The eleventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to join the fleet of Etihad Airways. We were able to photographed A6-BLK on August 5, 2022 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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A6-BLK
A6-BLK performed its first flight on January 6, 2017. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was delivered to Etihad Airways on January 20, 2017. This is the eleventh oldest of the 30 B789 aircraft currently in this airline’s main fleet. There are eleven more on order.
This airliner is configured for a maximum total of 299 passengers. There are 28 seats in business class and 271 economy class seats.
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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
The first B789 took flight on September 17, 2013 and first entered service with Air New Zealand on July 8, 2014. This aircraft is 63 metres or 206 feet in length, 20 feet longer than the initial Boeing 787-8 variant. Both models share the same 60 metre or 197 foot wingspan. At the tail, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner stands 17 metres or 56 feet in height.
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways was founded in July, 2003 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airline is based at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). That airport opened in 1982 and has two runways, both, 4,100 metres or 13,451 feet in length.
The airline has a fleet of over 180 aircraft, flying to 130 destinations around the world. The fleet is slated to more than double in size with nearly 160 more airplanes on order. The largest in the fleet is the Airbus A380-800 (to be reinstated into the fleet in 2023) while the most numerous is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.