Boeing orders update: adds first 767 tankers, drops 8 787s

Published 10:08 am Thursday, March 10, 2011

Boeing added the first four 767-based tankers for the U.S. Air Force to its order tally Thursday.

The company also reduced its 787 backlog by eight orders. In its weekly update, Boeing added a total of 58 new orders, including an order for 11 737s from an unidentified customer and the four 767 tankers for the U.S. Air Force.

Earlier this week, Boeing announced several orders, which showed up on the company’s order books Thursday. Those orders include 10 777s for Cathay Pacific and 33 737s for ILFC.

The company also revealed on Thursday that Ethiad Airways is the customer of an order for three 777s, which was previously attributed to an unidentified customer.