Airplane Marks The 75th 787 Delivery

Aeromexico presented its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at its new Maintenance Hangar located at the International Mexico City Airport (AICM) Thursday. This makes Aeromexico the only Mexican airline and one of the first carriers worldwide to offer Dreamliner service.

The Dreamliner is powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines featuring major advances in building materials, such as their carbon fiber structure and high-efficiency equipment and systems to optimize operational and maintenance costs. All of this translates into significant benefits in environmental terms, with less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and lower noise levels at take-off and landing.

"We as Mexicans should be proud of the fact that this is the first time a domestic carrier will operate an airplane many other global carriers do not have," said rupo Aeromexico CEO Andres Conesa, adding that "The competitive advantages offered by Aeromexico's Boeing 787 Dreamliner will enhance our customer service."

"This is truly a landmark day for all of us at Aeromexico and Boeing. We are proud to continue a legacy of partnership that extends to the dawn of the jet age and beyond", said Van Rex Gallard, vice president Sales, Latin America, Africa and Caribbean for Boeing Commercial Airplanes."The 787 Dreamliner will bring Aeromexico new levels of efficiency and performance, and improved comfort and convenience for Aeromexico passengers."

The Aeromexico Boeing 787-8 will be used to serve certain domestic routes within Mexico in October, followed by service on the Mexico City-Tokyo, Japan route on October 14 th, 2013. The second and third B787-8 airplanes Aeromexico will receive this year, of a total of 19, will be used to operate the routes between Mexico City and New York and Mexico City and Paris as of October and November, respectively.

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