Boeing announces fifth segment of the 787 Dream Tour
Boeing (Chicago) this month will begin the fifth segment of the 787 Dream Tour, a worldwide tour featuring the Dreamliner. This leg of the tour will include five cities across South America, Central...
View ArticleJapan Airlines to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 tomorrow
Japan Airlines-JAL (Tokyo) has announced it will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 on March 25, 2012, and the aircraft will be flown from Everett to Tokyo (Narita) by JAL pilots on the following...
View ArticleTransaero Airlines signs its contract for four Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Transaero Airlines (Moscow) has signed a firm order for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The signing ceremony for the order, valued at $744 million at list prices, made history by being held onboard the 787...
View ArticleBoeing and ANA celebrate the delivery of 787-881 JA808A using a biofuel
Boeing (Chicago) and ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) made aviation history yesterday (April 16) as the new 787-881 Dreamliner JA808A (msn 34490) flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable...
View ArticleBoeing rolls out the first 787 assembled at Charleston, South Carolina
Boeing (Chicago) yesterday (April 27) as planned rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner at the North Charleston plant located at Charleston International Airport (CHS). The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to introduce the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in a customized livery
United Airlines (Chicago) is scheduled to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in late September 2012. The aircraft cabin is being installed on the first aircraft, and will be configured...
View ArticleThomson Airways starts a “Name our Plane” contest via Twitter
Thomson Airways (London-Luton) has announced it will become the world’s first airline to give the public the chance to name one of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners using Twitter. Thomson Airways is also...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to host a live webcast of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner roll out
United Airlines (Chicago) tomorrow (July 31) will host a live webcast of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft rolling out of the paint hangar at Boeing’s Everett, Washington, facility. The webcast...
View ArticleFirst Looks: An Inside Look at United Airlines’ new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Guest Editor Jay Selman Guest Editor Jay Selman I was fortunate enough to attend the media event introducing United‘s first 787-8 on August 2, 2012. With all the hoopla surrounding the 787, I was...
View ArticleLOT Polish Airlines to use MAEL to maintain its eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) has signed an agreement with Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) to maintain its eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners on order. LOT will receive its first 787-8 in...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines announces its schedule for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) will be the first airline in the world outside of Japan to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline has announced the schedule for its first Dreamliner: “The...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines takes delivery and puts its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner...
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) on August 14 took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner dubbed “Africa First” in Seattle. The new airliner ferried to Washington (Dulles) for a special...
View ArticleUnited’s Boeing 787-8 N20904 has a successful first flight
United Airlines‘ (Chicago) first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (N20904) completed its first production flight on Sunday (August 19) as Boeing makes its final preparations for delivering the jetliner to...
View ArticleUnited announces its first international routes for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
United Airlines (Chicago) has announced the first international routes for the airline’s newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. In addition to the previously-announced service from...
View ArticleUnited announces a series of domestic Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flights
United Airlines (Chicago) has announced plans to fly its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft on domestic routes starting in November as it prepares to begin previously-announced international service...
View ArticleLOT Polish Airlines announces the first Boeing 787-8 routes
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) today officially announced the launch dates for its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner intercontinental service. The inaugural flight from Warsaw to Chicago (O’Hare) will be on...
View ArticleThomson Airways’ new TV ad features the upcoming Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Thomson Airways (London-Luton) has introduced this new TV advertisement featuring the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The holiday airline has 13 copies on order for deliveries starting next year. Image:...
View ArticleANA brings the first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on revenue service to...
ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) yesterday (October 1) operated the first revenue flight into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The pictured Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner JA814A (msn 34493) resting at...
View ArticleBoeing delivers the first South Carolina-built 787 Dreamliner to Air India
Boeing (Chicago) yesterday (October 5) marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility to Air India (Mumbai). According to...
View ArticleThomson Airways to introduce the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1 to Sanford...
Thomson Airways (London-Luton) is planning to introduce the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1, 2013 on the East Midlands-Cancun and London (Gatwick)-Sanford (near Orlando) routes subject to change....
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