Summary

  • The Boeing 787 has three variants – 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10, offering different capacities for passengers.
  • LATAM, Japan Airlines, British Airways, American Airlines, and United Airlines utilize the Dreamliner for international routes to the USA.
  • American Airlines operates the most flights with the 787 in June, providing 691,686 seats and 2,978,236,023 available seat miles.

Boeing’s popular 787 aircraft has revolutionized our travel with its flexed wings and composite design, making it one of the most modern jets currently available. With stiff competition from the Airbus A350 variant, the Dreamliner addresses the needs of airlines worldwide as often the most frequently spotted widebody at most major airports. But where are they flying to in the United States?

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The market has three different 787 variants: the 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10. These represent the aircraft’s leaps, including efficiency, economy, capability, and size, similar to the 737 models. Each model is slightly larger than the other:

  • Boeing 787-8 | 56.7 meters | 242 passengers
  • Boeing 787-9 | 62.8 meters | 290 passengers
  • Boeing 787-10 | 68.3 meters | 330 passengers

While domestically, American Airlines recently removed the 787 services between Miami and Los Angeles in favor of Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, this hasn’t stopped its international ambitions, with 2,748 flights in June to and from the United States, let’s dig into these figures a little more below:

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5

LATAM Airlines

516 flights

South American airline LATAM operates direct services to and from the United States from its home countries, such as Brazil and Chile. LATAM will serve the US 516 times in June alone with the 787, representing 146,977 seats and 655,919,617 available seat miles (ASMs).

While this list is just a sample, the Dreamliner from LATAM is deployed on routes including Fortaleza and Santiago to Miami, Sao Paulo to New York JFK, and Santiago to Los Angeles. According to ch-Aviation, an online airline database, the airline has a fleet of 21 787, a mix of 787-8 and 787-9 variants. It also has another 12 on wet lease.

4

Japan Airlines

572 flights

Connecting Japan to the United States, Japan Air Lines surpasses its closest competitor, LATAM, with 572 flights for June. While its nearest neighbor, All Nippon Airlines, another Japanese carrier, is absent from this list, JL will provide 120,766 seats in June to and from the United States. This represents 591,113,176 ASM and connects cities such as:

  • Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO)
  • Tokyo Narita (NRT) to San Diego (SAN)

According to data from ch-Aviation, Japan Airlines (JAL) has a fleet of 23 x 787-8 aircraft and 21 (plus one parked) 787-9 aircraft.

3

British Airways

706 flights

The flag carrier of the United Kingdom has optimized its transatlantic network since the introduction of the Dreamliner, launching routes that were never feasible before. Since the airline has welcomed the 787, destinations like Nashville, New Orleans, and Austin have surfaced. This June, Americans can expect 706 rotations of the 787, representing 163,076 seats across 706,138,1036 available seat miles.

British Airways operates all three of the 787 variants, with 37 in total; this is broken down as below:

Variant

Active aircraft

Parked

Average age

787-10

Seven

3.1 years

787-9

11

One

9.0 years

787-8

17

One

8.0 years

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2

American Airlines

2,748 flights

Almost quadruple that of British Airways, and not surprisingly, is American Airlines, one of the United States ‘Big Three’ airlines. American Airlines calls Dallas, Texas, home; however, it has a substantial network to and from the United States from various bases. Its most extensive base is Dallas and Fort Worth; however, New York, JFK, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia hold a substantial capacity. American Airlines operates one of the largest fleets of Dreamliners in the world. Its fleet includes 37 787-8s with a total capacity of 8,658 seats, and its top routes on the 787-9 include DFW to Tokyo Haneda and PHL to London Heathrow.

Around 80% of American Airlines’ fleet comprises narrowbody aircraft. The airline flies a mix of Boeing and Airbus aircraft and is one of the world’s biggest operators of the Boeing 787. In both orders and deliveries, it only lags behind United and ANA. American Airlines currently has 37 Boeing 787-8 in its fleet, with an average age of six years. The 787-8s provide a total seat capacity for the airline of 8,658. For the 787-9, American Airlines has 22 in its current fleet, with an average age of 6.6 years. These give the airline a total seat capacity of 13,590.

For June, America will operate 2,748 flights, with the 787 representing 691,686 seats and 2,978,236,023 available seat miles.

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United Airlines

2,937 flights

Leading the pack is Chicago-based Star Alliance member United Airlines. This June, UA will offer 804,492 seats onboard the iconic Dreamliner, representing more ASM combined (4,158,260,867) than British Airways, Japan Air Lines, and LATAM combined.

United Airlines has a fleet of 68 combined 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 aircraft, which operate across its domestic and international network and can be spotted at many of the carrier’s international gateways.

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    Japan Airlines

    IATA/ICAO Code:
    JL/JAL

    Airline Type:
    Full Service Carrier

    Hub(s):
    Tokyo Haneda Airport, Tokyo Narita Airport

    Year Founded:
    1951

    Alliance:
    oneworld

    CEO:
    Yuji Akasaka

    Country:
    Japan

  • British Airways Tile

    British Airways

    IATA/ICAO Code:
    BA/BAW

    Airline Type:
    Full Service Carrier

    Hub(s):
    London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport

    Year Founded:
    1974

    Alliance:
    oneworld

    Airline Group:
    IAG

    CEO:
    Sean Doyle

    Country:
    United Kingdom

    Loyalty Program:
    British Airways Executive Club

    Region:
    Europe

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