B787-9 klargjøres for United

PICTURE: First United 787-9 leaves paint shop

14:58 14 May 2014

United Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 has left the paint shop, as it is 
readied for delivery in July.

Roll out from the paint shop occurred a little more than a month after
theaircraft exited Boeing’s final assembly line in Everett, 
Washington, on 8 April.

The United 787-9 is the first customer -9 to be powered by General
Electric GEnx engines, and will be one of six participating in the flight
test programme for the stretched variant. In total Boeing's flight-test
programme comprises four R-R powered 787-9s and two GEnx-
powered aircraft.

The Chicago-based carrier will place the aircraft in service on
domesticroutes in September or October, with international 
servicebetween Los Angeles International and Melbourne 
Tullamarine International airports beginning on 26 October.

The 787-9 is configured with 252 seats, split between 48 in business
class, 88 in economy plus and 116 in economy.

United plans to take two 787-9s in 2014 and has a firm order for 26
of the type