List of Boeing 787 operators
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The following is a list of commercial operators of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Tables
· Airline operators
Aeroméxico
Aeroméxico
Airline
Aeroméxico
Country
Mexico
First commercial service
September 24, 2013
787-8
8
787-9
14
Total in service
22
Air Austral
Air Austral
Airline
Air Austral
Country
Réunion
First commercial service
June 10, 2016
787-8
2
Total in service
2
Air Canada
Air Canada
Airline
Air Canada
Country
Canada
First commercial service
May 23, 2014
787-8
8
787-9
32
Total in service
40
Air China
Air China
Airline
Air China
Country
China
First commercial service
May 26, 2016
787-9
14
Total in service
14
Air Europa
Air Europa
Airline
Air Europa
Country
Spain
First commercial service
April 1, 2016
787-8
11
787-9
15
Total in service
26
Air France
Air France
Airline
Air France
Country
France
First commercial service
January 9, 2017
787-9
10
Total in service
10
Air India
Air India
Airline
Air India
Country
India
First commercial service
September 19, 2012
787-8
26
787-9
7
Total in service
33
Notes
One Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB) written off after crashing as Air India Flight 171.
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Airline
Air New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
First commercial service
August 9, 2014
787-9
14
Total in service
14
Notes
Launch customer of 787-9.
Air Premia
Air Premia
Airline
Air Premia
Country
South Korea
First commercial service
March 31, 2021
787-9
7
Total in service
7
Air Tahiti Nui
Air Tahiti Nui
Airline
Air Tahiti Nui
Country
French Polynesia
First commercial service
November 1, 2018
787-9
4
Total in service
4
Air Tanzania
Air Tanzania
Airline
Air Tanzania
Country
Tanzania
First commercial service
July 29, 2018
787-8
3
Total in service
3
All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways
Airline
All Nippon Airways
Country
Japan
First commercial service
October 26, 2011
787-8
34
787-9
44
787-10
8
Total in service
86
Notes
Launch customer of 787-8.
Largest operator overall.
American Airlines
American Airlines
Airline
American Airlines
Country
United States
First commercial service
May 7, 2015
787-8
37
787-9
26
Total in service
63
Notes
Largest 787-8 operator.
Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Country
Austria
First commercial service
June 17, 2024
787-9
2
Total in service
2
Avianca
Avianca
Airline
Avianca
Country
Colombia
First commercial service
January 16, 2015
787-8
16
Total in service
16
Azerbaijan Airlines
Azerbaijan Airlines
Airline
Azerbaijan Airlines
Country
Azerbaijan
First commercial service
March 1, 2015
787-8
2
Total in service
2
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Airline
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Country
Bangladesh
First commercial service
September 5, 2018
787-8
4
787-9
2
Total in service
6
British Airways
British Airways
Airline
British Airways
Country
United Kingdom
First commercial service
August 9, 2013
787-8
12
787-9
18
787-10
12
Total in service
42
China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
November 1, 2018
787-9
4
Total in service
4
China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
June 7, 2013
787-8
10
787-9
19
Total in service
29
Egyptair
Egyptair
Airline
Egyptair
Country
Egypt
First commercial service
March 31, 2019
787-9
8
Total in service
8
El Al
El Al
Airline
El Al
Country
Israel
First commercial service
August 23, 2017
787-8
4
787-9
13
Total in service
17
Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Country
Ethiopia
First commercial service
August 16, 2012
787-8
19
787-9
10
Total in service
29
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways
Airline
Etihad Airways
Country
United Arab Emirates
First commercial service
February 1, 2015
787-9
34
787-10
10
Total in service
44
EVA Air
EVA Air
Airline
EVA Air
Country
Taiwan
First commercial service
November 1, 2018
787-9
7
787-10
12
Total in service
19
Gulf Air
Gulf Air
Airline
Gulf Air
Country
Bahrain
First commercial service
June 15, 2018
787-9
10
Total in service
10
Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines
Airline
Hainan Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
July 8, 2013
787-8
10
787-9
28
Total in service
38
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Airline
Hawaiian Airlines
Country
United States
First commercial service
April 15, 2024
787-9
4
Total in service
4
Notes
All to be transferred to Alaska Airlines by Spring 2026.
Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways
Airline
Iraqi Airways
Country
Iraq
First commercial service
June 22, 2023
787-8
2
Total in service
2
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines
Airline
Japan Airlines
Country
Japan
First commercial service
April 22, 2012
787-8
23
787-9
22
Total in service
45
Jetstar
Jetstar
Airline
Jetstar
Country
Australia
First commercial service
November 13, 2013
787-8
11
Total in service
11
Juneyao Airlines
Juneyao Airlines
Airline
Juneyao Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
October 25, 2018
787-9
9
Total in service
9
Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways
Airline
Kenya Airways
Country
Kenya
First commercial service
June 4, 2014
787-8
9
Total in service
9
KLM
KLM
Airline
KLM
Country
Netherlands
First commercial service
November 23, 2015
787-9
13
787-10
12
Total in service
25
Korean Air
Korean Air
Airline
Korean Air
Country
South Korea
First commercial service
March 7, 2017
787-8
1
787-9
14
787-10
10
Total in service
25
Notes
787-8 is in BBJ configuration.
LATAM Brasil
LATAM Brasil
Airline
LATAM Brasil
Country
Brazil
First commercial service
September 21, 2021
787-9
1
Total in service
1
LATAM Chile
LATAM Chile
Airline
LATAM Chile
Country
Chile
First commercial service
May 5, 2016
787-8
10
787-9
26
Total in service
36
LOT Polish Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines
Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Country
Poland
First commercial service
December 14, 2012
787-8
8
787-9
7
Total in service
15
Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Airline
Lufthansa
Country
Germany
First commercial service
August 29, 2022
787-9
5
Total in service
5
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Airline
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Country
Mongolia
First commercial service
August 10, 2023
787-9
2
Total in service
2
Neos
Neos
Airline
Neos
Country
Italy
First commercial service
December 25, 2017
787-9
6
Total in service
6
Norse Atlantic Airways
Norse Atlantic Airways
Airline
Norse Atlantic Airways
Country
Norway
First commercial service
June 14, 2022
787-9
8
Total in service
8
Norse Atlantic UK
Norse Atlantic UK
Airline
Norse Atlantic UK
Country
United Kingdom
First commercial service
March 23, 2023
787-9
4
Total in service
4
Oman Air
Oman Air
Airline
Oman Air
Country
Oman
First commercial service
October 17, 2015
787-8
1
787-9
7
Total in service
10
Notes
One Boeing 787-8 leased to Qatar Airways.
One Boeing 787-9 leased to Riyadh Air.
Qantas
Qantas
Airline
Qantas
Country
Australia
First commercial service
December 25, 2017
787-9
14
Total in service
14
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways
Airline
Qatar Airways
Country
Qatar
First commercial service
November 20, 2012
787-8
31
787-9
23
Total in service
54
Notes
130 more Boeing 787s across each variant on order.
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Country
Morocco
First commercial service
January 20, 2015
787-8
5
787-9
6
Total in service
11
Royal Brunei Airlines
Royal Brunei Airlines
Airline
Royal Brunei Airlines
Country
Brunei
First commercial service
October 18, 2013
787-8
5
Total in service
5
Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian
Airline
Royal Jordanian
Country
Jordan
First commercial service
September 1, 2014
787-8
7
Total in service
7
Saudia
Saudia
Airline
Saudia
Country
Saudi Arabia
First commercial service
March 11, 2016
787-9
13
787-10
8
Total in service
21
Scoot
Scoot
Airline
Scoot
Country
Singapore
First commercial service
February 5, 2015
787-8
13
787-9
10
Total in service
23
Shanghai Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
Airline
Shanghai Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
October 1, 2018
787-9
9
Total in service
7
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Country
Singapore
First commercial service
May 3, 2018
787-10
26
Total in service
26
Notes
Launch customer and largest operator of 787-10.
Operates the 1000th 787 Dreamliner (9V-SCP).
TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines
Airline
TAAG Angola Airlines
Country
Angola
787-9
1
Total in service
1
Thai Airways International
Thai Airways International
Airline
Thai Airways International
Country
Thailand
First commercial service
July 25, 2014
787-8
6
787-9
4
Total in service
10
Notes
The order for 45 new 787-9 aircraft was officially confirmed on 20 February 2024
Three aircraft were leased from AerCap with additional order options.
Will be the largest operator of Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Southeast Asia once all planes are delivered.
