El Al offers to take additional 787-9 originally built for another customer

Israeli flag-carrier El Al has formally put forward an offer to purchase another Boeing 787-9, an aircraft which was originally manufactured for another customer. The airline has 15 787s in its fleet and already intends to take another – a delivery deferred during the pandemic – to complete its original order for 16 of the type. But El Al recently indicated that it would consider additional aircraft in order to address capacity needs. It has submitted an offer to Boeing for a 787-9, fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, which was built for another operator. El Al has not disclosed the identity of this operator. But it states that the aircraft will be modified by Boeing to suit El Al’s requirement, and the carrier expects to take delivery of the twinjet in the second quarter of 2024. This would take the airline’s 787 fleet to 17, comprising 13 787-9s and four 787-8s.<br/>