliveries
than any other customer at 34, with 46 still on order.
ANA plans to leverage the added efficiency and full flexibility
the complete family of 787s will allow for its future fleet. In
addition, ANA will be able to maintain the innovative passenger
experience onboard the Dreamliner that customers have grown
accustomed to over the years. The airline will use the new 737-800s
to enhance the flexibility of its expanding fleet.
The 787-10 is the third and longest member of the
super-efficient 787 family. With its greater passenger and cargo
capacity, high degree of commonality and passenger-pleasing
features, the 787-10 will complement the family while setting a new
benchmark for fuel efficiency and operating economics. The 787-10
will be 25 to 30 percent more efficient than airplanes of its size
today and more than 10 percent better than anything offered by the
competition for the future.
The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the highly
successful Next-Generation 737 family, the most technologically
advanced airplanes in the single-aisle market. The Next-Generation
737's market success has been confirmed by investors who
consistently rank it as the most preferred single-aisle airplane
due to its wide market base, superior performance efficiency and
lowest operating costs in its class. The Next-Generation 737 has
accumulated more than 6,800 orders from customers worldwide.
Contacts:
Kevin Yoo
International Communications
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+1 206 766 2906
kevin.k.yoo@boeing.com
Rob Henderson
Japan Communications
The Boeing Company
+81 -90-1420-9662
robert.j.henderson3@boeing.com
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