TUI Airways
TUI Airways
Airline
TUI Airways
Country
United Kingdom
First commercial service
July 8, 2013
787-8
8
787-9
5
Total in service
13
TUI fly Belgium
TUI fly Belgium
Airline
TUI fly Belgium
Country
Belgium
First commercial service
October 19, 2016
787-8
1
Total in service
1
TUI fly Netherlands
TUI fly Netherlands
Airline
TUI fly Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
First commercial service
October 1, 2015
787-8
4
Total in service
4
TUI fly Nordic
TUI fly Nordic
Airline
TUI fly Nordic
Country
Sweden
First commercial service
September 21, 2021
787-9
1
Total in service
1
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Airline
Turkish Airlines
Country
Turkey
First commercial service
July 8, 2019
787-9
24
Total in service
24
United Airlines
United Airlines
Airline
United Airlines
Country
United States
First commercial service
November 4, 2012
787-8
12
787-9
52
787-10
21
Total in service
85
Uzbekistan Airways
Uzbekistan Airways
Airline
Uzbekistan Airways
Country
Uzbekistan
First commercial service
September 5, 2016
787-8
7
Total in service
7
Notes
Remaining 787s to be delivered starting 2029.
Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines
Airline
Vietnam Airlines
Country
Vietnam
First commercial service
August 4, 2015
787-9
11
787-10
6
Total in service
17
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Country
United Kingdom
First commercial service
October 28, 2014
787-9
17
Total in service
17
WestJet
WestJet
Airline
WestJet
Country
Canada
First commercial service
April 28, 2019
787-9
7
Total in service
7
XiamenAir
XiamenAir
Airline
XiamenAir
Country
China
First commercial service
September 3, 2014
787-8
6
787-9
6
Total in service
12
Zipair Tokyo
Zipair Tokyo
Airline
Zipair Tokyo
Country
Japan
First commercial service
October 16, 2020
787-8
8
Total in service
8
Notes
787-9 deliveries due to begin in 2027.
| Airline | Country | First commercial service | Photo | 787-8 | 787-9 | 787-10 | Total in service | Notes |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico | September 24, 2013 | | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||
| Air Austral | Réunion | June 10, 2016 | | 2 | 2 | |||
| Air Canada | Canada | May 23, 2014 | | 8 | 32 | 40 | ||
| Air China | China | May 26, 2016 | | 14 | 14 | |||
| Air Europa | Spain | April 1, 2016 | | 11 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Air France | France | January 9, 2017 | | 10 | 10 | |||
| Air India | India | September 19, 2012 | | 26 | 7 | 33 | One Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB) written off after crashing as Air India Flight 171. | |
| Air New Zealand | New Zealand | August 9, 2014 | | 14 | 14 | Launch customer of 787-9. | ||
| Air Premia | South Korea | March 31, 2021 | | 7 | 7 | |||
| Air Tahiti Nui | French Polynesia | November 1, 2018 | | 4 | 4 | |||
| Air Tanzania | Tanzania | July 29, 2018 | | 3 | 3 | |||
| All Nippon Airways | Japan | October 26, 2011 | | 34 | 44 | 8 | 86 | Launch customer of 787-8. Largest operator overall. |
| American Airlines | United States | May 7, 2015 | | 37 | 26 | 63 | Largest 787-8 operator. | |
| Austrian Airlines | Austria | June 17, 2024 | | 2 | 2 | |||
| Avianca | Colombia | January 16, 2015 | | 16 | 16 | |||
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Azerbaijan | March 1, 2015 | | 2 | 2 | |||
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Bangladesh | September 5, 2018 | | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| British Airways | United Kingdom | August 9, 2013 | | 12 | 18 | 12 | 42 | |
| China Eastern Airlines | China | November 1, 2018 | | 4 | 4 | |||
| China Southern Airlines | China | June 7, 2013 | | 10 | 19 | 29 | ||
| Egyptair | Egypt | March 31, 2019 | | 8 | 8 | |||
| El Al | Israel | August 23, 2017 | | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||
| Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | August 16, 2012 | | 19 | 10 | 29 | ||
| Etihad Airways | United Arab Emirates | February 1, 2015 | | 34 | 10 | 44 | ||
| EVA Air | Taiwan | November 1, 2018 | | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||
| Gulf Air | Bahrain | June 15, 2018 | | 10 | 10 | |||
| Hainan Airlines | China | July 8, 2013 | | 10 | 28 | 38 | ||
| Hawaiian Airlines | United States | April 15, 2024 | | 4 | 4 | All to be transferred to Alaska Airlines by Spring 2026. | ||
