787 Dreamliner: upcoming dates

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Delivers 22 787 Dreamliners in Q3 2026, 62 Year to Date

  Boeing, 929, Long Bridge Drive, National Landing, Crystal City, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 22202, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 10/13/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better14 days ago

  Boeing's^[3][5] release is datelined 'ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 13, 2026' and lists 787 deliveries of 22 in the 3rd quarter and 62 year-to-date; it adds that 'Delivery information is not considered final until quarterly financial results are issued'.

  Boeing's 13 October 2026 delivery release counts 22 787s delivered in the third quarter and 62 so far this year, and its second-quarter filing says the line had stabilized at eight a month. Boeing plans to move to 10 a month at its South Carolina expansion.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Singapore Airlines Takes Delivery of the First 787-10 Dreamliner

  Boeing South Carolina, North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 03/25/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8.6 years ago

  Boeing's^[3] release is datelined 'NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., March 25, 2018': Boeing and Singapore Airlines 'today celebrated the delivery of the first 787-10 airplane'.

  Boeing delivered the first 787-10 to launch customer Singapore Airlines at North Charleston on 25 March 2018, with 3,000 people at the ceremony. Singapore Airlines had ordered 49 of the type and became the first group to operate all three Dreamliner variants.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Completes First Flight From Charleston

  Boeing South Carolina, North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 03/31/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.6 years ago

  Boeing's^[3] release is datelined 'NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., March 31, 2017': the 787-10 'took to the skies for the first time today at Boeing South Carolina'.

  The longest 787, the 787-10, first flew on 31 March 2017 from Boeing South Carolina, a flight of four hours and 58 minutes. It is the first Boeing airliner assembled only at the Charleston plant.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Air New Zealand Takes Delivery of the First 787-9 Dreamliner

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 07/09/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.3 years ago

  Boeing's^[3] release, datelined 'EVERETT, Wash., July 9, 2014', says it 'celebrated the first 787-9 Dreamliner delivery today with launch customer Air New Zealand'; the Everett Herald reports the plane was 'ready for delivery' on Wednesday 9 July.

  Boeing celebrated the first 787-9 delivery with launch customer Air New Zealand at Everett on 9 July 2014, handing over a black-liveried jet, the first of 10 on order. Contract signing was on 30 June.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Completes Its First Flight

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 09/17/2013 6:02PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13.1 years ago

  Boeing^[3] says the 787-9 'took to the skies for the first time today' on 17 Sept 2013, 'taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at 11:02 a.m. local time and landing at 4:18 p.m.'; Reuters gave the landing as 2318 GMT.

  The stretched 787-9 flew for the first time on 17 September 2013, a 5-hour, 16-minute flight from Paine Field to Boeing Field. Boeing called it a no-squawk flight and targeted certification and first delivery for mid-2014.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  FAA Approves Boeing's 787 Battery Fix, Opening the Way to Fly Again

  Federal Aviation Administration, 800, Independence Avenue Southwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20591, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 04/19/2013CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13.5 years ago

  Boeing's^[4] release is datelined 'EVERETT, Wash., April 19, 2013': 'Today's approval of battery system improvements for the 787 Dreamliner by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clears the way'.

  Three months after the grounding, the FAA on 19 April 2013 approved Boeing's redesigned 787 battery system, including a new steel enclosure, clearing the fleet to return to service once retrofitted. Ethiopian Airlines flew the first 787 passenger service on 27 April.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  FAA Grounds the Boeing 787 Fleet After Battery Incidents

  Federal Aviation Administration, 800, Independence Avenue Southwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20591, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 01/16/2013CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13.8 years ago

  Aerospace reporting says FAA officials 'issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring operators to cease operations of U.S.-registered Boeing^[4] 787 aircraft' after the 'in-flight Boeing 787 battery incident in Japan yesterday'; NPR's^[5] report is dated January 16, 2013.

  On 16 January 2013 the FAA ordered U.S.-registered 787s to stop flying after battery failures on a Japan Airlines jet in Boston and an ANA jet in Japan. It was the first time the FAA had grounded an airliner type since 1979.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Delivers the First 787 Dreamliner to ANA

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 09/25/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.1 years ago

  Boeing's^[3] release is dated Sept. 25, 2011: 'Boeing and ANA^[4] have signed the formal documents completing the contractual delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner'.

  Boeing and ANA signed the papers on 25 September 2011 completing delivery of the first 787, more than three years after the 2008 start of deliveries Boeing announced at launch. ANA flew it home to Tokyo on 27 September and began passenger service on 26 October.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing 787 Dreamliner Wins FAA and EASA Certification

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 08/26/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.2 years ago

  Boeing's^[3] release is datelined 'EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 26, 2011' and says it 'received certification for the all-new 787 Dreamliner from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)'.

  The FAA and EASA certified the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 on 26 August 2011 at a ceremony in Everett, clearing the way for first delivery. Certification came nearly two years after first flight.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Rolls Out the First 787 Dreamliner on 7-8-07

  Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 07/08/2007 10:30PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better19.3 years ago

  ANA's^[1] release states the 'ceremony took place at 15:30 in front of 15,000 assembled guests' at Boeing's^[3] Everett factory on 8 July 2007; Boeing's own 19 June release confirmed 'The 787 will roll out on July 8, 2007'.

  Boeing unveiled the first 787-8 to 15,000 guests at its Everett factory on 8 July 2007, with 677 orders from 47 airlines already booked. The airplane had no major systems installed yet, and the program slipped by more than two years before it first flew.

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• Business10/23/2026@EconDesk

  Boeing Launches the 7E7 Dreamliner With ANA's 50-Jet Order

  Seattle, King County, Washington, United StatesBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 04/26/2004CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better22.5 years ago

  Boeing's release is dated Apr 26, 2004 and says the board 'has approved the formal launch of the new 7E7 Dreamliner passenger jet based on today's firm order for 50 7E7s from ANA^[3]'.

  Boeing's board approved the formal launch of the 7E7, now the 787 Dreamliner, on the strength of a firm order for 50 jets from ANA, the largest launch order in history for a new Boeing commercial jet. Boeing put the deal at about US$6 billion at list prices.

  $6B

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