More Dreamliners for United

United Airlines announced on Monday that it had ordered another 9 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in a deal worth $2.53 billion according to list prices or $1.95 billion at real prices.

United Airlines says the order forms part of its fleet strategy of replacing older widebody jets with new, advanced aircraft which can fly farther for less. In total, The U.S. airline has ordered 64 examples of Boeing's Dreamliner family of aircraft.

The airline started operating the Dreamliner in 2012, and later this year is all set to take delivery of the largest member of the Dreamliner family, the 787-10, which can seat up to 330 passengers in a standard configuration. While the aeroplane is capable of flying long distances with a range of 6,430 nautical miles, United today announced plans to debut its first 787-10 on premium transcontinental routes in the U.S., boosting its coast-to-coast schedules to offer passengers travelling between New York/Newark and Los Angeles and San Francisco more flights and more premium seats.

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Transcontinental schedules for United's new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners

United to debut Boeing 787-10 aircraft on premium transcontinental flights and boosts its coast-to-coast schedules offering customers more flights and more premium seats on the hour

On Monday, the US megacarrier, United Airlines announced the enhancement to its transcontinental service will offer passengers more flights and more seats between New York/Newark and Los Angeles and San Francisco.

United will operate more flights than any other airline and starting 7th January 2019, the carrier will be the first North American airline to operate the Boeing 787-10, the newest aircraft in the Dreamliner family, on select transcontinental flights between New York/Newark and Los Angeles and New York/Newark and San Francisco.

United's newly enhanced transcontinental schedule combined with the new aircraft will mean the carrier will offer over 7,200 seats, with more than 1,000 premium seats per day, more than any other airline. In total, the airline will offer 27 daily flights between New York and Los Angeles and San Francisco.  "We have created the best schedule for our business and leisure customers by offering more choice and more convenience when planning travel between coasts. Combined with the addition of our newest aircraft, the Boeing 787-10, the schedule enhancements build on United's industry-leading onboard experience," said Ankit Gupta, United's vice president of Domestic Network Planning and Scheduling.  

The 787-10 is configured with 44 of United's exclusive United Polaris seats; 21 United Premium Plus seats which will initially be sold as Economy Plus; 54 Economy Plus seats; and 199 United Economy seats.

United to base 787 Deamliners at Newark

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will be put on at least six international routes heading to Europe mega US carrier United Airlines has said.

The airline advises that from summer next year it will base the 787s at its Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey hub to operate flights to various destinations in Europe. Although the airline hasn't publically said which variant of the 787 would be based at Newark, it is believed to be the -10.  United have configured the 787-10s with 318 seats in total, spread over the carriers Polaris business class, premium economy and economy and its boss has previous, stated the aircraft is ideal for its European routes.

In a report issued by Flight Global, the airline has communicated its Dreamliner placement to staff in  a memo, saying that the airline will deploy 160 Dreamliner rated pilots, including 55 captains and 105 first officers, at Newark from the end of March next year.

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Boeing Delivers World's First 787-10 Dreamliner to Singapore Airlines

Boeing and Singapore Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the first 787-10 aircraft which is the largest of the Dreamliner family. About 3,000 people marked the milestone at Boeing's facility in North Charleston, South Carolina where the latest 787 model is manufactured.