Boeing Unveils First Stretched 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing on 17 July, unveiled its first stretched variant of baseline 787-8 airliner from its Everett, Washington factory. The 787-9 Dreamline...

Boeing on 17 July, unveiled its first stretched variant of baseline 787-8 airliner from its Everett, Washington factory. The 787-9 Dreamliner also became the first 787 to don the new Boeing Commercial Airplanes livery.The airplane was just rolled out of the paint hangar.
The 787-9 will complement and extend the 787 family, offering airlines the ability to grow routes opened with the 787-8. With the fuselage stretched by 20 feet (6 meters), the 787-9 will carry 40 more passengers an additional 300 nautical miles (555 kilometers), with 20 percent less fuel use and 20 percent fewer emissions than similarly sized airplanes.
Maximum take-off weight is increased by 10% to 251,000 kg (553,000lb) and top range by 3.95% to 15,800 km (8,500nm).
The 787-9 leverages the visionary design of the 787-8, and features large, dimmable windows, large stow bins, modern LED lighting, higher humidity, a lower cabin altitude, cleaner air and a smoother ride.
This refreshed look for the Boeing family began with the 747-8 and evolved with the 737 MAX. The new livery retains many of the features of the original 787-8 livery, adding a prominent number on the tail to help distinguish among models within the same product family.
Boeing is on track to roll out and fly the 787-9, currently in final production, in late summer. First delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand is set for mid-2014.

Source: www.boeing.com