For six years a fleet of ten Boeing 787 Dreamliners have been sitting unused and unwanted at a Boeing factory in Everett , Washington . Now there may be hope for them as two buyers have come forward keen to buy the cut price jets . The abandoned and half-completed aircraft have been labelled the ‘ terrible teens ’ after being relegated during the early stages of production after numerous structural and weight issues . Scroll down for video . Ten Boeing 787 Dreamliners have been sitting unused and unwanted at a Boeing factory in Washington . According to Bloomberg , the planes have dropped in price to an estimated combined $ 1billion , which is about half the price of the final , lightweight 787 planes . Problems arose after Boeing fast-tracked production before the Dreamliner was certified airworthy . As a result the teens , which were among the earliest designs to be built , were made too heavy to fly as far as manufacturers had hoped . Although Boeing has never divulged the weight difference for the teens compared to catalogue models , once they are finished their range is estimated to be 6,850km , 1,850km less than later 787-8 Dreamliner models . Workers assemble Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett , Washington . Air Austral CEO Marie-Joseph Male : Air Austral is said to have bought two of the overweight planes . Ten early-production 787s were dubbed the 'terrible teens ' after being abandoned due to design problems . The Boeing 787 passenger jetliner was introduced for the first time on Sunday , July 8 , 2007 . But their rock bottom price tag is finally attracting buyers , with Air Austral and Ethiopian Airlines said to be in talks to buy the lot in attempts to cut costs amid soaring fuel prices . Two of the jets have been ordered by Air Austral , a French airline with its headquarters at Roland Garros Airport in Sainte-Marie on the island of Réunion . Eight more of the heavy Dreamliners look set to go to Ethiopian Airlines which is said to be in 'advanced discussions ' to buy them . Ethiopian Airlines is currently weighing up the addition of many different jets to its fleet . AllAfrica.com reports the African airline is currently weighing up the addition of many different jets to its fleet including the latest version of the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A350 . The Boeing 787 ran more than three years behind schedule for problems with carbon-fibre , on-board systems and manufacturing processes to be ironed out . It finally launched to great fanfare in 2011 , three years after the so-called jetlag-busting was supposed to go into service . Airlines that use the jet , which is lightweight , making it more fuel-efficient for long-haul flights , include British Airways , Thomson , United , Etihad and All Nippon .
Ten aircraft dubbed 'terrible teens ' after early production design problems . After six years two buyers have come forward to snap up the Dreamliners . Comment: