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The following is a list of commercial operators of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Airline operators

In June 2024 there were 1116 Boeing 787 aircraft in airline service, comprising 397 787-8s, 621 787-9s and 98 787-10s. The largest operators at that time were All Nippon Airways (82), United Airlines (71), American Airlines (59), Qatar Airways (47), Japan Airlines (46), Etihad Airways (40), Hainan Airlines (38), Air Canada (38), British Airways (37), Ethiopian Airlines (29), Air India (27), and other airlines operating fewer numbers of the type.

Legend Notes
* Current
* Former
Orders
Airline Country First commercial service Photo 787-8 787-9 787-10 GE RR Total in service Notes
Aeroméxico  Mexico September 24, 2013 8 12 * 20
Air Astana  Kazakhstan 3 * — To be delivered by 2025
Air Austral  Réunion June 10, 2016 2 * 2
Air Canada  Canada May 23, 2014 8 31 18 * 39
Air China  China May 26, 2016 14 * 14
Air Europa  Spain April 1, 2016 11 14 * 25
Air France  France January 9, 2017 10 * 10
Air India  India September 19, 2012 27 7 * 34
Air Japan  Japan February 1, 2024 2 * 2
Air New Zealand  New Zealand August 9, 2014 14 6 6 14 14 Launch customer of 787-9
Air Niugini  Papua New Guinea 2 * — To be delivered by 2026
Air Premia  South Korea March 31, 2021 5 * 5
Air Tahiti Nui  French Polynesia November 1, 2018 4 * 4
Air Tanzania  Tanzania July 29, 2018 2 1 * 2
All Nippon Airways  Japan October 26, 2011 36 42 5 3 76 83 Launch customer of 787-8. The largest operator of Boeing B787.
American Airlines  United States May 7, 2015 37 22 * 59 Largest 787-8 operator
Arik Air  Nigeria 9 —
Arke  Netherlands June 8, 2014 3 * — Rebranded to TUI fly Netherlands in 2015
Austrian Airlines  Austria June 17, 2024 2 * 2
Avianca  Colombia January 16, 2015 16 1 * 16 787-9 never entered service.
Azerbaijan Airlines  Azerbaijan March 1, 2015 2 * 2
Bamboo Airways  Vietnam January 1, 2020 3 * —
Biman Bangladesh Airlines  Bangladesh September 5, 2018 4 2 * 6
British Airways  United Kingdom August 9, 2013 12 18 7 * 37
China Airlines  Taiwan 18 6 * — To be delivered by 2025
China Eastern Airlines  China November 1, 2018 6 * 6
China Southern Airlines  China June 7, 2013 10 17 * 27
Donghai Airlines  China 5
EgyptAir  Egypt March 31, 2019 7 * 7
El Al  Israel August 23, 2017 4 12 * 16
Emirates  United Arab Emirates 20 15 — To be delivered by 2025
Ethiopian Airlines  Ethiopia August 16, 2012 19 10 19 10 29
Etihad Airways  United Arab Emirates February 1, 2015 33 10 * 43
EVA Air  Taiwan November 1, 2018 4 10 * 14
Flydubai  United Arab Emirates 30 — To be delivered by 2026
Ghana Airways  Ghana 3 —
Gulf Air  Bahrain June 15, 2018 10 * 10
Hainan Airlines  China July 8, 2013 10 28 * 38
Hawaiian Airlines  United States April 15, 2024 2 * 2
Iraqi Airways  Iraq June 22, 2023 2 3 * 2
Japan Airlines  Japan April 22, 2012 23 22 * 46
Jetairfly  Belgium December 8, 2013 1 * — Rebranded to TUI fly Belgium in 2016
Jetstar  Australia November 13, 2013 11 * 11
Juneyao Airlines  China October 25, 2018 7 * 7
Kenya Airways  Kenya June 4, 2014 9 * 9
KLM  Netherlands November 23, 2015 13 10 * 23
Korean Air  South Korea March 7, 2017 1 14 1 * 12 787-8 is in BBJ configuration
LAN Airlines  Chile October 1, 2012 10 10 * — Rebranded to LATAM Chile in 2016
LATAM Brasil  Brazil September 21, 2021 1 * 1
LATAM Chile  Chile May 5, 2016 10 24 * 34
LOT Polish Airlines  Poland December 14, 2012 8 7 * 15
Lufthansa  Germany August 29, 2022 5 * 5
Maldivian  Maldives 2
MIAT Mongolian Airlines  Mongolia August 10, 2023 2 * 2
Neos  Italy December 25, 2017 6 * 6
Norse Atlantic Airways  Norway June 14, 2022 12 * 12
Norse Atlantic UK  United Kingdom March 23, 2023 6 * 6
Norwegian Air Sweden  Sweden April 10, 2019 3 * —
Norwegian Air UK  United Kingdom July 20, 2016 24 * — Ceased operations in 2021
Norwegian Long Haul  Norway May 29, 2015 8 13 * — Ceased operations in 2021
Okay Airways  China 5 —
Oman Air  Oman October 17, 2015 2 7 * 9
Qantas  Australia December 25, 2017 14 8 * 14
Qatar Airways  Qatar November 20, 2012 30 17 * 47
Riyadh Air  Saudi Arabia 39 * — Airline to commence operations in 2025
Royal Air Maroc  Morocco January 20, 2015 5 4 * 9
Royal Brunei Airlines  Brunei October 18, 2013 5 4 * 5
Royal Jordanian  Jordan September 1, 2014 7 6 * 7
Ruili Airlines  China 6 —
Saudia  Saudi Arabia March 11, 2016 13 8 * 21
Scoot  Singapore February 5, 2015 10 10 * 20
Shanghai Airlines  China October 1, 2018 7 * 7
Singapore Airlines  Singapore May 3, 2018 26 * 26 Launch customer of 787-10
Largest 787-10 operator

Operates the 1000th 787 Dreamliner (9V-SCP)

Suparna Airlines  China December 15, 2018 1 2 * — 787-8 transferred to Hainan Airlines
One 787-9 transferred to MIAT Mongolian Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines  Angola 2 2
Thai Airways International  Thailand July 25, 2014 6 2 49 8 8 One 787-9 to be transferred from Bamboo Airways. The order for 45 new 787-9 aircraft was officially confirmed on 20 February 2024 Three aircraft were leased from AerCap With additional order options. Once all planes are delivered, Thai Airways will be the largest operator of Boeing B787 in Southeast Asia.
TUI Airways  United Kingdom July 8, 2013 8 5 * 13
TUI fly Belgium  Belgium October 19, 2016 2 * 2
TUI fly Netherlands  Netherlands October 1, 2015 3 * 3
TUI fly Nordic  Sweden September 21, 2021 1 * 1
Turkish Airlines  Turkey July 8, 2019 22 * 22
United Airlines  United States November 4, 2012 12 38 21 * 71
Uzbekistan Airways  Uzbekistan September 5, 2016 7 * 7
Vietnam Airlines  Vietnam August 4, 2015 11 4 * 15
Virgin Atlantic  United Kingdom October 28, 2014 17 * 17
Vistara  India February 29, 2020 7 * — Merged with Air India
WestJet  Canada April 28, 2019 7 * 7
XiamenAir  China September 3, 2014 6 6 * 12
Zipair Tokyo  Japan October 16, 2020 8 * 8

*Data as of December 2023

See also

Notes

  1. TUI fly Belgium was known as Jetairfly when they first introduced the Boeing 787 into commercial service.
  2. TUI fly Netherlands was known as Arkefly when they first introduced the Boeing 787 into commercial service.

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