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
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...]
ANA confirms start dates for new 787 services, United takes it 787 out for a spin
Time for some 787 news (as seemingly one of the fun things on this blog at the moment). First up is ANA who have confirmed start dates for it new range of long haul 787 routes Tokyo Narita (NRT) and San Jose (SJC) should commence 11th Jan 2013 Tokyo Narita (NRT)-Seattle (SEA) route should switch from 777-200 to 787 operated from 1st October 2012 Tokyo Haneda - … [Read more...]
Air India to begin accepting Boeing 787-8 deliveries
It's taken long enough, but Air India has received final approval from the Indian Government to begin taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-8. Boeing, Air India and the Indian Government have been at odds over the delivery of the aircraft due to the delays of the 787 being built, and the compensation required by the Indian Government. A cabinet committee on … [Read more...]
AeroMexico opens its wallet to Boeing
SkyTeam member AeroMexico has been working with Boeing, and has today announced it has signed a letter of intent for a fleet of aircraft. The letter of intent is up for the following: A mix of 90 737-MAX 8 Series and 737-MAX 9 Series (To be powered using CFM International LEAP-1B engines) Ten Boeing 787-9's (To be powered using GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines) At list … [Read more...]
The Dreamtour comes to the UK – a few more 787 thoughts
So Boeing have finally dragged their Boeing 787 on tour to the United Kingdom on a few stop tour to Heathrow, Manchester and London Gatwick (Oh, and thanks for the lack of a press invite Boeing...) Frame ZA003 - the 3rd Test and Demonstration aircraft, powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 Engines arrived at London Heathrow earlier today to a flurry of British Airways and … [Read more...]
ANA International 787 – Pictures and Videos
I'm in the process of uploading my pictures from my trip in progress. Alas, the ANA 787 portion is dominating the coverage at the moment (like anyone couldn't guess that was going to happen!). And I've got myself into gear and uploaded the first trance of stuff to this trip. PICTURES: Preparing for the off- … [Read more...]
Good morning from the land of the Rising Sun….
And こんにちは! Well I've flown with ANA's Boeing 787 long haul. And I have a few thoughts already. Highlights: The impeccable service LowLights: Those electronic blinds. I'm not a fan. That's all I'm going to say on this for now - keep your eyes open for some pics on the Twitter feed and on Photoblog over the next couple of days.... Tease? Me? No. I haven't … [Read more...]
