Boeing Delivers First 787 for Australia to Jetstar

Boeing and Jetstar Airways celebrated the delivery last week of the carrier's first 787, which is also the first Dreamliner for Australia.

 

"In just 10 short years, Jetstar has grown to be the largest low fares carrier in the Asia Pacific, carrying more than 100 million passengers. The 787 will set up the airline for another decade of growth," says Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce.

 

An international team of top aerospace companies designs and builds the 787. Boeing Aerostructures Australia manufactures the movable trailing edge on the wing of every Dreamliner.

 

Jetstar, the Qantas Group's low-cost brand, plans to introduce the 787 Dreamliner first on domestic routes and then its international network. The airline has a total of 14 787 Dreamliners on order and expects to fly an all-787 long-haul fleet by 2015.