--- title: "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 250–325 seats typically, 15,370 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Etihad Airways) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/boeing-787-9 --- Boeing # Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner The 787-9 is the stretched middle member of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner family, about 6 m longer than the original 787-8 and built mainly from carbon-fibre composites. Boeing quotes 250 to 325 seats in two classes and a range of up to 15,370 km. Airlines can choose GE GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. **Typical seats** 250–325 **Range** 15,370 km **First flight** September 2013 **In service since** August 2014 _\[Image: Boeing 787-9 JA895A in ANA livery taxiing at Tokyo Narita in March 2019\]_ Boeing 787-9 JA895A in ANA livery taxiing at Tokyo Narita in March 2019\. Photo: [Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing%5F787-9%5F%E2%80%98JA895A%E2%80%99%5FAll%5FNippon%5FAirways%5F%2848631700938%29.jpg), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** Boeing **ICAO / IATA code** B789 / 789 **First flight** 17 September 2013 **Entered service** 7 August 2014, with Air New Zealand **Status** In production **Engines** 2 × GE Aerospace GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 **Thrust per engine** 347.5 kN **Range** 15,370 km (8,299 nmi) **Cruise speed** Mach 0.85 **Length** 62.8 m **Wingspan** 60.1 m **Height** 17 m **Max take-off weight** 259.2 t ## Seats and cabin layout Boeing quotes 250–325 seats in a typical 2-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 420 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### Boeing’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [Boeing 787 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning (D6-58333 Rev Q, Oct 2025), §2.1.2 and §2.4.1 Interior Arrangements – Typical, §2.5.1 Cabin Cross-Sections](https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/787%5FACAP%5FRev%5FQ.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. - Business - Economy ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | | [All Nippon Airways](https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/seatmap/international/b787%5F9/) | 40 business · 14 premium economy · 192 economy | 246 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the 787-9 The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - United Airlines \~52 in the fleet, as of 30 September 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) - All Nippon Airways \~44 in the fleet, as of 30 September 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) - Etihad Airways \~37 in the fleet, as of 30 September 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) - American Airlines \~33 in the fleet, as of 30 September 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) - Air Canada \~32 in the fleet, as of 30 September 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) ## Safety record No 787-9 had been written off or involved in a fatal accident as of 6 October 2026\. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/B789). ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the Boeing 787-9 have? Boeing quotes 250 to 325 seats in a typical two-class layout, and EASA certifies it for up to 420 passengers. Airline cabins vary widely: one of ANA's international versions has 246 seats (40 business, 14 premium economy, 192 economy). ### Which airlines fly the 787-9? The biggest fleets belong to United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Etihad Airways, American Airlines and Air Canada. Air New Zealand took the first delivery in July 2014, and ANA flew the first passenger service on 7 August 2014. ### Is the 787-9 safe? No 787-9 has been involved in a fatal accident or been written off. The only fatal 787 accident to date, Air India flight 171 in June 2025, involved the shorter 787-8. ### How far can the 787-9 fly? Boeing lists a range of up to 15,370 km (8,300 nautical miles), so it suits very long non-stop routes as well as busy medium-haul ones. ## Other aircraft - [Boeing 777-300ER →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/boeing-777-300er) - [Airbus A330-300 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a330-300) - [Airbus A350-900 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a350-900) - [All aircraft →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft) ### Further reading - [The airport codes that make no sense](https://orbitflights.app/blog/airport-codes-that-make-no-sense) - [How flight radar actually works, and why your trail vanishes when you land](https://orbitflights.app/blog/how-flight-radar-works) - [Flight tracker or flight log — which one do you actually want?](https://orbitflights.app/blog/flight-tracker-or-flight-log) ## Every flight you’ve taken, on one globe. Orbit is a flight logbook. Add the airports and the date, and it works out the distance, the hours, the countries and the milestones. [Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [Boeing — 787 Dreamliner technical specifications ↗](https://www.boeing.com/commercial/787) - [Boeing — 787 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning (D6-58333 Rev Q, Oct 2025) ↗](https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/787%5FACAP%5FRev%5FQ.pdf) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.IM.A.115, Boeing 787 (Issue 30) ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7302/en) - [Boeing — Boeing Flies First 787-9 Dreamliner (17 Sep 2013) ↗](https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2013-09-17-Boeing-Flies-First-787-9-Dreamliner) - [Boeing — Qantas Chooses Boeing 787 Dreamliner (13 Dec 2005; Mach 0.85 cruise) ↗](https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2005-12-13-Qantas-Chooses-Boeing-787-Dreamliner) - [Wikipedia — Boeing 787 Dreamliner (787-9 first delivery and first revenue service; accidents) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing%5F787%5FDreamliner) - [Wikipedia — List of Boeing 787 operators (rev. 30 Sep 2026) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FBoeing%5F787%5Foperators) - [ANA — Boeing 787-9 international configuration and seat map ↗](https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/seatmap/international/b787%5F9/) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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