🚨NEW: A few weeks back there was a lot of tongue wagging at United's new premium heavy B787-9:
It's not about a premium boom but rather payload restricted ULH routes → if they're forced to sell fewer seats, then they need to sell more premium seats!
www.analyticflying.com/p/uniteds-lo...
It's not about a premium boom but rather payload restricted ULH routes → if they're forced to sell fewer seats, then they need to sell more premium seats!
www.analyticflying.com/p/uniteds-lo...
United's low density B787-9: everyone is missing the point about payload restrictions
A few weeks back United Airlines published the seat map of their new low density B787-9 configuration, leaving tongues wagging for the exceptionally large premium, and by contrast small economy cabins...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:36 AM
🚨NEW: A few weeks back there was a lot of tongue wagging at United's new premium heavy B787-9:
It's not about a premium boom but rather payload restricted ULH routes → if they're forced to sell fewer seats, then they need to sell more premium seats!
www.analyticflying.com/p/uniteds-lo...
It's not about a premium boom but rather payload restricted ULH routes → if they're forced to sell fewer seats, then they need to sell more premium seats!
www.analyticflying.com/p/uniteds-lo...
A22D7B, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
A22D7B, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
A18D29, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 AM
A18D29, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
Review: Qatar Airways B787-9 Business Class, Doha to Chennai
Review: Qatar Airways B787-9 Business Class, Doha to Chennai
hile Our Business Class experience to Chennai continued with a connecting flight from Doha. While Qatar doesn’t officially operate QSuites on this route, it does offer a refreshed premium cabin on the 787. Qatar Airways B787-9 Business Class is a high quality premium product, if not quite QSuites good. Note: this post is part of […]
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December 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Review: Qatar Airways B787-9 Business Class, Doha to Chennai
EVA Air orders four B787 and extends leases on B777-300ERs.
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EVA Air orders four B787 and extends leases on B777-300ERs.
EVA Air orders four 787-9 Dreamliners. Refurbishes six 777-300ERs. Investment nears €1.8 billion. Board approved December 2025. Enhances premium economy. EVA Air EVA has ordered four B787 and intends ...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
EVA Air orders four B787 and extends leases on B777-300ERs.
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A2CB13, UAL152, B789, B787-9, .
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A2CB13, UAL152, B789, B787-9, .
Board dispute at Thai Airways stalls B787 leases
www.ch-aviation.com/news/162244-...
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Board dispute at Thai Airways stalls B787 leases
A board dispute at Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has delayed the finalisation of leases of ten incremental B787 widebodies. A December 23 court...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Board dispute at Thai Airways stalls B787 leases
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A86AB5, UAL3929, B763, B767-300, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A86AB5, UAL3929, B763, B767-300, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
🔴She flew 4709h compared to 5542 on B787, but we must consider she was out of action for 6 weeks
🔴That's an avg daily utilisation of 12.9 hours (14.7 hours/day if we remove AOG time), still lower than the B787's 15.1 hours/day → that's still pretty good going considering she's 22 years young!
🔴That's an avg daily utilisation of 12.9 hours (14.7 hours/day if we remove AOG time), still lower than the B787's 15.1 hours/day → that's still pretty good going considering she's 22 years young!
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🔴She flew 4709h compared to 5542 on B787, but we must consider she was out of action for 6 weeks
🔴That's an avg daily utilisation of 12.9 hours (14.7 hours/day if we remove AOG time), still lower than the B787's 15.1 hours/day → that's still pretty good going considering she's 22 years young!
🔴That's an avg daily utilisation of 12.9 hours (14.7 hours/day if we remove AOG time), still lower than the B787's 15.1 hours/day → that's still pretty good going considering she's 22 years young!
🔴This Joey Joy flight was poignant → we'll post about that tomorrow & if it doesn't make you emotional then nothing will!
🔴QPA covered 2.1m nm, < B787's 2.6m, despite doing 101> sectors
🔴Reason is somewhat obvious: A330 has a shorter range, avg sector length of 3677nm compared to B787's 5568nm
🔴QPA covered 2.1m nm, < B787's 2.6m, despite doing 101> sectors
🔴Reason is somewhat obvious: A330 has a shorter range, avg sector length of 3677nm compared to B787's 5568nm
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🔴This Joey Joy flight was poignant → we'll post about that tomorrow & if it doesn't make you emotional then nothing will!
