What Is the Fastest-Selling Airliner?

Author: Dave Sizer from Seattle, WA, USA. Source: Photo was taken on December 15, 2009 in Snohomish County, Washington, US, using a Canon EOS 50D.

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the fastest-selling airliner in history, with a total of 857 orders from 56 customers worldwide, following an initial order for 16 Boeing 787s from Gulf Air at the beginning of 2008.

The company launched the aircraft in April 2004, and it was originally scheduled to enter service in May 2008. The Dreamliner will seat between 210 and 250 passengers (although later models will carry more) and fly at speeds of Mach 0.85.