Boeing 787-9

The second Austrian Airlines Dreamliner of the type Boeing 787-9 with the registration OE-LPM  landed in Vienna yesterday afternoon, Thursday 20 June, at 06:00 p.m. and was welcomed at Vienna  Airport with a water salute.

Full-service carrier Vistara has increased frequencies to Frankfurt and Paris. Vistara is now operating 6 weekly flights between Delhi and Frankfurt, and 5 weekly flights between Delhi and Paris

Air Astana has signed an agreement with Air Lease Corporation for the long-term lease of three new wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

El Al has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The new long-haul jet, a 787-9 model, touched down in Tel Aviv this week following a non-stop, 10,856km delivery flight from Boeing’s factory in Washington state. The Israeli national carrier is planning to introduce a total of 16 Dreamliners, including both smaller 787-8s […]

Etihad Airways has introduced its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the route to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. The new twin-aisle aircraft will now operate daily flights between Abu Dhabi and the South Korean capital, replacing the Airbus A340-600 aircraft that previously served the route. The 787 comes equipped with 299 seats in two cabins – […]

Hong Kong will become one of the first destinations to welcome El Al’s new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The Israeli national carrier has ordered 16 787s, the first of which is due to be delivered next month. And following initial deployments on the routes from Tel Aviv to London and New York, which […]

Etihad Airways has upgraded its Beijing route with the deployment of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The modern twin-aisle jet touched down in the Chinese capital for the first time on Monday morning, following an overnight flight from Abu Dhabi. The Dreamliner features 299 of Etihad’s newest seats, including 28 seats in business class, […]

Japan Airlines (JAL) is improving the seating onboard its fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The new “JAL Sky Suites”, which have previously been rolled out on the airline’s Boeing 767s, 777s and 787-8s, will now be introduced on the larger version of the Dreamliner. The first route to feature the upgraded cabins will be Tokyo […]

Singapore will be reconnected with Los Angeles later this year, when United Airlines launches one of the world’s longest air routes. There have been no non-stop flights between the two cities since Singapore Airlines suspended its service in 2013. But from 27 October 2017, United will commence daily direct flights on the Singapore-LAX route. This […]

Korean Air’s latest long-haul aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, will make its inaugural international flight on Thursday 1 June 2017. The twin-aisle aircraft was delivered to Korean Air in February 2017, but has since been operating domestic flights between Seoul’s Gimpo Airport and Jeju Island. But from tomorrow, the Dreamliner will be deployed on the […]

Hainan Airlines has upgraded its long-haul in-flight products, with the roll-out of new cabins aboard its fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The new passenger offerings were introduced recently on a flight from Guangzhou to Beijing, which featured a speech broadcast over the onboard tannoy system describing the new concept. The upgraded 787-9 has a capacity […]

Korean Air’s fleet modernisation strategy reached another major milestone this week when the airline took delivery of its first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Seoul-based national carrier, which has introduced several new long-haul models in recent years, including the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8, has now welcomed the first of 10 787-9s. The twin-aisle aircraft […]

Juneyao Airlines, the Shanghai-based carrier, is moving ahead with its long-haul expansion plans, as it targets the launch of new routes to the US and Europe. The airline has finalised its first ever twin-aisle aircraft order, with an agreement to purchase up to 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The deal includes five firm orders and options […]

Etihad Airways has unveiled plans to fly its newest aircraft to three major cities in the Far East. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will take delivery of nine more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in 2017, and some these will be deployed on the routes to Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul. The long-haul jets come equipped with the airline’s […]