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Air India accepts its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Air India (Mumbai) today (September 6) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Boeing issued the following statement:

Boeing and Air India today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner.

Air India is only the fifth airline in the world to take delivery of a 787 Dreamliner.

This delivery is the first of 27 Dreamliners for Air India. The airplane is equipped with 18 business class seats and 238 economy class seats.

The 787 has the range and capability to allow Air India to deploy the Dreamliner on many routes including the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Air India’s first 787-8 Dreamliner was assembled in Everett, Washington and delivered today from Boeing’s South Carolina delivery center in North Charleston. The airplane is scheduled to fly to Delhi on Friday (September 7).

Copyright Photo: Duncan Kirk. Boeing 787-8 (the traditional customer code has been dropped) VT-AND (msn 36278) is seen on the runway at Everett (Paine Field).

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LAN Airlines receives its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

LAN Airlines (Santiago) and Boeing (Chicago) yesterday (August 31) celebrated the delivery of the first 787-8 Dreamliner (CC-BBA) to LAN making it the first airline in the Americas to receive the new airplane.

LAN is only the fourth customer in the world to include the Boeing 787 in its fleet with 32 of this new aircraft on order and lease.

LAN’s top executives, Boeing representatives and authorities celebrated the delivery at an event at the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Mukilteo, Washington, near Boeing’s 787 final assembly factory in Everett.

The 787 Dreamliner is composed of light-weight composites and features numerous systems, engine and aerodynamic advancements making it more efficient to operate compared with its competition. It is the first mid-sized airplane capable of flying long-range routes, enabling airlines to open new, non-stop routes preferred by passengers.

The first cities that LAN’s fleet of 787s will fly to are Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt. The aircraft will begin to fly commercially in the next few months, and these routes will be added gradually during its first year of operation.

Top Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. Boeing 787-8 CC-BBA (msn 38471) arrives back at Everett (Paine Field) after a test flight before the hand over.

Bottom Copyright Photo: Alvaro Romero. CC-BBA is pictured being tugged after arriving at its Santiago, Chile base on September 1 at 09:45 am (0945) (GMT-4) local time. The aircraft performed a flypast over Runway 17L, then landed at 10:00 am (1000). CC-BBA was received with a water cannon salute courtesy of SCL Airport fire and rescue service (Servicio de Salvamento y Extinción de Incendio, SSEI).

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LAN Airlines to introduce the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on November 1

LAN Airlines (Santiago) is planning to introduce its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on November 1 on the Santiago-Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) per Airline Route. The Santiago-Lima route will follow on November 4.

Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. The first, the pictured Boeing 787-8 CC-BBA (msn 38471) is due to be handed over on August 31.

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Air India to move ahead and take delivery of three Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners this month

Air India (Mumbai) is planning to take delivery of three Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners this month according to this report by livemint.com. Apparently Boeing and Air India have settled their differences concerning compensation for the delivery delays.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Duncan Kirk. The pictured Boeing 787-8 VT-AND (msn 36278) is getting ready for hand over to the Indian flag carrier.

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Qatar Airways to introduce the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the Doha-London Heathrow route

Qatar Airways (Doha) has 30 new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners on order. The fast-growing Persian Gulf carrier is planning to take delivery of the first Dreamliner in early September 2012. The first revenue flight will be from Doha to London (Heathrow), making Qatar the first airline to operate the new type regularly at LHR according to this report by Travel Weekly.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Royal S. King. The pictured 787-8DZ N10187 (msn 38320) was the star of the recent Farnborough Airshow. It will become A7-BCB on delivery.

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Qatar Airways considers a domestic airline in Saudi Arabia, will bring the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Farnborough

Qatar Airways (Doha) is considering starting a new offshoot as a domestic airline in neighboring Saudi Arabia.

Read the full report from Bloomberg Businessweek: CLICK HERE

In other news, Qatar Airways is talking to QANTAS Airways (Sydney) about an increased relationship including code-sharing flights and possible joint flights.

Read the full report from news.com.au: CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Royal S. King. Brand new Boeing 787-8DZ Dreamliner N10187 (msn 38320) is pictured at Seattle (Boeing Field) on a test flight. N10187 will become A7-BCB on delivery this month. Boeing and Qatar are planning to bring a Qatar 787 to the Farnborough Airshow.

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