ANA swaps Dreamliner order to 15 787-9s

Published 11:50 am Thursday, September 30, 2010

All Nippon Airways has swapped out 15 of the 787-8s it has on order with Boeing for the slightly larger version of the Dreamliner.

The Japanese carrier will receive 15 787-9s, on which ANA will seat 400 passengers on domestic routes, according to an ANA statement today. ANA will receive the first 787-8 that Boeing delivers. Boeing is more than two years behind schedule on that delivery.

ANA said it will configure its 787-8s to seat 300 passengers. Boeing lists the 787-8’s seating capacity at 210 to 250 and the 787-9’s seating capacity at 250 to 290.