Boeing takes 18 new orders, cancels 26 in recent week

May 7, 2009

Boeing’s commercial airplane customers in the past week placed 18 new plane orders, but canceled orders for 26 aircraft, including 25 orders for the much-delayed 787 Dreamliner. Boeing reported the transactions for the week, ended May 5, on its Web site Thursday. The company didn’t identify customers who canceled orders for the 787s as well as for a single 777 model. New orders included a deal with Turkish Airlines for five 777s, and an order for 13 737s from an unidentified customer, Boeing reported. So far in 2009, Boeing has received 58 new orders and 59 cancellations.