LATAM cancels orders with Boeing

In its latest quarterly financial report, LATAM has announced it has cancelled orders for four B787-9s and one B777F at Boeing as part of its restructuring process. The Dreamliners were originally scheduled for delivery in 2022 and 2023, while the B777F was already deferred indefinitely. The airline will, however, accept the delivery of two B787-9s in December this year.

LATAM is shaking-up its long-haul fleet and earlier already announced the retirement of its eleven A350-900s and also decided to sell-off four B787-9s in the fleet.

The B777F was originally ordered by TAM, but was deferred indefnitely when the new airline group deemed the type to big. In total the airline operated three B777Fs (originally ordered by LAN Chile) between May 2016 and May 2018.

LATAM's long-haul passenger-fleet now consists of 28 B767-300ERs, ten B777-300ERs, ten B787-8s and twelve B787-9s. It also operates eleven B767-300ER freighters.

Photo by Anton Homma.