LATAM inducts first 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing  and LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner. LATAM Airlines Group is leasing the...

Boeing  and LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner. LATAM Airlines Group is leasing the new airplane from Amsterdam-based lessor AerCap.


LATAM Airlines Group will become Latin America's first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family when the airline group launches 787-9 services on South American routes in April.

With this delivery, LATAM Airlines Group will have 11 787s in its fleet, the most in Latin America. The company is building a fleet of 32 787 Dreamliners, including 10 787-9s, over the next several years.
Fifty-eight customers from around the world have ordered more than 1,070 787s, with more than 200 airplanes delivered.