TUI to heavily invest in Boeing 787s

5/29/2007 10:27:06 AM

GERMAN tourism company TUI has unveiled plans at the company's annual general meeting to create one of the biggest fleets of Boeing 787 Dreamliners "with the earliest delivery dates in Europe." The announcement was made by chief executive Michael Frenzel who said that the fleet will comprise 11 Boeing 787s from an earlier agreement with the US aircraft manufacturer and 12 aircraft ordered by merger partner First Choice Holidays, reports AFX News. Last December, TUI said it had outstanding orders for 65 Boeing aircraft worth more than EUR3 billion (US$4 billion), including 24 previously ordered planes. Asian Shipper News

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