There’s no KungFu Panda livery on B-1345, one of Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner models. Four of the airlines B789 aircraft are painted with a special livery honouring the animated movie franchise. We photographed B-1345 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on February 17, 2018.
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B-1345
B-1345 performed its maiden flight on October 31, 2017 and was delivered to Hainan Airlines on November 12, 2017. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is configured for a maximum total of 292 passengers with 30 seats in business class and 262 economy class seats. That total is six seats fewer than the Air Canada Boeing 787-9. Currently, this is one of 24 B789 airliners in the main Hainan fleet with 14 more on order.
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.
Hainan Airlines
Established in 1989 as Hainan Province Airlines, the name was shortened to just Hainan Airlines in 1996. The parent company is Grand China Air and includes seven subsidiaries. The airline is headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, China and has a fleet of around 230 aircraft flying to 110 destinations around the world.
The fleet is led by the Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787-9, both capable of carrying a maximum total of 292 passengers. Four of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner models are painted with a special livery honouring the KungFu Panda animated movie franchise. Hainan, like most China based airlines, has orders in for the Chinese built Comac C919. Deliveries will start in 2020 or later for this competitor airliner for the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo.
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