Boeing 787

By Daniel Williams
This weeks’ #FlightFriday looks at current in-production passenger widebody aircraft, amid a recent run of orders for the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Delays have led Emirates to extend operations of the 777-300ER fleet.
Dubai Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
Some of the newcomers are growing quickly, while expansion is slower for others.
Airlines & Lessors

By Rob Hall
Air Canada is opting for Boeing 787-10s after canceling its 777F order but could still convert some of its 777s that will soon retire from passenger service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores, Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat updates Aviation Daily on the status of the flag-carrier's big order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Services from Miami and Philadelphia are part of a host of temporary American flights added from 10 cities to Las Vegas between Feb. 8 and Feb. 12.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Air New Zealand head of network planning Ashleigh Walsh said the airline’s growth is currently being limited while waiting on new aircraft deliveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Bamboo Airways says it will focus on Southeast Asian services, as well as domestic trunk routes connecting Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Abu Dhabi is set to be restored to British Airways’ route map as the opening of Terminal A approaches.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines will begin Boeing 787-9 services next year with an aircraft once destined for Hainan Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The memorandum of understanding boosts 787 shipset prices for 421 units starting with line no. 1164 and reduces 737 pricing from 2026 through 2033.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Air Premia says its plan is to introduce "at least two additional aircraft every year," but the South Korean carrier is struggling to source additional 787s.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.
Dubai Airshow

By Lori Ranson
United’s robust widebody orderbook supports its international ambitions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
September’s 10 787 deliveries are the most in any month in 2023 and matched December 2022’s total.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
TAAG Angola Airlines has selected the Boeing 787 to refresh its widebody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
How designers worked with Hawaiian to give its new 787 cabins a Pacific-island mood.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines has the largest aircraft order book of the three large global network U.S. carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
The facility's airframe maintenance capabilities were previously all for Airbus aircraft.
Services & Support

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines’ latest order for 110 aircraft—50 Boeing 787-9s and 60 Airbus A321neos—fills out the carrier’s order book for the latter part of the decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has 22 leased Airbus A320-family aircraft, five Embraer E190s and three Boeing 787-9s.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The airline is planning cabin retrofits across its legacy widebody fleets and some of its narrowbody aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lori Ranson
While Canada’s largest airline ordered two 777Fs in August 2022 as it expanded its cargo business during and after the pandemic, the cargo market has cooled.
Airlines & Lessors