B-1499, a Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner not wearing a special Kung Fu Panda livery. It seems your just as likely to see one of the Chinese airline’s specially painted B789 aircraft than one in the ‘Plain Jane’ livery. We photographed B-1499 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on May 20, 2018.
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B-1499
B-1499 performed its maiden flight on October 8, 2017 and was delivered to Hainan Airlines on October 19, 2017, just seven months prior to us photographing this Boeing 787-9. This B789 is configured for a maximum total of 292 passengers with 30 seats in business class and 262 economy class seats. This is one of 17 Boeing 787-9 airliners currently in the fleet with six 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 nearly 210 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. 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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