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United's Getting a 787 Dreamliner Next Month, But Where Will It Fly?

August 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM | by | Comments (0)

We now know what United’s very first Boeing 787 Dreamliner looks like and we’ve got to admit that she’s a real beauty. However, the plane probably looks even better up in the air and that’s exactly what we wanted to fill you in on.

Boeing has been working overtime to get these planes done—well, pretty much all the 787s—and United should have five of the 787s in their hot little hands before 2012 rolls to a close. Flight attendants, mechanics, and pilots have already started to train on the simulator in Houston in preparation for the 787's arrival.

United rolled their very first Dreamliner out of the Boeing buildings a couple of weeks ago just outside Seattle and, though the airline will take home to their hangars next month, commercial flights don't just immediately begin.

One of the first routes to see the new plane is probably going to be the new option between Denver and Tokyo; however, this probably won’t be the first route since it's not happening until March of 2013. The other option would be a nonstop between Houston and Auckland, NZ, but there's some rumbling that United is thinking about cancelling that one before it even begins.

Other options include using the plane between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria. We’ve also heard that they might just be interested in flying all the way over to India or Australia, but those are just rumors at this point. Overall United has been somewhat tightlipped regarding their new route details with this new plane, but you know we’ll fill you in as soon as we know more.

Honestly, with the 787, we’d be happy to just fly between Chicago and Houston.

[Image: Boeing]

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