LE BOURGET, France Boeing today at the 2013 Paris Air Show officially launched its largest 787 variant- 787-10, also the third mem...
LE BOURGET, France
Boeing today at the 2013 Paris Air Show officially launched its largest 787 variant- 787-10, also the third member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing also announced commitments for 102 787-10 airplanes from five customers across Europe, Asia and North America.
Customer launch commitments for the 787-10 include Air Lease Corporation, with 30 airplanes; GE Capital Aviation Services, with 10; International Airlines Group / British Airways, with 12 subject to shareholder approval; Singapore Airlines, with 30 and United Airlines, with 20 airplanes.
The new stretched 787-10 will fly up to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) — covering more than 90 percent of the world's twin-aisle routes — with seating for 300-330 passengers, depending on an airline's configuration choices.
The 787-10X will offer more seating and cargo capacity, while sacrificing the long range of the 787 models.
The 787-10X is stretched by 18 ft. to 224 ft. than 787-9, to seat an additional 43 passengers.
The second member of the family, the 787-9, is in final assembly in Everett, Washington, and is set to make its first flight later this year.
"The 787-10 Dreamliner will be the most-efficient jetliner in history. The airplane's operating economics are unmatched and it has all the incredible passenger-pleasing features that set the 787 family apart as truly special," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner. "The 787-10 is 25 percent more efficient than airplanes of its size today and more than 10 percent better thananything being offered by the competition for the future."
Design of the 787-10 has already started at Boeing, and international partners will be involved in detailed design in the months ahead. Final assembly and flight test of the 787-10 are set to begin in 2017, with first delivery targeted for 2018.
General Electric and Rolls-Royce will power the 787-10 with 76,000lb-thrust versions of the GEnx-1B and the Trent 1000-10, respectively.
The 787 family's unique interior offers passengers technologies that make their flights more enjoyable, including large, dimmable windows; cleaner air; higher humidity; lower cabin altitude; bigger stowage bins; soothing LED lighting and a smoother ride. The 787-10 will share a common type rating not only with the 787-8 and 787-9 but also with the popular Boeing 777, giving airlines additional flexibility in scheduling and training flight crews.
Boeing today at the 2013 Paris Air Show officially launched its largest 787 variant- 787-10, also the third member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing also announced commitments for 102 787-10 airplanes from five customers across Europe, Asia and North America.
Customer launch commitments for the 787-10 include Air Lease Corporation, with 30 airplanes; GE Capital Aviation Services, with 10; International Airlines Group / British Airways, with 12 subject to shareholder approval; Singapore Airlines, with 30 and United Airlines, with 20 airplanes.The new stretched 787-10 will fly up to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) — covering more than 90 percent of the world's twin-aisle routes — with seating for 300-330 passengers, depending on an airline's configuration choices.
The 787-10X will offer more seating and cargo capacity, while sacrificing the long range of the 787 models.
The 787-10X is stretched by 18 ft. to 224 ft. than 787-9, to seat an additional 43 passengers.
The second member of the family, the 787-9, is in final assembly in Everett, Washington, and is set to make its first flight later this year.
"The 787-10 Dreamliner will be the most-efficient jetliner in history. The airplane's operating economics are unmatched and it has all the incredible passenger-pleasing features that set the 787 family apart as truly special," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner. "The 787-10 is 25 percent more efficient than airplanes of its size today and more than 10 percent better thananything being offered by the competition for the future."
Design of the 787-10 has already started at Boeing, and international partners will be involved in detailed design in the months ahead. Final assembly and flight test of the 787-10 are set to begin in 2017, with first delivery targeted for 2018.
General Electric and Rolls-Royce will power the 787-10 with 76,000lb-thrust versions of the GEnx-1B and the Trent 1000-10, respectively.
The 787 family's unique interior offers passengers technologies that make their flights more enjoyable, including large, dimmable windows; cleaner air; higher humidity; lower cabin altitude; bigger stowage bins; soothing LED lighting and a smoother ride. The 787-10 will share a common type rating not only with the 787-8 and 787-9 but also with the popular Boeing 777, giving airlines additional flexibility in scheduling and training flight crews.
