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Aircraft reference · B789

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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Manufacturer
Boeing
ICAO type code
B789
Engines
2
Aircraft category
Landplane

Spotter's visual guide · Boeing 787 Dreamliner

How to recognise it

  • Flexing, raked wingtips without winglets
  • Chevroned GEnx or Trent 1000 engines
  • Rounded nose with four large cockpit windows
  • Medium length — longer than the -8 by about 6 m

Often confused with

A350-900 — the A350 has a dark 'mask' around the cockpit windows and curled wingtips.

Where you'll see it

Virgin Atlantic · British Airways · Qantas · Etihad

Variants

787-9 · 787-10 (B78X)

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Alternative names

  • Boeing 787-9 BBJ
  • Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
  • Boeing BBJ (787-9)
  • Boeing Dreamliner (Srs.9)
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