Boeing 787-9
The stretched long-ranger — and the best-selling Dreamliner · First flight 2013 · In service 2014
The 787-9 stretches the fuselage by about 6 m to 62.8 m, adding roughly 50 seats while also increasing range — up to about 15,400 km. The prototype first flew from Paine Field on 17 September 2013.
Launch customer Air New Zealand took delivery of the first aircraft, ZK-NZE, in an all-black livery in July 2014 and flew the type's first commercial service, Auckland to Sydney, on 9 August 2014. It has since become by far the most popular version: around 777 of the first 1,322 Dreamliners delivered were -9s, and in 2026 the FAA cleared a higher 259.2-tonne take-off weight.
Its range made history in March 2018, when Qantas used a 787-9 to open Perth–London Heathrow — about 14,500 km and roughly 17 hours, the first regular non-stop link between Australia and Europe.
