American 787 order strikes another blow to Airbus in U.S.

摘要

An order from American Airlines for 47 new Boeing 787s announced April 6 dealt a blow to Airbus's efforts to boost its A350 XWB family's presence in the U.S., as AA and the European manufacturer agreed to terminate an order for 22 A350S originally placed in 2005 by US Airways. The order with Boeing consists of 22 GEnx-1B-pow-ered 787-8S and 25 787-9S, scheduled to begin arriving in 2023. Plans call for the 787-8S to replace American's Boeing 767-300s, while later 787-9 deliveries replace Airbus A330-300S and aging 777-200S.