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Orders for Boeing 787 Dreamliner set new record

Airlines and aviation companies are hungry for the 787 Dreamliner, with 60 customers around the world snapping up 873 planes, making it the fastest-selling wide-body airplane in aviation history, Boeing says. The fuel-efficient plane has opened up new routes such as Boston to Tokyo on Japan Airlines, the first US route to use the 787. Two US airlines have ordered the 787: United Airlines, which plans to start flying the 787 later this year, and Delta Air Lines.

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