Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the stretched, longer-range variant of the 787 family and the workhorse of modern long-haul aviation for mid-sized widebody missions. The aircraft entered service with Air New Zealand in 2014 and has since been adopted by airlines around the world for routes that previously required 777s or A330s but where capacity or range requirements suited a smaller aircraft. The 787-9 introduced significant fuel efficiency improvements over earlier widebodies, with around 20 percent lower fuel burn per seat than the aircraft it replaced. It uses a composite fuselage and wings, larger windows than earlier Boeings, and cabin pressurization equivalent to a lower altitude, which passengers often report as a more comfortable long-haul experience. The 787-9 now operates hundreds of long-haul routes and is the most common Dreamliner variant in global service.