American Airlines Welcomes Its First Boeing 787 Dreamliner

(RTTNews) - American Airlines on Friday officially welcomed its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

American took delivery of the airplane, a 787-8 with registration number N800AN, on Thursday at Boeing Co.'s (BA) factory in Everett, Washington, and it is scheduled to arrive in Dallas/Fort Worth on Friday afternoon.

American has placed firm orders for 42 Boeing 787 aircraft, with the right to acquire an additional 58. American will take delivery of both the 787-8 and 787-9 as part of the 42 firm orders.

THe airline expects its first 787 to enter revenue service in the second quarter, flying domestically between American's hubs for several weeks before being launched on international flights.