Right now, HL7209 is the second newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in the Korean Air Fleet. However, when the ten pending orders arrive, it’ll be pretty much the middle child. We photographed this B789 on July 1, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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HL7209
HL7209 performed its initial flight on December 3, 2018. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was delivered to Korean Air on December 19, 2018. This is one of ten B789 airliners currently in the main fleet of this airline. There are ten more on order.
This airplane is configured for a maximum total of 269 passengers. There are six seats in first class, 18 more in business class and 245 economy class seats.
See more aircraft at our Korean Air Fleet Page.
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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.
Korean Air
Korean Air was founded in 1946 as Korean National Airlines. The airline is headquartered in Gonghang-Dong, Gangseo-Gu, Seoul, South Korea. Korean Air flies to 150 destinations worldwide with a fleet of nearly 180 aircraft.
The most in the fleet will soon be the Boeing 777-300ER with 20 currently flying and ten more on order. There are ten Airbus A380-800 aircraft in the fleet with no plans to increase that number.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance, along with AeroMexico, Air France and Delta Air Lines. SkyTeam was established in June, 2000 and has 20 full member airlines in the alliance.