All Things 787

[Rowan McKeever]

There's also the SJC service from 11 Jan 2013... sorryif that's already been mentioned.

[Grahame Hutchison]

The first LAN B787 Dreamliner will be delivered on 31st August 2012.

I really like the LAN livery on the Dreamliner.

[Mike Scott]

Amsterdam, Tokyo, Lagos, London and Shanghai are the first international cities we’ll serve with the newest addition to our fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This weekend, we’re loading the 787 into our schedule for the following routes:

•IAH to AMS (Amsterdam) between Dec. 4 and March 29, 2013
•Daily service between LAX and NRT, beginning Jan. 3, 2013
•IAH to LOS (Lagos, Nigeria), five days a week, beginning Jan. 7, 2013
•IAH to LHR (London Heathrow) between Feb. 4 and March 29, 2013
•Daily service between LAX and PVG (Shanghai), beginning March 30, 2013
The 787 will replace other aircraft types on each of these existing routes and will be reflected in our published schedules starting on Saturday.

The previously announced new service between DEN and NRT, which starts March 31, 2013, is already out for sale.

“The 787 is the right aircraft for these routes because of its many passenger-friendly amenities and superior operating economics,” Network SVP Greg Hart said. “With 50 787s on order, we look forward to the many new route opportunities that we will be able to offer to our customers in the future.”

As a mid-size aircraft with a long range, the 787 offers about the same capacity as a Boeing 767 but it can travel as far as the larger Boeing 777-200ERs. We will leverage the 787’s fuel efficiency and environmental advantages to serve markets that can’t support larger aircraft.

We will soon announce plans for 787 domestic flying, which will precede international flights.

MS

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...

JA814A B787-8 All Nippon Airways First Flight
L/N 69 C/N 34493
Dep PAE 12:47 PDT Arr PAE 14:36 PDT
BOE119 Hex 86D266

[Grahame Hutchison]

This weekend marks the 1st anniversary of the certification of the B787 Dreamliner - how time flys.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...

JA803A B787-8 All Nippon Airways Delivered
L/N 7 C/N 34485
Dep PAE 21:49 PDT Arr HND 23:50 JST
ANA9397 Hex 86CEB0

[Grahame Hutchison]

This Staurday should see the delivery of LAN's first B787 Dreamliner (11am Friday Pacific time).

Air India's first B787 Dreamliner delivery also looks promising for late this week.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...

JA815A B787-8 All Nippon Airways First Flight
L/N 66 C/N 40899
Dep PAE 10:28 PDT ETA PAE ??:?? PDT via MWH
BOE135 Hex 86D288

[Grahame Hutchison]

Possible September Deliveries From Puget Sound ...

Air India
ZA233 (LN 29, VT-AND) - Sept. 4
ZA237 (LN 46, VT-ANI) - Sept. 17
ZA238 (LN 54, VT-ANJ) - Sept. 28 (B-1 tentatively scheduled for Sept. 1).

ANA
ZA119 (LN 69, JA814A) - Sept. 12
ZA135 (LN 66, JA815A) - Sept. 25 - conducted B-1 on August 29

China Southern Airlines
ZA382 (LN 43, B-2727) - Sept. 27

Ethiopian
ZA263 (LN 71, ET-AOR) - Sept. 18

Japan Airlines
ZA178 (LN 27, JA824J) - Sept. 20

Qatar Airways
ZA461 (LN 58, A7-BCB) - Sept. 14 (another source told me Sept. 10)
ZA463 (LN 64, A7-BCL) - Sept. 25

United Airlines
ZA288 (LN 53, N20904) - Sept. 18

[Grahame Hutchison]

LAN's first B787 Dreamliner was delivered overnight, CC-BBA L/N68 Serial 38471 Hex E8040E is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000s.

Initial route will be Santiago - Buenos Aires.