Boeing

Boeing 787-8

788 B788 In Production

Dimensions

Length: 56.72 m
Wingspan: 60.12 m
Height: 16.92 m
Cabin Width: 5.49 m

Performance

Range: 13,621 km
Cruise Speed: 903 km/h
Max Speed: 954 km/h
Service Ceiling: 13,100 m
Category: ultra-long-haul

Capacity

Typical Seats: 242
Max Seats: 381
Cargo Volume: 120.00 m³
Size: wide-body

Engines

Count: 2
Type: Turbofan
Model: GEnx-1B70

Airlines (19)

Qatar Airways 20 Ethiopian Airlines 16 United Airlines 8 British Airways 7 Kenya Airways 7 American Airlines 7 AeroMéxico 5 Royal Air Maroc 4 LOT Polish Airlines 2 Royal Jordanian 2 Air Europa 2 Air India Limited 2 El Al Israel Airlines 2 Japan Airlines 2 Uzbekistan Airways 2 Jetairfly 1 Royal Brunei Airlines 1 Jetstar Airways 1 Xiamen Airlines 1

Family Variants

Boeing 787-10 Boeing 787-9

Engine Profiles

GE Aerospace GEnx Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

Aircraft Systems

No-Bleed Electrical Architecture Composite Airframe Structures

About Boeing 787-8

The game-changing Dreamliner — first wide-body to be built primarily of composite materials. The 787-8 offers revolutionary passenger comfort with higher cabin pressure, larger windows, and lower humidity.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Boeing 787-8 typically seats 242 passengers in a standard two-class configuration. In a three-class layout, it carries around 210 passengers. As the original and shortest member of the Dreamliner family at 56.7 m in length, the 787-8 is designed for routes where a smaller aircraft provides better seat fill rates than the larger 787-9.

The Boeing 787-8 has a maximum range of approximately 13,530 km (7,305 nautical miles). This range enables nonstop routes such as Tokyo to Chicago, London to Delhi, or Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur. The 787-8 was the launch variant of the Dreamliner family, entering service with All Nippon Airways in October 2011 after extensive delays in the development program.

The Boeing 787-8 achieves its fuel efficiency through a combination of advanced composite materials (50% of the airframe by weight), next-generation engines (GEnx-1B or Trent 1000), and improved aerodynamics including raked wingtips. These technologies collectively deliver approximately 20% better fuel efficiency than the Boeing 767 it was designed to replace. The composite fuselage also allows higher cabin pressurization and humidity for improved passenger comfort.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) was the launch customer and remains a major 787-8 operator. Other significant operators include Japan Airlines, American Airlines, Avianca, Royal Air Maroc, and Kenya Airways. The 787-8 has been especially popular with airlines that need wide-body comfort and range on thinner long-haul routes where the larger 787-9 or A350 would be too much capacity.

The 787-8 and A330-200 target similar markets with comparable passenger capacity (242 vs 247 in two-class). The 787-8 has a clear advantage in range (13,530 km vs 12,500 km) and fuel efficiency, burning about 20% less fuel per seat. However, the A330-200 had a lower acquisition cost and decades of service history. The A330-800neo was Airbus's response to the 787-8, but it has received very few orders.