British Airways’ 787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is one the most technologically advanced aircraft in British Airways’ fleet and are designed to boost wellbeing and offer the best possible customer experience.  

The Boeing 787 has the largest windows of any commercial airliner. The increase in size allows a greater number of customers to take in some of the amazing views that can be seen in flight, not just the person sitting nearest the window. Instead of pull-down blinds, each window has its own dimmer switch to alter the amount of light coming into the cabin.  

In all aircraft types, an integrated LED mood lighting system reflects daylight and nighttime brightness and helps customers’ bodies adjust to different time-zones. It offers a smoother journey, with built in sensors countering the effects of turbulence, helping to reduce nausea for those customers who suffer from motion sickness. With lower cabin air pressure than traditional aircraft, customers will notice an increased amount of oxygen and moisture in the cabin air, helping to reduce the effects of jetlag and dry eyes.    

The 787 has impressive environmental credentials. It can fly for almost 10,000 miles without refuelling – further than the Boeing 777 and uses 20 per cent less fuel than similarly sized aircraft. This means a reduction in carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. Lightweight, composite materials make up 50 per cent of the primary structure of the 787, including the fuselage and wing. The aircraft’s advanced monitoring systems allow it to report system maintenance requirements to ground-based computer systems during flight, instantly alerting engineers to any adjustments necessary to improve efficiency. 

The Dreamliner has a much smaller noise footprint than its predecessors - 60 per cent smaller than similar sized aircraft and no sound of more than 85 decibels - about the level of loud traffic heard from the side of the road.

Fleet and Cabins

British Airways operates all three variants of the 787 Dreamliner, the 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10. 

787-8 

• Number in fleet: 12
• Passenger capacity: 214 (3 class)
• Length: 56.7m (186 feet)
• Wingspan: 60m (197 feet)
• Height: 16.9m (55 feet 6 inches)
• Engines: 2× Rolls Royce Trent 1000
• Maximum speed: 954km/h (680mph, Mach 0.89)
• Range: 15,200km (9,440 miles)
• Cabins: Club World (Club Suite), World Traveller Plus, World Traveller 

787-9 

• Number in fleet: 18
• Passenger capacity: 216 (4 class)
• Length: 62.8m (206 feet)
• Wingspan: 60m (197 feet)
• Height: 16.9m (55 feet 10 inches)
• Engines: 2× Rolls Royce Trent 1000
• Maximum speed: 954km/h (593mph, Mach 0.89)
• Range: 15,400km (9,550 miles)
• Cabins: First, Club World (Club Suite on select aircraft), World Traveller Plus, World Traveller 

787-10

• Number in fleet: 12
• Passenger capacity: 256
• Length: 68m (223.097 feet)
• Wingspan: 60m (197 feet)
• Height: 16.9m (55.77 feet)
• Engines: 2× Rolls Royce Trent 1000
• Maximum speed: 954km/h (593mph, Mach 0.89)
• Range: 11,730km (6330nm/7284 miles)

Cabins: First, Club World (Club Suite), World Traveller