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Boeing Launches Bigger 787 with $30B in Orders

After weeks of growing expectations regarding a new stretched-out version of the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing (NYSE:BA) officially launched the 787-10 program on Tuesday and announced United Continental (NYSE:UAL) as the jet's North American launch customer.With orders raking in at this week's Paris Air Show, the third and largest member of the 787 family has now received commitments for 102 airplanes worth roughly $30 billion at list price from five customers across Europe, Asia and the U.S.United, the only U.S. carrier operating any of Boeing's 787s, ordered 20 787-10s on Tuesday, with the first deliveries slated to arrive in 2018. In total, the Chicago-based airline has ordered 65 aircraft from the next-generation 787 family, six of which have been delivered."Advanced technology aircraft like the 787-10 are key to United's future, enabling us to fly fuel-efficient, customer-pleasing aircraft that are the right size for many long-haul markets in our unparalleled network," United CEO Jeff S...

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