All Things 787

[Mike W]

Originally Posted by Ross Corrigan

Subject to government approval, United Airlines will launch direct flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia on October 26, 2014. The new direct service will be operated six times a week, and United will end its Sydney to Melbourne. The new direct service is scheduled to be operated by the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Link to article here.

It's only a matter of time until 787's will be as prevalent in Aus as the 330's are now... except for QF. All the money making airlines will have them (coupled with their 777's)

[Ryan K]

By which time QF will only have old A330's and hard to fill A380's flying. :-(

[Grahame Hutchison]

Aviation Week ...

Earlier this week Bloomberg reported that Boeing is flogging 11 early build 787s with analysts suggesting the overweight old planes could be sold to bargain hunters in Asia, like the five early builds that Lion Air's CEO called 'teenagers'.

Aviation Week Blog

[Paul S.]

Sorry everyone, I know I have seen it somewhere but cant find it. What is the delivery timetable for Jetstars next lot of 787? Thanks in advance.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Interesting article on composite repair by Aviation Week

787 Fire Repair Boosts Composites Confidence

On the morning of July 12, 2013, the quiet atmosphere of Boeing's 787 Operations Control Center (OCC) in Everett, Wash., was broken by a phone call from British Airways at London Heathrow Airport. The caller asked if Boeing knew there was smoke coming from a 787 parked at the airport.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Flight Global ...

Roughly 40 Boeing 787s still in production may have cracks within shear ties of a wing rib, the company says.

[Mike W]

It goes on.

Some day we'll look back at this from a perspective of an incredible program that has helped Airlines' profitability all over the world, much like we do with another game changing air frame, the 747.

[Grahame Hutchison]

This also brings into question the global nature of aircraft production today. It would seem strange to me that a process relating to wing manufacture by sub-contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, could be changed on a currently operational certified aircraft. Surely process changes of this nature would have the tighest of controll around the integrity and consistency of the build.

[Joe Frampton]

Originally Posted by Ryan K

By which time QF will only have old A330's and hard to fill A380's flying. :-(

or not

[Grahame Hutchison]

B787 Delivery Numbers Update

No Airline
27 ANA
14 Japan Airlines
13 Air India
11 Qatar Airways
10 United Airlines
08 China Southern Airlines
06 Hainan Airlines
05 Ethiopian Airlines
05 LAN
05 LOT Polish Airlines
04 British Airways
04 TUI Travel (Thomson)
03 ILFC/Aeromexico
03 ILFC/Norwegian
03 QANTAS / Jetstar
02 Royal Brunei Airlines
01 BBJ/Saudi Ministry of Finance
01 ILFC/Sky Blue Holdings
01 ILFC/UAE Presidential Flight
01 Norwegian
01 TUI Travel (Jetairfly)

Total 128