🔴QPA covered 2.1m nm, < B787's 2.6m, despite doing 101> sectors
🔴Reason is somewhat obvious: A330 has a shorter range, avg sector length of 3677nm compared to B787's 5568nm
🔴QPA covered 2.1m nm, < B787's 2.6m, despite doing 101> sectors
🔴Reason is somewhat obvious: A330 has a shorter range, avg sector length of 3677nm compared to B787's 5568nm
Yesterday we looked at a year in the life of a Qantas B787-9, tracking her through 2025. Today it's the turn of A330-300 Kununurra VH-QPA:
🔴She had an inauspicious start to the year, grounded in BNE until 15 Feb waiting for an engine
🔴After the late start she still managed 573 sectors, 101> B787!
🔴She had an inauspicious start to the year, grounded in BNE until 15 Feb waiting for an engine
🔴After the late start she still managed 573 sectors, 101> B787!
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yesterday we looked at a year in the life of a Qantas B787-9, tracking her through 2025. Today it's the turn of A330-300 Kununurra VH-QPA:
🔴She had an inauspicious start to the year, grounded in BNE until 15 Feb waiting for an engine
🔴After the late start she still managed 573 sectors, 101> B787!
🔴She had an inauspicious start to the year, grounded in BNE until 15 Feb waiting for an engine
🔴After the late start she still managed 573 sectors, 101> B787!
🛩️: B787-9
🏦: Aeroméxico
🧳: AMX409
🏦: Aeroméxico
🧳: AMX409
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🛩️: B787-9
🏦: Aeroméxico
🧳: AMX409
🏦: Aeroméxico
🧳: AMX409
Australia has shifted from ETOPS to EDTO, but it did require an increase from 180 to 330 minutes to operate the route. 330 minutes is the baseline ETOPS/EDTO certification for the B787, but Australia were late adopting it.
December 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Australia has shifted from ETOPS to EDTO, but it did require an increase from 180 to 330 minutes to operate the route. 330 minutes is the baseline ETOPS/EDTO certification for the B787, but Australia were late adopting it.
A year in the life of a B787-9: we tracked Qantas's B787-9 VH-ZNA Great Southern Land through 2025. She's had quite a ride:
🔴472 sectors, incl 5 charters & 7 positioning flights, covering 2.6m nm & avg 5568nm/sector
🔴10 day transit in HKG for heavy maintenance, so she averaged 1.3 sectors/day
🔴472 sectors, incl 5 charters & 7 positioning flights, covering 2.6m nm & avg 5568nm/sector
🔴10 day transit in HKG for heavy maintenance, so she averaged 1.3 sectors/day
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A year in the life of a B787-9: we tracked Qantas's B787-9 VH-ZNA Great Southern Land through 2025. She's had quite a ride:
🔴472 sectors, incl 5 charters & 7 positioning flights, covering 2.6m nm & avg 5568nm/sector
🔴10 day transit in HKG for heavy maintenance, so she averaged 1.3 sectors/day
🔴472 sectors, incl 5 charters & 7 positioning flights, covering 2.6m nm & avg 5568nm/sector
🔴10 day transit in HKG for heavy maintenance, so she averaged 1.3 sectors/day
A31A34, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A31A34, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
A31A34, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A31A34, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
A2CB13, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
AE6470, MAGIC64, BE20, UC-12W, mil
AE6470, MAGIC64, BE20, UC-12W, mil
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A2CB13, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
AE6470, MAGIC64, BE20, UC-12W, mil
AE6470, MAGIC64, BE20, UC-12W, mil
AE2BD9, VVRB854, H60, UH-60, mil
AE1438, MAGIC03, C560, UC-35D, mil
A09FC4, UAL153, B789, B787-9, .
AE1438, MAGIC03, C560, UC-35D, mil
A09FC4, UAL153, B789, B787-9, .
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
AE2BD9, VVRB854, H60, UH-60, mil
AE1438, MAGIC03, C560, UC-35D, mil
A09FC4, UAL153, B789, B787-9, .
AE1438, MAGIC03, C560, UC-35D, mil
A09FC4, UAL153, B789, B787-9, .
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
December 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AE6257, _, Q4, RQ-4, mil
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
A596B1, UAL28, B789, B787-9, .
A2CB33, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A2CB33, UAL821, B789, B787-9, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .
December 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A31A2D, UAL2, B789, B787-9, .