Korean Air Delays 787 Dreamliners Delivery to 2016 CheapOair Staff March 19, 2011 general Dreamliner delivery date delayed yet again Korean Air announced Friday that it placed an order for 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts beginning in 2016, five years later than previously planned. Boeing said delivery of the long-delayed plane is expected to arrive by the third quarter of 2011. According to Reuters, the new timeline comes after Boeing and Koeran Air met recently to discuss plans for the highly anticipated Dreamliner.