Korean Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Boeing’s 787 assembly facility at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, as the Seoul-based carrier prepares to become the first Korean carrier to operate the type.
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The carrier plans to use its 787-9s to develop a long-haul network offering routes to North America, Europe and Australia by 2020.
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Pioneering woman pilot Amy Johnson will become the second British person it will honor on tail fins of its aircraft, with the renowned pilot’s portrait set to appear on a new Norwegian Boeing 737 and one of its new Boeing 787-9s later this year.
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The milestone means ANA becomes the world’s first airline to operate 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Read moreThe national flag carrier is the first airline in China to have a 787-9 enter into service.
Read moreAccording to Boeing, China Eastern plans to operate its new 787-9s on routes linking China with North America and Europe, bolstering its competitiveness in the international long-haul market.
Read moreAir Canada is launching three-times-weekly seasonal Vancouver-Delhi service on October 20.
Read moreThe twice-weekly seasonal service, which KLM will launch on May 4 and which will be in addition to KLM’s daily, year-round Amsterdam-San Francisco service operated by 747-400s, will mark KLM’s first deployment of 787-9s on a route to the United States.
Read moreUnited Airlines has placed a new order for 25 Boeing 737-700s, in addition to its January 21 order for 40 of the type. It also will convert 787 orders originally anticipated for delivery in 2020 and beyond into orders for four 777-300ERs and five 787-9s, for delivery beginning in 2017.
Read moreSaudia is no stranger to multiple deliveries, according to Boeing: in December 1999, the manufacturer delivered three 777s to the carrier.
Read moreKLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, which the Dutch flag carrier has acquired on lease through leasing company AerCap.
Read moreNorwegian Air Shuttle has finalized an order for 19 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and has taken options on 10 more.
Read moreThe airline and Boeing signed a memorandum of collaboration, which proposes the companies work together toward the goal of Vietnam Airlines’ fleet replacement and expansion and for it to place an order for eight 787-10s and eight 777-8Xs, on July 6 at Washington Reagan National Airport.
Read moreGaruda Indonesia has garnered the biggest headlines on the first day of the Paris Air Show 2015 by signing letters of intent for 30 Airbus A350 XWB widebodies, 30 Boeing 787-9s and up to 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
Read moreAir Tahiti Nui, which is a new customer for the Boeing 787, has also agreed to lease two additional 787-9s from Air Lease Corporation in addition to the two 787-9s it has ordered.
Read moreThe aircraft also marks a milestone for the Boeing 787 program as the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered.
Read moreEtihad Airways is introducing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily Abu Dhabi-Washington Dulles service from March 15, marking the U.S. debut of its new First, Business and Economy class products.
Read moreWith this delivery, LAN Airlines will have 11 787s in its fleet, the most operated to date by any carrier based in Latin America. LAN Airlines is building a fleet of 32 Boeing 787 widebodies, including 10 787-9s, over the next several years.
Read moreThe aircraft, a Boeing 787-9, will play a key role in the low-cost carrier’s strategic plan to expand its long-haul fleet, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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