Air Canada orders 23 Boeing 787s

Summary

Air Canada says it has exercised options and purchase rights to order 23 Boeing 787s. At average list prices the order would be worth about $3.7 billion.

Story Published: Apr 24, 2007 at 6:53 AM PST

Story Updated: Apr 24, 2007 at 6:53 AM PST

Air Canada orders 23 Boeing 787s

This image released by Boeing shows a computer rendering of the 787 jet.

SEATTLE - Air Canada says it has exercised options and purchase rights to order 23 Boeing 787s.

At average list prices the order would be worth about $3.7 billion.

Air Canada now has 37 of the new mid-size widebody planes on order and says it's the largest North American customer for the new plane Boeing is rolling out this summer at the Everett factory.

The Montreal-based airline is taking options for 32 more of the planes, but reducing a previous order for Boeing 777s by two planes.

Air Canada says it will use the new 787s to replace Boeing 767s and Airbus planes in its fleet.