Japan Airlines has dropped its 787-3 order in favour of the longer-range 787-8, leaving just one customer for the short- to medium-haul type designed for Japanese airlines requiring a high-density configuration with a trimmed wingspan for use at space-constrained gates.
The backlog for the -3 now stands at 28, with remaining customer All Nippon Airways converting two -3s to -8s as well.
However, Boeing marketing vice-president Randy Tinseth says the airframer remains committed to building the 787-3.
And the Chicago Tribune has reported that United Airlines is considering replacing its 757, 767 and 777 fleets with 787s - including -3s to replace 96 757-200s used on routes of around 4,600km (2,500nm).
The backlog for the -3 now stands at 28, with remaining customer All Nippon Airways converting two -3s to -8s as well.
However, Boeing marketing vice-president Randy Tinseth says the airframer remains committed to building the 787-3.
And the Chicago Tribune has reported that United Airlines is considering replacing its 757, 767 and 777 fleets with 787s - including -3s to replace 96 757-200s used on routes of around 4,600km (2,500nm).
It seems to me that JAL and ANA are not very sure that Boeing will go ahead with the B783, and even if Boeing does go ahead nobody knows when that variant will be ready.
A UA order would most likely change this scenario.
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