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Transatlantic Teatime: Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy On a 787-9 Dreamliner
Last month we were on Virgin Atlantic’s first flight using jet fuel made from recycled pollution. The service was operated by one of the older planes in Virgin’s fleet, the classic 747-400. It’s...
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Inside America’s Most Punctual Airline: Interviewing Hawaiian Airlines’ Head...
You’re sitting by the gate at the airport, watching the clock tick closer to your flight’s boarding time. Suddenly, there’s a *ding* overhead as the PA system comes on. Your stress levels rise. You...
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Something New, Something Blue: Flying KLM’s 787-9 Dreamliner Business Class
Founded in 1919, KLM is actually the world’s oldest airline still flying under its original name. How do you keep an airline with that long of a history feeling fresh? New planes definitely help, and...
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Photo Report: KLM World Business Class On a 787 From Amsterdam to Rio
https://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_3898-1.mp4 A while back I got to fly in KLM’s World Business Class on one of their new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. That flight was from San...
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Airline Sampler- Part 2: Flying in 1st Class on United’s 787-8 Dreamliner
N27908, United’s 8th 787. Photo Courtesy of BriBri (CC BY-SA 2.0) In part one of this series I provided an overview of my airline sampler trip (5 airlines over 4 days) and offered my thoughts on my...
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The Plane Awakens: ANA Star Wars 787-9
JA873A, better known as “The R2-D2 plane” rolled out of the paint hangar – Photo: Bernie Leighton | AirlineReporter It’s finally here! We’ve waited months to see ANA bring their cross-promotion with...
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ANA 787-8 Business Class, Kuala Lumpur, and Economy – Oh My!
An ANA 787-8 – Photo:Â Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren | JDLMultimedia When two AirlineReporter writers decide to go on a weekend guys trip, the possibilities are endless. The thing is – we don’t mind long...
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ANA’s R2-D2 Star Wars 787 Dreamliner – An Astromech Visits Seattle
ANA’s Star Wars R2-D2 arrives to gate S16 at SeaTac. This was the first time the aircraft had been deployed to Seattle. My initial assignment, with AirlineReporter long ago, was to cover the arrival...
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Hainan Airlines Commences Flights Between Los Angeles and Changsha
Hainan Airlines’ inaugural flight, operated by a Boeing 787-8 (B-2739), from Changsha to Los Angeles on final approach. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately operated carrier in China, commenced Los...
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Exclusive: Inaugural Route for American’s 787-9, Plus Other Routes & Cabin...
An American Boeing 787-8 (N812AN) at LAX; the 787-9 is a stretched version of the -8 This story has been updated to include new information about the availability of premium economy and anticipated...
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ANA Celebrates Delivery of its 50th Boeing 787 Dreamliner
It’s nice when the plane tells you the article’s title – Photo: Bernie Leighton | AirlineReporter Roughly five years ago, ANA took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. More than that, it was...
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Piloting Aeromexico’s Boeing 787 Simulator…With One Engine
Flight deck looks so realistic! – Photo: Jason Rabinowitz | AirlineReporter There are few things out there that given the chance to try for myself, I’ll jump at the opportunity. An hour in a level DÂ...
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Upgraded on a Wing and a Prayer (and a Typhoon)
Looking great, even under a stormy sky – Photo: Manu Venkat | AirlineReporter Everyone remembers their first time. Their first time getting upgraded on an international flight, that is. For some...
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17 hours in the friendly skies — United’s LAX-SIN route is the 3rd longest...
Our United 787-9 being made ready for the inaugural long-haul LAX-SIN flight Superlatives abounded on this, the inaugural non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore. Itâ€s billed as the...
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Etihad’s Dreamliner Business Class
A few years ago Etihad Airways set out to streamline itself. After hitting hard times and running into fierce competition, it cut routes, cut costs, and invested in a more fuel-efficient fleet. And...
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