Boeing Co. is revisiting its plans for the short-range version of its 787 airplanes after the only airlines with pending orders for the same decided to opt for other Boeing models instead.

As shared by Randy Tinseth, vice-president of marketing for Boeing's commercial airplanes division, in a post on the firm's official blog, Boeing will "continue to assess the market viability of the
787-3", a model which the company describes as a "super-efficient airplane" and is aimed at the middle segment of the market. As confirmed by the company, the airplane utilized about 20% less fuel than other planes of its size.

Millions of dollars have been put in by Boeing into the development of the family of its "sleek blue-and-white 787 jetliners", which is a radical departure from other airplanes in design and is quieter, lighter and more fuel efficient.

The move to rethink the development of 787-3 has come after Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. decided to switch over its order for the model to other planes by the company. And now, the Chicago based firm is left with no orders for the same.

"Simply put, getting aircraft into their hands for earlier delivery was a better solution for them", Mr. Tinseth wrote.