Air France-KLM orders 25 Boeing Dreamliners

Air France-KLM has firmed up an order for 25 of Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliners and taken options for 25 more. The first of those Dreamliners will be delivered to the company's KLM unit in 2016. The 787-9 is the larger brother of the 787-8 which Boeing is now producing at its plant in Everett and in South Carolina. The 787-9 seats 250 to 290 passengers in a mixed-class configuration. The 787-8 seats up to 250 passengers. At list prices, the Air France order is worth some $5 billion. Airlines, however, commonly get substantial discounts from those list prices. Air France-KLM's … Read more »