Boeing Begins Final Assembly of the First 787-9
Aircraft June 2, 2013
The newest member of the Boeing 787 family began taking shape on schedule May 30 at Boeing’s widebody final-asembly facility in Everett, Washington, when Boeing started joining large sections of the first flight-test 787-9.
Read moreThe aircraft, the first of eight Boeing 787-8 widebodies Thomson Airways has on order, is the first Dreamliner to be delivered to a UK airline.
Read moreReview: ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner Business Class
AircraftAirlinesReviewsTravel Technology May 29, 2013
Once the flying public regains confidence in the 787, ANA’s embrace of the new-generation aircraft may come to be seen as a smart move. It’s a very beautiful, comfortable plane.
Read moreThe carrier will operate three-times-weekly round-trips to Brazil with Boeing 787-8 widebodies from Addis Ababa. The flights will make an intermediate stop at Ethiopan Airlines’ second hub at Lomé-Tokoin Airport in Togo.
Read moreOn the day that United Airlines re-launched Boeing 787 commercial service from the airline’s hub in Houston, the carrier has provided details of new 787 services it plans to begin this summer.
Read moreLOT Polish Airlines, the first European carrier to operate the Boeing 787, is introducing a new premium economy class on its Dreamliner flights. The carrier is offering introductory round-trip fares in the ‘Premium Club’ cabins of its Boeing 787-8 jets.
Read moreBoeing has rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner to be built at the increased production rate of seven aircraft per month.
Read moreFAA Approves Boeing’s Plan for Fixing and Re-Certificating 787 Batteries
AircraftTravel Technology March 12, 2013
Successful completion of each step within the plan will result in the FAA’s approval to resume commercial Boeing 787 flights, according to the manufacturer, but Boeing does not say how long it expects the process to take.
Read moreThe five Boeing 777-300ER jets – due for delivery in June, August, November and December of this year, with the last coming in February 2014 – will be the first aircraft configured with Air Canada’s new Premium Economy cabin.
Read moreBoeing achieved a net total of orders for 1,203 commercial aircraft in 2012, the second-largest annual number in the company’s history. The manufacturer also delivered 601 commercial jets, the most since 1999.
Read moreBoeing values the firm order by Mexico’s largest airline, which AeroMexico first announced as a commitment in July, at more than $1.46 billion at published list prices.
Read moreFrom the information British Airways provides, it is clear the airline’s Boeing 787-8s in particular will not provide the same levels of personal space in their business class cabins as do some of BA’s European rivals in the business class cabins of their long-haul widebodies.
Read moreAvianca’s November 15 order brings Avianca’s total Boeing 787-8 order count to 15 aircraft, including the 12 it ordered in 2007. Its total 787 order value stands at more than $3.1 billion at list prices.
Read moreLOT will operate its first Boeing 787-8 on short-haul flights across Europe in December, and will introduce the Dreamliner on to its long-haul passenger service from Warsaw to Chicago in January 2013.
Read moreThe aircraft, the first of 30 Boeing 787 widebodies ordered by Doha-based Qatar Airways, is also the first 787 to be delivered to an airline in the Middle East.
Read moreConstruction of British Airways’ First Boeing 787 Begins
More November 7, 2012
Construction of British Airways’ first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has begun, with the aircraft scheduled to join the airline’s fleet in May.
Read moreEthiopian Airlines will begin operating its twice-weekly Addis Ababa-Toronto service with Boeing 787 Dreamliners on November 9.
Read moreFAA certification for 787 operations clears United to fly the type on commercial services, beginning with its inaugural 787 commercial flight departing Houston for Chicago on November 4 at 7:20 a.m. CST.
Read moreBoeing marked a milestone on October 5, 2012 with delivery to Air India of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its 787 final-assembly line in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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