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
Aug 16, 2016, 10:05 pm
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Sep 1, 2016, 5:28 am
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DFW-CDG?
Was told that DFW-CDG will switch to 789 early next year. It looks like F is zeroed out from 09JAN17, so some sort of equipment change is likely in progress...
Sep 2, 2016, 2:54 am
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Finally got my LAX-DFW flight on the B789 booked for Oct 26th. Currently seated in the bulkhead row with seat 9A. Debating whether I want to go for the upgrade or stick with trying out the new PE seat.
Sep 2, 2016, 9:03 am
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I'm in the same boat. Two new seats I want to try!! I think I'll stick with the PE seat since its a totally new product and will be more than adequate for the 3 hours I'll be in it.
Sep 2, 2016, 12:40 pm
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Sep 3, 2016, 9:26 pm
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The first 787-9 for AA, N820AL, will be delivered next week, two weeks earlier than scheduled.
Sep 6, 2016, 10:35 pm
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Sep 12, 2016, 12:34 pm
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Sep 12, 2016, 12:57 pm
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I am DFW-based and have a trip to MAD in Nov. and to CDG in Mar. I have been watching for equipment changes, and sure enough, both are now 789. Naturally, AA's system messed up the seats I had so carefully chosen, so I'm glad I checked early enough to select new seats. Looks like we may have quite a few 789s out of DFW, unless they move them off later with refurbed 777s or something. I look forward to seeing people's experiences on them, and I guess I'll find out in 8 weeks myself....
On that CDG trip, I'm going outbound from JFK (Hamilton tix the night before!) and they totally cancelled my flight, moving me to an earlier one (now a delightful 763, blech). But because seat 13D does not exist in 763 MCEand the MCE on this flight was like $3 more than the original one, the computer threw me in to MC! Fortunately, I was able to get it all fixed pretty easily on the phone. You really have to keep an eye on your bookings to be sure you are going to fly the way you were expecting.
On that CDG trip, I'm going outbound from JFK (Hamilton tix the night before!) and they totally cancelled my flight, moving me to an earlier one (now a delightful 763, blech). But because seat 13D does not exist in 763 MCEand the MCE on this flight was like $3 more than the original one, the computer threw me in to MC! Fortunately, I was able to get it all fixed pretty easily on the phone. You really have to keep an eye on your bookings to be sure you are going to fly the way you were expecting.
Sep 12, 2016, 1:02 pm
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Not quite. The reason is that they've made ORD-CDG seasonal. It has nothing to do with the 787 showing up on DFW-CDG.
Sep 12, 2016, 1:32 pm
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Sep 13, 2016, 4:15 pm
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Follow along: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702
Sep 13, 2016, 5:04 pm
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N820AL on takeoff roll from CHS enroute to DFW as AA 9702. I am going to go out on a limb and say this is the delivery flight.
Follow along: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702
Follow along: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702