Air France took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, seven years after the type first flew.
Air France took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, seven years after the type first flew.
The 787-9, with registration FHRBA, arrived in Paris this morning at 9 am.
The aircraft, leased from global lessor AerCap will make its first commercial flight on January 9 between Paris-CDG and Cairo.
The Air France-KLM Group has ordered a total of 18 787-9s and seven 787-10s, with an additional 12 787-9s leased through AerCap.
A second B787 will be delivered in April 2017. This aircraft will serve Montreal as of May 1st 2017.
The 787-9 leverages the visionary design of the 787-8, offering passenger-pleasing features such as the industry's largest windows, large overhead bins with room for everyone's bag, modern LED lighting, air that is cleaner, more humid and at a higher pressure for greater comfort and technology that senses and counters turbulence for a smoother ride.
The windows are approximately 30% larger than on similar aircraft and fuel consumption is reduced by about 20% compared with previous generations;
Eight French companies (Dassault Systems, Labinal, Latécoère, Messier-Bugatty-Dowty, Michelin, Radiall, Thalès and Zodiac Aérospace) have been selected to supply fundamental systems including the braking systems, doors, connectivity and landing gear.
