The 787-9 can carry 280 passengers up to 9,500 miles, a boost in both capacity and range from the 787-8, which has capacity for 242 passengers and can fly distances up to 9,000 miles. A third variant, the 787-10, is currently being designed with seating capacity of 323 and a range of about 8,000 miles. The twin-engine, wide-body 787 family planes have a cruising speed of around 650 miles per hour.
Boeing lists 413 orders for the 787-9. The four largest customers for the plane are All Nippon Airways and American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL), each with an order for 30, and United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) and ILFC, now part of AerCap N.V. (NYSE: AER), each with an order for 26 of the planes.
The 787-9 has a list price of $249.5 million, compared with $211.8 million for the 787-8 and the 787-10, which has a current list price of $288.7 million, but the plane is not scheduled for first delivery until 2018.
Boeing has taken orders for 486 787-8s and has delivered 147. The plane was grounded for three months in early 2013 due to fire problems with some of the batteries.
Boeing stock traded at $132.14 in the noon hour on Monday, in a 52-week range of $96.31 to $144.57.
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