American Airlines‘ (Dallas/Fort Worth) is keeping interested fans informed on the progress of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner currently on the production line at Boeing’s Paine Field assembly plant. The pictured Dreamliner with the line number of 241 will become N800AN (msn 40618) when it is delivered. The jetliner is due to roll out this month.
The airline will take delivery of its first 787-8 in December. The first 787-8 is scheduled to enter revenue service in early 2015 initially on domestic routes.
American has 42 Boeing 787s on order including 16 787-8s and 26 787-9s, with 58 options. The airline is scheduled to take delivery of two 787s this year, 11 in 2015, 13 in 2016 and nine in 2017.
American will replace some of its older Boeing 767-300s with the new 787s.
In other news, American has asked the U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) for Delta’s Tokyo Haneda authority according to Bloomberg. If AA is able to wrestle away the authority, it plans to operate a year-round route to Los Angeles rather than Delta’s seasonal use of its Haneda-Seattle/Tacoma authority.
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I can’t wait to see this 787! A part of me wishes the paint would be a retro paint.
Thank you Ray. You won’t see that for sure, current AA management is trying to retire the old AA. All the best. Bruce