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Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 at Hamad International (Doha)

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It's Sunday again, so it must me time for some more airplane art This week, we have a a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, being pushed back by a tug at its home base of Hamad International Airport, Doha. Qatar Airways operate a fleet of 30 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft - used across the Qatar Airways network. These support the many other types in the Qatar … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 “Kung Fu Panda”

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It's Sunday again, so must be time for some more airplane art. This week - climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport as it begins its long flight to China is a Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, painted in a special livery promoting Kung Fu Panda. Hainan Airlines operate a fleet of 17 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. It also operates 10 of the smaller Boeing … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing at Heathrow Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner braking - with its thrust reversers deployed and air brakes open - slowing down as it lands at London Heathrow Airport (and yes - the image was taken from the Heathrow Airport control tower). Air India operates a fleet of twenty-seven Boeing 787-8 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Scoot Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Singapore Changi

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, waiting its next turn as it being loaded is a Scoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner at its home base of Singapore Changi International Airport. Scoot (the low-cost offshoot of Singapore Airlines) operates both current variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner - the smaller 787-8 and the larger 787-9, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week coming in to land at London Heathrow Airport is an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, completing the transatlantic hop. Air Canada operate a fleet of both Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft, with 8 Boeing 787-8s and 14 787-9 aircraft (the first stretch of the 787). These operate across the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, and it's also New Years Day. So it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic 787-9 Dreamliner coming in to land of its home base of London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic operate a fleet of 13 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with an additional four aircraft to be delivered. These 787-9s are used across the Virgin … [Read more...]

Delta cancels its order for 787s… unsurprisingly…

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In news that could be filed as "that took long enough to do", Delta finally has cancelled its order for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Northwest Airlines Boeing 787 - Rendering (c) The Boeing Company The order came from Northwest Airlines in 2005, which Delta took over in 2008 when Delta purchased Northwest. The order consisted of 18 Boeing 787s, with options for 50 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner rotating for take-off as it departs London Heathrow Airport. United Airlines operate a fleet of 12 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, along with 18 of the larger Boeing 787-9. The airline has orders for an additional 5 787-9 aircraft and 15 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the morning sun and heat of Hamad International Airport in Doha is a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Qatar Airways has a fleet of 27 active Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners in its long haul fleet, with an additional three due to make up the cadre of 30 aircraft. Qatar Airways … [Read more...]

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