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Qantas Slashes 787-9 Order, Delays Deliveries

The Qantas Group has reduced its firm order for 65 Boeing 787-9s by 15 airplanes, delayed first delivery of the type by three years and suspended delivery

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

June 26, 2009

The Qantas Group has reduced its firm order for 65 Boeing 787-9s by 15 airplanes, delayed first delivery of the type by three years and suspended delivery of its order for fifteen 787-8s for four years, the Australian flag carrier said in a statement today. Still the biggest customer for the delay-plagued Dreamliner with total orders for 50 of the jets, Qantas insists that the most
recent delay to the 787’s first flight did not influence its decision. As of June 23 Boeing had lost firm orders for 58 Dreamliners this year and added orders for just 13, resulting in a backlog of 866 airplanes.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the changes “were appropriate in the current climate” and that discussions with Boeing had started months ago, well before Boeing knew about the side-of-body stress problem that forced it to scrap plans for first flight by the end of this month.

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