Boeing Sets Future 787 Freighter to Fend Off Airbus Jets
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Boeing Co. has picked the 787-9 Dreamliner as the variant to be used for a future freighter, a step toward opening a new market for the plane and extending a lead over Airbus SAS in cargo aircraft.
The model will be based on the 787-9, the mid-sized version of the planes in that family, and eventually would replace the 767 freighter, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President Mike Bair said in an interview at the Paris Air Show. He didn’t give a precise timeline.