All Nippon Airways said Thursday it has agreed with Boeing Co. to have the delayed 787 jet delivered in August 2009, more than a year behind schedule.
ANA has complained about the delays in the delivery of the next-generation jet, which has been postponed three times and is nearly two years behind the original schedule.
ANA said that to make up for the delay, it will introduce in the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years nine 767-300ER midsize aircraft of the kind ANA already uses. ANA did not disclose the terms of the deal but said it had negotiated a good price with Boeing on the 767-300ER.
Tokyo-based ANA, scheduled to be the first customer for the 787, had initially expected the first delivery in May this year. But the jet has been hampered by supply chain glitches.
A strike at Boeing involving electricians, mechanics, painters and other hourly workers which began Sept. 6, has shut down production of Boeing jetliners, including the new 787.
ANA's order for 50 787 jets remains unchanged, but six jets a year will now be delivered until 2017, rather than the initially planned pace of seven a year until 2015, the carrier said.