American aerospace giant, Boeing has delivered 8 dreamliners in January. It has also flown two 787-9 dreamliners to Hainan Airlines base which has handed over contractually last year.This is common for low deliveries in the start of New year because of the shutdown during holidays last year at Boeing. The delivery rate will be compensated later by rolling out more dreamliners in the coming months.
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The most notable delivery includes the first dreamliner for the Canadian carrier Westjet which will be translating its business from low cost carrier to full service carrier later this year once started its long-haul flights to Europe. Etihad received two dreamliners and united received a 787-10 too. American,EL AL Airlines , Air Tahiti Nui and Japan Airlines received a 787-9 each.
Below is the details split of deliveries
| Air Tahiti Nui | 1 |
| American | 1 |
| EL AL Airlines | 1 |
| Etihad Airways | 2 |
| Japan Airlines | 1 |
| United | 1 |
| Westjet | 1 |
Boeing Kick started the Order book with 18 Dreamliners
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Boeing started with a significant order for 18 dreamliners from unidentified customers in January. This also includes an order for four 787-10 dreamliner which didn't received any order since last 2 years. I assume that this could be a top up order from United and remaining 14 are for 787-9 type.
Boeing Dreamliner orders from Middle Eastern carriers in jeopardy
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Emirates formal order for Forty 787-10's which are yet to firm up in jeopardy as the carrier confirmed the reduction in A380 orders and ordered A350 and A330neo in consolation.Since its reshaped its fleet types from past 2 years by retiring some of them from its varied fleet, Emirates consolidated its fleet to Boeing 777 and Airbus 380 aircraft. But now with the addition of Airbus wide body fleet may push the carrier to cancel on its order for 787-10.
Another Middle Eastern carrier Etihad also announced that it has agreed on its Airbus and Boeing wide body aircraft orders as it looks like cancelled orders of 42 A350-900 and said it agreed to receive its dreamliners in the coming years but no clue on how many leaves some of them may be deferred or canceled and only time will tell on its fate.
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