787 comes to United
We’re getting ready for our first 787 Dreamliner delivery later this year. Check out our interactive timeline to follow the progress.
2011-08-17 00:00:00
08/17/2011
Boeing starts assembly of our first 787 at its factory in Everett, Wash.
2011-10-12 00:00:00
10/12/2011
Boeing completes assembly of our first 787. The aircraft enters the modification phase, a process where Boeing applies improvements identified during flight tests that are typical of new airplane programs.
2012-01-23 02:44:36
01/23/2012
The first United pilots - Flight Operations Managing Director Jim Starley and Boeing 777 Assistant Fleet Manager Niels Olufsen - fly a 787 test aircraft during a segment of Boeing's 787 Dream Tour, from Wichita, Kan., to Rockford, Ill.
2012-02-17 02:44:36
02/17/2012
President Obama visits Boeing's Everett facility and tours one of our 787s.
2012-03-05 00:00:00
03/05/2012
More than 900 co-workers got a sneak preview of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of Boeing's Dream Tour.
2012-04-09 00:00:00
04/09/2012
The first Technical Operations co-workers arrive at Boeing's Seattle facility to get hands-on Boeing 787 maintenance training. Meanwhile, training is under way for pilots in Houston as well as for flight attendants at EWR and IAH.
2012-05-29 00:00:00
05/29/2012
Boeing starts installing our 787’s General Electric GEnx engines, which will power the Dreamliner to a cruising speed of Mach 0.85. Boeing technicians finished the installation work in late June.
2012-05-29 00:00:00
05/29/2012
Boeing brings electrical power onto the airplane and begins to exercise the use of the electrical systems. This process is called "power on."
2012-07-09 16:01:29
07/09/2012
First look at United’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner United releases artist renderings of the livery specially designed for our Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, in advance of the aircraft’s roll out from the Boeing paint hangar.
2012-07-31 16:01:29
07/31/2012
First United 787 Dreamliner rolls out of Boeing paint hangar Special livery revealed in live video stream on unitedhub.com
2012-08-02 16:01:29
08/02/2012
At First Look event, United and Boeing employees and the media are the first to view the interior of United’s 787 Dreamliner
2012-08-19 18:29:12
08/19/2012
Our first Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Boeing’s Paine Field in Everett, Washington, for its first test flight.
2012-09-22 18:29:12
09/22/2012
The first 787 Dreamliner is delivered to United. It’s official. We become the first North American carrier to take delivery of the 787.
2012-09-28 18:29:12
9/28/2012
The first United 787 Dreamliner arrives at our Houston hub. Our first 787 Dreamliner takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle and lands at our Houston hub.
2012-11-04 18:29:12
11/04/2012
We officially became the first airline in North America to operate a commercial flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. At 7:20 a.m. local time, flight 1116, tail number 904, departed Houston (IAH) for Chicago (ORD).
2012-11-15 13:42:40
11/15/2012
A group of specially nominated co-workers board the first employee flight of our Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
2012-11-23 12:15:11
11/23/2012
This week we enhanced our fleet with a new 787 Dreamliner.
2012-12-21 12:15:11
12/21/2012
We take delivery of our fifth 787 Dreamliner this week.
2012-12-27 21:39:25
12/27/2013
We add the sixth 787 Dreamliner to our fleet.
2013-01-01 14:37:45
1/3/2013
We introduce daily nonstop 787 Dreamliner service between our Los Angeles hub (LAX) and our hub in Tokyo (NRT).
2013-05-05 11:53:58
5/13/2013
We prepare to reintroduce our 787 for domestic and international flights
2013-05-20 19:18:49
5/20/2013
Our Dreamliner is back in service, with a first flight from Houston (IAH) to Chicago (ORD).