Apr 5, 2016, 6:48 pm
Last edit by: econometrics
Boeing 787-9 (789): Discussion of 787-9 AA as of 6 Oct 2016
22 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners were ordered in total by American Airlines.
Related threads:
Boeing 787-9 / 789: Best Business (B/E Super Diamond) Seat, Service (master thd)
Boeing 787-9 / 789: Coach, MCE & Premium Economy Seat, Service (master thd)
Retaining the wingspan of the 787-8, the 787-9 is a lengthened and strengthened variant with a 20 feet (6.1 m) longer fuselage and a 54,500 pounds (24,700 kg) higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW), seating 280 passengers in a typical three-class arrangement over a 7,635 nautical miles (8,786 mi; 14,140 km) range. Link to Wikipedia article.
- 30 Business class seats
- 21 Premium Economy seats
- 234 economy seats (207 Main Cabin, 27 Main Cabin Extra)
...we learned that American would be installing the B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seat on their (~half the 772 fleet) 777-200, A350, and 787 aircraft going forward. These are the same types of business class seats as on Air Canada, China Airlines, Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, etc. (EXCEPT the AA seats will not offer privacy dividers for the Center pair of seats) Link to One Mile at a Time article
AA will receive an additional 10 787-9s in 2017 and will receive the final 8 in 2018. AA has ordered a total of 22 787-9s to complement its 20 787-8s. These will have the General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
787 Blog
The 787 blog, which is very accurate, has posted additional 787-9 delivery dates. These are the scheduled delivery dates for the ten 787-9 scheduled to arrive in 2017. Its actually going to be a while before these aircraft really start to show up en masse as AA is taking its final three 787-8s in February and March. It won't be until next summer where they'll be plenty of these aircraft flying around the system.
Line Number 560 Delivery Date: 6/6/2017
Line Number 563 Delivery Date: 6/12/2017
Line Number 570 Delivery Date: 7/7/2017
Line Number 587 Delivery Date: 8/16/2017
Line Number 596 Delivery Date: 9/8/2017
Line Number 610 Delivery Date: 10/12/2017
Line Number 626 Delivery Date: 11/22/2017
Line Number 635 Delivery Date: 11/27/2017
Line Number 671 Delivery Date: 2/27/2018
Line Number 682 Delivery Date: 3/26/2018
Line Number 692 Delivery Date: 4/19/2018
The 787 blog, which is very accurate, has posted additional 787-9 delivery dates. These are the scheduled delivery dates for the ten 787-9 scheduled to arrive in 2017. Its actually going to be a while before these aircraft really start to show up en masse as AA is taking its final three 787-8s in February and March. It won't be until next summer where they'll be plenty of these aircraft flying around the system.
Line Number 560 Delivery Date: 6/6/2017
Line Number 563 Delivery Date: 6/12/2017
Line Number 570 Delivery Date: 7/7/2017
Line Number 587 Delivery Date: 8/16/2017
Line Number 596 Delivery Date: 9/8/2017
Line Number 610 Delivery Date: 10/12/2017
Line Number 626 Delivery Date: 11/22/2017
Line Number 635 Delivery Date: 11/27/2017
Line Number 671 Delivery Date: 2/27/2018
Line Number 682 Delivery Date: 3/26/2018
Line Number 692 Delivery Date: 4/19/2018
DFW-MAD
DFW-GRU
DFW-CDG
DFW-ICN
ORD-CDG (From JUL-05, Until AUG-03)
LAX-NRT (From AUG-04, Until OCT-27)
LAX-AKL (From OCT-06)
LAX-GRU (From NOV-05)
LAX-SYD (From NOV-06)
Link to Boeing's global 787 tracker.
Updated 17 April 2017 by econometrics
Boeing 787-9 (789): Discussion of AA 787-9
Mar 30, 2017, 9:06 am
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Mar 30, 2017, 12:11 pm
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The only place you should be looking is the seat map results, as the schedule information (which is what the availability and Flight Details use) doesn't always get updated by the airlines when there is an equipment change. That's why the equipment change alert uses the seat map results.
Mar 30, 2017, 9:54 pm
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Again, ExpertFlyer is showing an equipment code of 787.
The only place you should be looking is the seat map results, as the schedule information (which is what the availability and Flight Details use) doesn't always get updated by the airlines when there is an equipment change. That's why the equipment change alert uses the seat map results.
The only place you should be looking is the seat map results, as the schedule information (which is what the availability and Flight Details use) doesn't always get updated by the airlines when there is an equipment change. That's why the equipment change alert uses the seat map results.
too. It *says* 787, but the seat map that's showing is the 789 version. ???
Mar 31, 2017, 6:18 am
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Apparently, we were all supposed to know all this already (that the seat map should be used to determine the exact equipment, -not- the listed equipment,) but speaking for myself, I sure didn't.
Mar 31, 2017, 8:57 am
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In this specific case, the Flight Availability Results show 789, the seat map shows a 789 seat map, but the Seat Map Results *SAY* it's a "787" (thus 788, right?).
Weird!
Mar 31, 2017, 11:41 am
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From: MAD to DFW
Date: 05/12/17
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 (789)
New Aircraft: Boeing 787 (787)
From: MAD to DFW
Date: 05/12/17
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 (789)
New Aircraft: Boeing 787 (787)
If it was just the layout of the seat map that changed, and not the equipment code, the "Aircraft" and "New Aircraft" lines would have the same code.
Apr 9, 2017, 6:44 am
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I just flew DFW - GRU on the 787-9 business class, this is my 6th time on this plane and noticed the business class seats are falling apart. 3 seats on this flight were out of service. The seat cushion on my seat was all funky... it was very uncomfortable.
Apr 9, 2017, 7:49 am
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Man, that's no good. I was on N825AA's 2nd INTL flight a month or so ago and the window dimming button on 7L had already been broken.
Apr 11, 2017, 7:12 pm
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A few updates from the weekend. LAX-NRT will go 787-9 for August through the end of October. LAX-GRU goes to a 787-9 effective November 5. Still rather surprised this is all of the announced 787-9 routes as AA will have 13 787-9s by the end of November.
Apr 12, 2017, 4:43 pm
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The 789 will also be operating:
LAX - NRT
August - October
LAX- GRU
November - indefinite
Apr 12, 2017, 4:50 pm
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