Boeing 787

This weeks’ #FlightFriday focuses on the two ‘composite’ widebody aircraft, the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

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The carrier will also bring back seasonal flights to the Maldives.

The 787-9, carrying registration B-20EQ, departed Boeing’s Paine Field in Everett, Wash., around 1:20 a.m. local time for a scheduled 13-hr.

LATAM Airlines Group plans to expand its Boeing 787-9 fleet after placing a new order for five of the widebody jets.

Steady aftermarket growth is buoyed by both routine demand and acute issues requiring older aircraft to hang around.

Boeing appears on track to meet its full-year 2023 delivery guidance on two key programs.

Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.

After launching its first Asia-Pacific route earlier this year, WestJet will add a second to the region in May.

Recovery to pre-pandemic engine production levels is in sight for some, as other manufacturers battle durability and supply chain challenges.

Hainan Airlines is resuming regular scheduled flights to Africa for the first time in more than a decade.

United is planning to operate nearly 40% more flights from the U.S. to Australia and New Zealand during the 2023-24 northern hemisphere winter versus last year.

Thai Airways reportedly is close to finalizing a deal with Boeing for 80 787-family aircraft as part of the flag carrier’s fleet renewal program.

LATAM Airlines Group is set to become the fifth operator of flights between Bogota and Spain’s capital, Madrid.

Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines believes it is in a much better position to offer a long-haul network compared to the pre-pandemic era.

A selection of 60 new routes starting in December, including long-haul services being launched by United Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.

Aviation executives say the flight proves SAF can safely be dropped-in for jet fuel, while environmental campaigners say Virgin's world-first is greenwashing.

Ethiopian Airlines tells Aviation Daily in a one-to-one interview in London that “new authorities in Nigeria wanted to look into how the agreements were made.”

Several airlines detailed fleet expansion plans as they announced orders and commitments at this year’s Dubai Airshow—transactions that largely favored Boeing.

With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.

The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.

Oscar Perez, managing director at Spain-based Globalia Maintenance, discusses the company's plans to establish a widebody center of excellence in Madrid and its investments aimed at reducing lead times.

Boeing entered November with 305 737 program deliveries in 2023, putting it 70 short of reaching its recently revised full-year target of at least 375.