Avianca Announce Order for Three 787 Dreamliners

PANAMA CITY /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Avianca Airlines, Colombia’s flagship airline, announced an order for three 787 Dreamliners. The order was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website and is valued at approximately $620 million at published list prices.

Today’s order brings Avianca’s total 787 order count to 15 Dreamliners, which includes the 12 787s ordered in 2007. The total order value stands at more than $3.1 billion.

“Adding more 787s to our order aligns well with our expansion and service improvement plans for the airline,” said Fabio Villegas, CEO of Avianca Airlines. “The range and efficiency of the airplane make it a great fit into our overall fleet plans, and the interior of the airplane will bring a unique flying experience

Avianca is part of AviancaTaca Holding. With a modern fleet of more than 140 short, medium and long-haul aircraft and a team of more than 17,000 employees, Avianca and Taca directly service more than 100 destinations in the Americas and Europe, which connect to more than 750 destinations in the world through interline and code-share agreements with partner airlines around the world.