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Boeing 787 Dreamliner news

The 777X: Boeing's next big bird

As Boeing's troubled 787 Dreamliner returns to the skies, the company is taking another step towards its next new aircraft design: the Boeing 777X. Expected to start commercial flights by the end ...

POSTED ON 2/5/13 17 comments
JAL to fly Boeing 787 on Sydney-Tokyo route from December

Qantas partner Japan Airlines (JAL) will start a Boeing 787 service between Sydney and Tokyo from December 1st as part of the airline's expansion of its Dreamliner flights. The daily JL771/772 fli...

POSTED ON 30/4/13 9 comments
China Southern reveals Boeing 787 schedule: China, Europe, Australasia

China Southern will send its Boeing 787s to Australia and Europe, an airline executive has confirmed to Australian Business Traveller. The first of the airline's 10 Dreamliners is due for d...

POSTED ON 27/4/13 3 comments
Qatar to restart Boeing 787’s delayed Australian debut

Qatar Airways aims to bring the Boeing 787 Dreamliner back to Australian skies, resurrecting the plans for a daily Perth-Doha service plus a 787 spin on the Kangaroo Route which will let passengers...

POSTED ON 26/4/13 11 comments
Air New Zealand: Boeing 787-9 remains on track to debut next year

Air New Zealand remains confident that Boeing's stretched 787-9 Dreamliner will make its debut in little over a year from now, despite ongoing issues with the aircraft's batteries. The Kiwi flag-c...

POSTED ON 1/3/13 1 comment
Qantas mulls Boeing 787 flights to China, Japan, Korea and India

Qantas is pegging Beijing, Seoul, Mumbai, Delhi and Tokyo's city-centre airport Haneda as potential destinations for its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The airline has previously played coy on n...

POSTED ON 4/2/13 9 comments
When an airline swaps planes before your flight, where do you stand?

Aircraft like the Airbus A380 superjumbo and Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner are an understandable drawcard for many travellers, but the plane you book to travel on isn't always what you end up with. ...

POSTED ON 23/1/13 12 comments
Qantas trims Boeing 787 Dreamliner order for Jetstar

Qantas has trimmed the Boeing 787 order for its low-cost arm Jetstar, cancelling one of the 15 Dreamliners headed to the airline to bring the JQ 787 fleet down to 14. However, the airline's move i...

POSTED ON 18/1/13 0 comments
Air Canada plots new Boeing 787 business class, premium economy

Air Canada has big plans for the Boeing 787, with the next-gen jetliner a candidate to debut both a new Executive First international business class and the airline’s first premium economy ca...

POSTED ON 19/12/12 3 comments
Australia's first Boeing 787: Qatar Airways puts Dreamliner onto Perth-Doha

Qatar Airways is bringing the Boeing 787 to Australia, with the next-gen jetliner entering service on daily Perth-Doha flights from 1 February 2013. This marks Australia's first scheduled pa...

POSTED ON 13/12/12 14 comments