Boeing finalizes United’s 787 order
Published 11:09 am Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Boeing Co. and United Airlines have finalized an order for 25 Dreamliner jets, the companies said Thursday.
The order was announced last December, when United also said it would buy 25 of Airbus’ A350s. But the deal wasn’t completed until this month.
United’s order for 25 Boeing 787-8 jets also includes an option to buy another 50 Dreamliners. The order is valued at $4.2 billion at list prices, which airlines rarely pay.
“Boeing and United Airlines share an 80-year partnership,” said Jim Albaugh, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “United, which launched the Boeing 777, now begins a new chapter with the 787 Dreamliner, the most technologically advanced commercial jetliner ever built.”
United’s order was added to Boeing’s orders tally Thursday. Boeing also logged in a request from an unidentified customer for 20 737s. That brings Boeing’s year-to-date order total to 55.
Boeing now has 876 orders for its 787 Dreamliner from 57 customers.
