Boeing 787

Airlines and lessors placed large orders at Farnborough Airshow 2026 despite significant production backlogs.

As Boeing surpassed the 1,300 787 delivery mark during August 2026, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the 787 and its associated engines.

Air New Zealand has praised its staff's work with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney for returning to service most of its grounded aircraft.

Qantas has advanced the replacement of its Airbus A380s by 3 to 4 years and confirmed it is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing to exercise more widebody options.

Korean Air is adding more MRO capabilities and eyeing third-party services as it finalizes its merger with Asiana Airlines

Norse Atlantic is in discussions with several airlines over ACMI placements for up to five Boeing 787-9s returning from IndiGo.

Operators of Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787s will have four years to replace certain fan cowl parts to ensure the engines are protected from debris in the rare case of a serious engine failure, a new FAA draft rule said.

The goal of the test campaign was to see if a duct lined with a new Boeing acoustic treatment could maintain noise parity with the current 787 design while achieving up to 0.5% better fuel efficiency.

Jetstar Airways is planning to continue its fleet upgrade efforts over the next 12 months with the delivery of more Airbus A320neos and the completion of cabin refits for most of its Boeing 787s.

TAAG Angola’s maintenance and technical strategy as it begins Boeing 787 operations to Europe.

Alaska plans to replace aging 737-700s with 737-10s while expanding freighter and Hawaii operations.

Rolls-Royce has secured its first Trent 1000 XE sale of this year’s Farnborough Airshow after being selected by Somon Air to power the Tajik airline’s future Boeing 787s.

Aeromexico's premium demand remains strong, boosting profitability, loyalty growth and long-haul expansion despite higher fares.

Lessor AerCap is expanding its Boeing 787 portfolio with a firm order for 15 787-9s while securing the flexibility to switch some aircraft to the larger 787-10.

Lessor AerCap has placed an additional order for 15 Boeing 787-9s, on top of the 125 787s it had originally committed to, nine of which remain to be delivered.

Riyadh Air has firmed an order for six additional Airbus A350-1000s and committed to exercise options for 28 Boeing 787s.

Philippine Airlines has committed to order up to 20 Boeing 787-10s, with the first scheduled to arrive in 2031, the carrier said at the Farnborough Airshow.

Riyadh Air has exercised options for 28 Boeing 787-9s while converting some to the family’s larger variant and firmed a commitment for six additional Airbus A350-1000s.

The FAA has cleared Boeing to resume issuing airworthiness certificates for all new 737 and 787 deliveries.

BCA president and CEO Stephanie Pope took up the role in March 2024 (she is also Boeing Company EVP).

Boeing drives improvements in supply chain engagement and company culture.

Widebody sales have been rebounding since the pandemic.

As Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000XE and XWB-84EP durability packages arrive on widebodies, it polishes the UltraFan 30 concept design for future single-aisles.

American Airlines will expand its long-haul network from Chicago O’Hare next spring, returning to the U.S.-Japan market from its Midwest hub.

Air New Zealand is close to having all of its grounded aircraft back in service, but the carrier will be stuck with some of the leasing costs related to the groundings for at least another year.