Aircraft

As its first flight nears, Boeing has significantly reshuffled the early recipients of the 787, with launch customer All Nippon Airways now set to take delivery of an overwhelming portion of aircraft once slated for Chinese carriers.

According to documents obtained by Flightgobal.com affilliate FlightBlogger detailing information on the first 30 787s, ANA was set to take delivery of three Dreamliners in the first three months of production based on an anticipated August 2009 entry into service.

The new schedule has 11 aircraft being handed over to the Japanese carrier during the same three-month production period beginning in February 2010.

FlightBlogger also reports that the first six flight test aircraft once allocated to ANA, Delta Air Lines and Royal Air Maroc are no longer assigned to airline customers.