LOT finally takes the plunge and takes off with Boeing

"LOT will be the first European airline to receive 787 planes," said Marlin Dailey, deputy president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The replacement of the 767 with the 787 will allow more innovative solutions in terms of travel comfort for passengers on trans-Atlantic routes. It will have a key importance in launching new connections with Asia. The 787 perfectly fits into our cost-cutting strategy," said Marek Grabarek, president of LOT. The new planes will be delivered in mid-2008, while the purchase rights will be executed between 2011-2019. Details related to the Boeing offer are confidential. "This is a good choice. The final decision will be made in October, as the company has to agree on transaction terms with banks," said Krzysztof Zbroja from LOT. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.