LATAM takes delivery of its first 787-9

LATAM Airlines Group has celebrated the delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner. LATAM Airlines Group is leasing the new airplane from AerCap. LATAM Airlines Group will become Latin America’s first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family when the airline group launches 787-9 services on South American routes in April. With this delivery, LATAM Airlines Group will have 11 787s in its fleet, the most in Latin America. The company is building a fleet of 32 787 Dreamliners, including 10 787-9s, over the next several years.