SEATTLE (Reuters) - German low-cost airline Air Berlin said on Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner planes, in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices.The deal, announced at a Boeing event in Seattle the day before the first 787 is unveiled, is the biggest single order for the lightweight, fuel-efficient plane from a European carrier.Boeing said it now has 677 firm orders for 787s. The plane is scheduled for its first test flight in August or September and first delivery in May next year.
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