Aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE:BA) reported on 21 November that it has received 1,047 orders for commercial aircraft so far this year, up from the 2006 record total of 1,044 orders.
As of 20 November Boeing has taken orders for 580 737s, and 290 new 787s. The delivery of the 787 has been delayed until November or December 2008 due to assembly problems, The Associated Press reported.
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