SEATTLE — The Boeing Co. board of directors has approved production of the 7E7, which will be built at the Everett plant, with a company-record launch order of 50 of the Dreamliner jets by All Nippon Airways, the manufacturer and carrier announced today.
The order is worth $6 billion at list prices, although airlines typically negotiate substantial discounts for large orders. The precise dollar figure of the order was withheld.
Production is scheduled to begin in 2006, the first flight of the twin-engine planes is anticipated the next year and deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2008, according to a Boeing news release.
Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach said the order set a record for the number of planes ordered from Boeing by a single customer to begin production. The old record was set on Dec. 12, 1960, when Eastern Airlines and United Airlines each ordered 40 727s.
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