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Japan's ANA orders 15 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners worth $5 billion at list prices

Published 02/25/2020, 03:06 AM
Updated 02/25/2020, 03:06 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ANA's Boeing 787 taxis in front of other aircraft at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ANA's Boeing 787 taxis in front of other aircraft at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo

By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Kelly

SEATTLE/TOKYO (Reuters) - ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) said it will buy 15 more Boeing Co (N:BA) 787 Dreamliners worth $5 billion at list prices, the first commercial order announcement for the U.S. planemaker this year as it wrestles with the grounding of the smaller 737 MAX.

The deal, which sees Japan's biggest carrier switch from Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (L:RR) engines to ones supplied by General Electric (N:GE), is a boost for Boeing after it posted no January orders for the first time in decades.

ANA's order includes 11 787-10 stretch versions and four shorter 787-9s. It also has options for a further five 787-9s. The first delivery will be in the business year beginning April 2022, the airline said in a news release on Tuesday.

ANA was the launch customer for the 787 programme and is the world's biggest operator of the planes. The new additions would bring its purchase total to 98, of which 71 are in service. It operates all three models of the plane, the 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10.

The order is a blow to Rolls-Royce, which has supplied all of ANA's 787 engines so far. Problems with the engines which required extra inspections led the Japanese carrier to cancel hundreds of flights in 2018.

"As the 787 becomes a larger share of our fleet size, we have made the decision to diversify some of the components to minimize single source risks," an ANA spokeswoman said.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ANA's Boeing 787 taxis in front of other aircraft at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo

Air New Zealand Ltd (NZ:AIR), a Rolls-Royce customer for its initial 787 fleet, last year ordered GE engines for its latest order of eight planes, meaning it will also operate both types in the future.

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