China Eastern "drops"/cancels 787 order and orders 737 and A330s

[Tim M]

Reported overnight - China Eastern has "dropped" order for 24 B787s and buys 45 B737NG and 15 A330's instead.

"cited delays to the Dreamliner as a reason for canceling the orders in a statement to the stock exchange"

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/china-eastern-buys-15-airbus-planes-to-expand-flight-capacity.html?cmpid=yhoo

[Mike W]

From Stitch

http://z15.invisionfree.com/FleetBuzzEditorial/index.php?showtopic=88

I'm thinking MU revised where there traffic is and decided that adding a new widebody type with it's own pilot and spares pool might not be the best option. By ordering the 737-800 and A330-200, instead, they improve their existing pilot and spares pool for both models.