| Iraqi Airways | Iraq | June 22, 2023 | | 2 | 2 | |||
| Japan Airlines | Japan | April 22, 2012 | | 23 | 22 | 45 | ||
| Jetstar | Australia | November 13, 2013 | | 11 | 11 | |||
| Juneyao Airlines | China | October 25, 2018 | | 9 | 9 | |||
| Kenya Airways | Kenya | June 4, 2014 | | 9 | 9 | |||
| KLM | Netherlands | November 23, 2015 | | 13 | 12 | 25 | ||
| Korean Air | South Korea | March 7, 2017 | | 1 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 787-8 is in BBJ configuration. |
| LATAM Brasil | Brazil | September 21, 2021 | | 1 | 1 | |||
| LATAM Chile | Chile | May 5, 2016 | | 10 | 26 | 36 | ||
| LOT Polish Airlines | Poland | December 14, 2012 | | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Lufthansa | Germany | August 29, 2022 | | 5 | 5 | |||
| MIAT Mongolian Airlines | Mongolia | August 10, 2023 | | 2 | 2 | |||
| Neos | Italy | December 25, 2017 | | 6 | 6 | |||
| Norse Atlantic Airways | Norway | June 14, 2022 | | 8 | 8 | |||
| Norse Atlantic UK | United Kingdom | March 23, 2023 | | 4 | 4 | |||
| Oman Air | Oman | October 17, 2015 | | 1 | 7 | 10 | One Boeing 787-8 leased to Qatar Airways. One Boeing 787-9 leased to Riyadh Air. | |
| Qantas | Australia | December 25, 2017 | | 14 | 14 | |||
| Qatar Airways | Qatar | November 20, 2012 | | 31 | 23 | 54 | 130 more Boeing 787s across each variant on order. | |
| Royal Air Maroc | Morocco | January 20, 2015 | | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Royal Brunei Airlines | Brunei | October 18, 2013 | | 5 | 5 | |||
| Royal Jordanian | Jordan | September 1, 2014 | | 7 | 7 |
· Former operators
Air Japan
Air Japan
Airline
Air Japan
Country
Japan
First commercial service
February 1, 2024
Notes
Ceased operations on March 28, 2026.
Arke
Arke
Airline
Arke
Country
Netherlands
First commercial service
June 8, 2014
Notes
Rebranded to TUI fly Netherlands in 2015.
Bamboo Airways
Bamboo Airways
Airline
Bamboo Airways
Country
Vietnam
First commercial service
January 1, 2020
Notes
2 were transferred to Austrian Airlines.
Jetairfly
Jetairfly
Airline
Jetairfly
Country
Belgium
First commercial service
December 8, 2013
Notes
Rebranded to TUI fly Belgium in 2016.
LAN Airlines
LAN Airlines
Airline
LAN Airlines
Country
Chile
First commercial service
October 1, 2012
Notes
Rebranded to LATAM Chile in 2016.
Norwegian Air Sweden
Norwegian Air Sweden
Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden
Country
Sweden
First commercial service
April 10, 2019
Norwegian Air UK
Norwegian Air UK
Airline
Norwegian Air UK
Country
United Kingdom
First commercial service
July 20, 2016
Notes
Ceased operations in 2021.
Norwegian Long Haul
Norwegian Long Haul
Airline
Norwegian Long Haul
Country
Norway
First commercial service
May 29, 2015
Notes
Ceased operations in 2021.
Suparna Airlines
Suparna Airlines
Airline
Suparna Airlines
Country
China
First commercial service
December 15, 2018
Notes
787-8 transferred to Hainan Airlines.
One 787-9 transferred to MIAT Mongolian Airlines.
Vistara
Vistara
Airline
Vistara
Country
India
First commercial service
February 29, 2020
Notes
Merged with Air India.
| Airline | Country | First commercial service | Photo | Notes |
| Air Japan | Japan | February 1, 2024 | | Ceased operations on March 28, 2026. |
| Arke | Netherlands | June 8, 2014 | | Rebranded to TUI fly Netherlands in 2015. |
| Bamboo Airways | Vietnam | January 1, 2020 | | 2 were transferred to Austrian Airlines. |
| Jetairfly | Belgium | December 8, 2013 | | Rebranded to TUI fly Belgium in 2016. |
| LAN Airlines | Chile | October 1, 2012 | | Rebranded to LATAM Chile in 2016. |
| Norwegian Air Sweden | Sweden | April 10, 2019 | ||
| Norwegian Air UK | United Kingdom | July 20, 2016 | | Ceased operations in 2021. |
| Norwegian Long Haul | Norway | May 29, 2015 | | Ceased operations in 2021. |
| Suparna Airlines | China | December 15, 2018 | 787-8 transferred to Hainan Airlines. One 787-9 transferred to MIAT Mongolian Airlines. | |
| Vistara | India | February 29, 2020 | | Merged with Air India. |
References
- TUI fly Belgium was known as Jetairfly when they first introduced the Boeing 787 into commercial service.
- TUI fly Netherlands was known as Arkefly when they first introduced the Boeing 787 into commercial service.
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