Boeing will unlikely produce 787-3 variant

Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing's Commercial Airplanes Division, was quoted as saying that he'd "be really surprised" if the 787-3 would ever be built.  The 787-3 was originally envisioned as a short-distance version of the Dreamliner, able to carry as much as 330 passengers to as far as 3,050 nautical miles.  In contrast, the 787-8 (which is currently in production) can carry up to 250 passengers to as far as 8,200 nautical miles.  Launch customer All Nippon Airways had originally placed an order for the -3 variant, but had recently changed it in favor of the -8.  This left the proposed 787-3 model with no firm orders and little to no interest from other potential customers.

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