British Airways’ new Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 featuring on ITV’s Heathrow

 With British Airways’ new Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 featuring on ITV’s Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport series 2 – we thought we’d take a closer look at this
revolutionary aircraft!

 Since taking its first flight back in 2008, the Boeing 787 has fast became a game-changer in the aviation world.

What sets the Dreamliner series apart is the pioneering use of mainly composite materials which make the aircraft significantly lighter and up to 20% more fuel efficient then the aircraft it was designed to replace!
The new state of the art airliner comes in three different sizes to best accommodate different business requirements

Dreamliner variants
	787-800	787-9	787-1000 (yet to be launched)
Range	13,620km	14,140km	11,910km
Length	186ft	206ft	224ft
Height	55ft 10 in	55ft 10 in	55ft 10 in
Cargo	124.5 m3	154.4 m3	192.6 m3
Passengers	242 (2 class)	290 (2 class)	330 (2 class)

Some interesting facts!
Did you know 15 carriers use Dreamliners at Heathrow? We’ve taken a look at more facts and figures behind the 787 below: