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Category Archives: 787

787American Airlines

American Airlines Best Customer This Summer? Boeing

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 20, 2022February 20, 2022 12 Comments
American Airlines Liquid Spill

American Airlines has chosen to forgo flying a number of international routes due to lack of equipment, but not to worry, Boeing will save the day.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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787American Airlines

American Airlines Tells Flight Attendants: Stop Locking 787 Window Dimmers

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2021May 28, 2021 16 Comments
American Airlines 787 Window Dimmers

American Airlines has told flight attendants to stop locking 787 window dimmers. Thank you American for instructing your crews to stop prohibiting passengers from being able to look out their window, a move which parallels instructions United Airlines has...

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787Lufthansa

Which Business Class Seat Will Lufthansa Use On 787? (Six Options)

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 4, 2021 9 Comments
Lufthansa 787 Business Class

Lufthansa increased its Boeing 787 order from 20 to 25 yesterday and accelerated the delivery schedule, which will begin later this year. Today, it indicated it will use an “intermediate” business class seat on its 787, not the business...

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787United Airlines

United Airlines Tells Flight Attendants To Stop Locking 787 Window Shades

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020 66 Comments

The most annoying thing about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the ability of the crew to prohibit window shades from being opened. Flight attendants at United were reminded this week not to lock these dimmable windows. United To Flight...

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787United Airlines

Pictures: United Airlines 787-10

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 23, 2018November 24, 2018 10 Comments
United Airlines 787-10 Interior

United’s new Boeing 787-10s are set to enter service in January on premium transcontinental routes. Later in 2019, the airplane will fly international routes from Newark. United will take delivery of 14 787-10 aircraft over the next two years....

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787American Airlines

Medical AND Mechanical Issue Force Diversion Of AA Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018 2 Comments
AA 787 Diversion

An American Airlines’ flight bound for China was forced to divert after experiencing both a medical emergency and mechanical problems in-flight. Talk about an unlucky flight… AA263 from Dallas to Beijing departed DFW on time at just past 11:00 A.M....

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787Aeromexico

First Impressions: Aeromexico 787 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2018August 11, 2018 14 Comments
Aeromexico 787 Business Class Review

My 11-hour flight from Mexico City to Paris aboard the Aeromexico 787-9 in business class was superb. Boarding began late, but due to favorable tailwinds we still landed on time. I was first to board and found the 787...

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787Juneyao Airlines

Ambitious Juneyao Airlines Unveils 787 Details

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2018July 16, 2018 3 Comments

Juneyao Airlines has grown to become one of the largest private airlines in China. This fall, it will take delivery its first wide-body, longhaul jet, a Boeing 787-9. Juneyao currently has a fleet of 41 Airbus A320 aircraft and...

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787United Airlines

Mystery Surrounding New Boeing 787-9 Order from United Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2018 4 Comments

United Airlines announced it will purchase 29 new aircraft, including 25 Embraer E-175 and four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. But there is mystery surrounding the 787-9 order. First, the Embraer E-175s are among the most spacious and comfortable regional jets. These aircraft...

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787United Airlines

Leaked Seat Map for New United Airlines 787-10

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 16, 2018April 16, 2018 15 Comments

United Airlines will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 later this year. The aircraft will be the first in the United fleet to feature a new premium economy product. United has 14 firm orders for the 787-10 and...

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787American AirlinesArgentinaLos Angeles LAXNews

AA’s Interesting New Route to Buenos Aires

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018 6 Comments

American Airlines will add service from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires beginning in December on its Boeing 787-9 aircraft. As an Angeleno, I’m satisfecho by the news. The closest airport offering nonstop service to Buenos Aires is Dallas (1,235 miles) with...

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787ConcordeNorwegian Air

Norwegian 787 Sets Transatlantic Speed Record

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 19, 2018January 19, 2018 6 Comments

A Norwegian Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner has set a transatlantic speed record from New York to London for a subsonic jet. The jetstream is strong this time of year and was clocked as strong as 202mph on Monday during the...

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787LufthansaOneJetUpgradesWeekend Digest

Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: November 05, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Leave a Comment
747-8 and A380 Lufthansa First Class

Hello from Southern California…where I’m recovering from a relapse of sickness. Thankfully not the stomach flu I had last week, but another particularly strong head cold. I really need to lay off the travel… This week marks the final...

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787Boeing

What I Hate Most About the Boeing 787

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 3, 2017November 3, 2017 12 Comments
Boeing 787 Annoyance

I do love the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, generally. It is a great aircraft with a noticeable improvement in cabin air quality. But there is one thing about it that I simply cannot stand… That’s the automatic flushers on the...

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787Ethiopian Airlines

Finally, Lie-Flat Beds on My Ethiopian Airlines Flight!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 20, 2017October 20, 2017 2 Comments

I’m pleased to report that my connecting Ethiopian 787 flight from Addis Ababa to Bangkok featured Ethiopian’s new fully lie-flat beds. But did it lead to a restful flight? The flight departed from a remote stand and bus boarding...

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787Ethiopian Airlines

13 Long Hours on Ethiopian Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 19, 2017 20 Comments
Ethiopian Airlines 787 Longhaul Business Class Review

Ethiopian Airlines has a lot going for it, but the lack of lie-flat seating makes it difficult for me to wholeheartedly endorse it. I’ve also realized something—internet is what I value most of all on a flight. Service was...

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787NewsTurkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines Orders 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 22, 2017September 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
Turkish Boeing 787

So much for the A380 or 747-8. Turkish Airlines will order 40 787-9s from Boeing, a deal valued at $11 billion on paper. Tourism in Turkey has been hit hard by terrorism in the last two years, but the country...

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787Air Europa

Air Europa 787 Business Class is Underrated

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 2, 2017September 2, 2017 4 Comments
Air Europa 787 Business Class

While I had higher hopes for Air Europa than for Aerolineas Argentinas, they were still quite measured. Not only did Air Europa’s 787 in business class beat expectations, it was actually a very competitive product and enjoyable ride. Air...

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787Trip ReportsUnited Airlines

Review: Los Angeles to London in United 787-9 Polaris Business

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 24, 2017April 24, 2017 37 Comments

I’ve asked my six-month-old son Augustine to offer his thoughts on his very first flight, from LA to London on United Airlines in Polaris Business Class. The day of the big trip finally arrived. Mama and Papa had been looking...

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787United Airlines

United Airlines Closing 787 Base in Houston, Moving it to Washington Dulles

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 7, 2017April 7, 2017 4 Comments

United Airlines is closing its 787 base in Houston and moving it to Washington Dulles. Starting with the Winter 2017 schedule (begins on 29 October 2017), United will operate the Dreamliner to: Beijing London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle...

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