LOT to get more Dreamliners  

Polish national airline LOT is to lease three new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, the company announced on Tuesday. Under the terms of the contract with Aviation Capital Group, LOT Polish Airlines will receive the first of three new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in March 2018. "The Dreamliner 787-9 can carry more passengers and cargo for a longer distance. In the configuration we have chosen, the aircraft will take on board 294 passengers: 24 in business class, 21 in premium and 249 in economy class. The 787-9 will be the largest aircraft in the history of the LOT fleet," said LOT director of communications Adrian Kubicki. The new planes will be put to use on the most popular of LOT's long-haul routes, namely New York and Chicago. PLL LOT shareholders are: the State Treasury (99.82 percent), TFS Silesia (0.144 percent) and employees (0.036 percent)