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VH-ZNA taxis in at a wet Sydney Airport on October 20. james morgan/qantas
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AUTHOR: Gerard Frawley
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Qantas takes delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner
It’s been a long time coming. When the first Qantas 787-9 touched down in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory on October 20, almost 12 years had past since the airline first placed its order for the 787 in 2005.
Qantas and Boeing have changed dramatically since first announced its original order for 65 787s in December 2005, which at the time was the largest order placed to date for the aircraft to date. The 787 program itself suffered from a serious of tumultuous development and production delays, while Qantas has ridden the highs and lows of record profits and record loses.
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