Economy Class & Beyond

JAL 787 Fire incident at Boston – More trouble for the Dreamliner

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It seems the 787's are starting to run into real trouble, as a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 operating a Tokyo-Narita to Boston service has suffered an a fire after landing at Boston. It seems that a battery in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) had overheated, causing the combustion. No passengers or crew were aboard the plane at this this point when the fire occurred. Carol … [Read more...]

United commences its first International 787 services, puts others on hold

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As some of you will know a United 787 was chartered for the Star MegaDo, and has been doing some domestic runs. Well today, United Airlines commences its international 787 operations with segments between Los Angeles and Tokyo Narita. However, there is a down side it seems according to Flight due to reliability issues with the new 787's. Services from Houston-IAH to … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to fly their 787 on Doha – Perth Route

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Now that Qatar airways are getting their 787 aircraft, they now are setting up routes for them. We all know they've been doing shuttle runs from Doha to Dubai, and have today launched Doha to London Heathrow today with one rotation due to operate as a Boeing 787. The next rotation has been announced, which will stretch the legs of the 787 from Doha to Perth - and help it … [Read more...]

Boeing delivers its first 787 to LOT

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As Boeing 787s are making their way out to airlines at a reasonable rate, the first European Airlines to receive one has now been delivered to LOT Polish Airlines. LOT Polish Airlines 787 - Image: The Boeing Company. LOT are pretty excited about the 787, with Marcin Pirog, chief executive officer of LOT stating: "This is a historic moment for LOT" "I am convinced … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways still unhappy with 787 delays…

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Qatar Airways is losing patience with Boeing it seems over the 787 Dreamliner deliveries - and the lack of thereafter. So much so that the CEO - Akbar Al Baker - is stating this is threatening the growth of  the airline. It seems that the 787's destined for Qatar are suffering from what Al Baker describes as a "a creeping delivery date", with the first unit shown off at … [Read more...]

Air India has its first 787 delivered.

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It seems someone has turned up the aircon down below as Air India have finally accepted delivery of its first Boeing 787.  Air India 787 Delivery from Charleston - Image (c) The Boeing Company With the delivery of Air India's first 787, they become the 5th operator of the aircraft (when at some points they were meant to be the 2nd customer to have the … [Read more...]

Boeing delivers LAN’s first 787

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On Friday, LAN Chille had its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner handed over and delivered by Boeing, making it the 4th operator of the 787 family. LAN 787-8 - Image - The Boeing Company Whilst LAN have order 32 of the 787 type (spit into 22 787-8's and 10 787-9's), the airline will be receiving three of the batch this year, with the balance of the two aircraft to be … [Read more...]

Qantas abandons its first batch of 787-9’s – retains future options

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It seems making a loss for Qantas has really hit the airline hard. With CEO Alan Joyce forgoing his bonus and pay rise, and making a net loss of of A$244m ($256m; £161m) for the year ending 30 June, Qantas will be forgoing its first 35 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The move for cancelling the order is to reduce spending, with the impact of  high fuel prices, previous industrial … [Read more...]

LAN gets in the queue to receive its first 787

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Well it seems someone else is going to get a 787 before Air India and United Airlines. LAN Airlines (Part of the LATAM Group)  will be the 4th carrier to receive a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with a delivery date of 30th August. This will also make LAN  the South American launch carrier of the 787. The aircraft (Registration CC-BBA) was completed in July and will be … [Read more...]

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