Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to operate a Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, after completing…
A TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8 made an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport on 31 August after a passenger suffered a medical emergency. Flight OR191, operated by aircraft PH-TFK, was travelling from Mombasa to Amsterdam when the crew diverted to Düsseldorf to enable the passenger to receive medical assistance. The service had originated in Zanzibar […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban2 SeptVT-AWD, Air India’s fourth linefit 787-9 Dreamliner landed in India earlier this week. This is the fourth linefit aircraft for the airline, joining the six former Vistara 787-9s and 26 787-8 Dreamliners of Air India. The legacy Dreamliners are undergoing refurbishments and refits along with heavy maintenance checks wherever due. Air India plans to complete […]
NetworkThoughts•Network Thoughts1 SeptAir India is swapping the Airbus A321LR for the legacy Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on its Delhi-Manila route, a change that trades away the Premium Economy cabin the route has had since launch in exchange for a meaningfully larger aircraft. The A321LR flies in a 188-seat, three-class configuration: 12 Business, 24 Premium Economy and 152 Economy. […]
NetworkThoughts•Network Thoughts25 Aug
Qatar Airways has become the first airline to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, globally. The carrier has also completed Starlink rollout across its 787-8 sub-fleet in 7 months, bringing the...
Qatar Airways has reached a new milestone in its global Starlink programme, further expanding high-speed onboard connectivity across its widebody fleet. The airline has now become the first carrier globally to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft, while completing the rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet and bringing the total number of Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft in operation to 150.
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 flying from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Munich (MUC) diverted to Boston Logan…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope13 AugAir India has begun a series of phased modifications on its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This is in response to a directive from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which raised concerns about the safety of door assist handles on Boeing 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 jets. The modifications are not expected to impact Air […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack28 Jul
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced it will unveil a specially painted “Red Pokemon Jet” at the end…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim1 JulA TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered PH-TFM operating flight OR191 from Mombasa to Amsterdam on 22 June made a precautionary diversion to Rhodes International Airport on Monday after the crew reported a possible technical problem during the flight. According to flight-tracking data, the aircraft departed from its planned route and diverted to Rhodes, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban23 Jun
During my two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I had an extended layover at Amman Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), between two Royal Jordanian flights. I was arriving from Bangkok (BKK) in Royal Jordanian’s Boeing 787-8 business class, and departing to Frankfurt nearly six hours later, in Royal Jordanian’s Embraer E190-E2 business class.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Jun
For the next segment of my two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I flew Royal Jordanian’s Boeing 787-8 business class (branded as Crown Class) on the 9hr5min flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Amman (AMM).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Jun