Largest of the Boeing 787s will finally fly regularly to Brazil – 06/02/2023 – Market

One of Boeing’s most modern aircraft will finally fly regularly to Brazil with United Airlines, one of the main operators of the 787 Dreamliner.

The American company, which was born within Boeing, was the first to simultaneously operate the three Dreamliner models: the 787-8, the 787-9 and the 787-10, the latter measuring 68 meters in length, the largest in the family.

As with the 777, United has always prioritized Brazil to use its newest aircraft, with São Paulo being one of the first destinations to receive the 787-8 and 787-9, but the 787-10 had not yet been placed for the capital of São Paulo on a regular basis.

With the exception of a flight in December 2020, the American company has never flown the model to Brazil, something never done regularly by another company, since KLM made the first flight of the 787-10 to Brazil, but in just one punctual operation.

All plans had been postponed by the pandemic and by the delay in the delivery of the 787, which now has normal manufacturing. However, as of the next February 25th, the 787-10 will replace the 777-200ER on the daily flight between Chicago and São Paulo.

The switch will result in a 15% increase in seat availability, as the 787-10 can carry 42 more passengers than the 777-200ER and 61 more than the smaller model, the 787-9.

Another change in the United operation in São Paulo is the flight to Houston, in which the 767-300ER leaves for the entrance of the 787-9, increasing the number of seats on the route by 48. Flights to Newark (New York) continue with the 777-200ER and flights to Washington will resume operations on March 25 with the 767-400ER.