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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Etihad Airways chief visits Boeing plant and prepares to take delivery of more 777s, awaits arrival of 787

First 787 arrives in the last quarter of 2014

Abu Dhabi: As Etihad Airways counts down to Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the airline’s President and CEO, James Hogan, along with airberlin [owned 30 per cent by Etihad] executives, on Wednesday visited Boeing’s Everett production facility, the carrier prepares to take delivery of more 777s and awaits the arrival of the 787 Dreamliner. Etihad has 41 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on order, valued at $9.3 billion (Dh34.1 billion), the first of which arrives in the last quarter of 2014. The carrier has options and purchase rights for an additional 25 aircraft.

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