It's also the biggest launch order in the history of Boeing... far outstripping Juan Trippe's launch order for 25 747s for Pan Am.

The 7E7 will roll out in Everett in 2007 and planes will enter service starting in 2008 apparently.

Seattle media is jumping up and down like crazy over this today. We're not used to winning lately versus Airbus.

Will they redesignate the plane the 787, as would seem natural, as we get closer to rollout? The 777 was known as the 7X7 in its design stages.