United Airlines' First Boeing 787-9 Rolls Out of Factory
Newest Dreamliner is longer, travels farther and carries more passengers
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Boeing-787-9-United-787-Dreamliner-Interior[/caption]CHICAGO, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines' first 787-9 Dreamliner rolled out of final assembly Tuesday evening at Boeing's Everett, Wash., facility. The rollout marks the first major milestone in the aircraft's production ahead of its expected delivery this summer. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the second and newest member of the fuel-efficient 787 family.
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Boeing-787-9-economy-seats[/caption]With the fuselage stretched 20 feet longer than the 787-8, United's 787-9 will fly more than 30 additional passengers and up to 300 nautical miles farther with the same exceptional environmental performance, including up to 20 percent less fuel burn per seat and up to 20 percent fewer emissions than similarly sized aircraft. The airline is the North American launch customer for the aircraft.
United Airlines has confirmed new non-stop flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles as the first route for its Boeing 787-9s, the new stretch version of the Dreamliner, in a move that should please passengers on both sides of the Pacific.
It represents a major upgrade in service from the US carrier, which had already announced plans to phase out its ageing 747s which lack seat-back in-flight entertainment in economy class from April. They will be replaced by newer 777s on the Melbourne-Sydney-Los Angeles and Sydney-San Francisco routes.
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Boeing-787-9-seating[/caption]United will launch the new six-day-a-week flights on October 28, subject to government approvals.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/united-airlines-to-fly-new-boeing-7879-dreamliners-on-melbourne-route-20140220-333u1.html#ixzz2yVqAwGjI
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