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Boeing 787-8
The 787-8 is the first and shortest 787, 186 ft 1 in long, certified by the FAA in August 2011. Boeing's planning layout seats 242 in two classes, 24 in business and 218 in economy, or 359 in economy only, and the exit limit is 381. Boeing quotes a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles, and it takes off at up to 502,500 pounds. It flies with General Electric GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Its wing is the same 197 ft 3 in span as on the longer 787-9 and 787-10.
- Range
- 9,205 miles (8,000 nm, 14,820 km)
- Seats
- About 242 in two classes (up to 381)
- Engines
- Two General Electric GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbofans under the wings
- Max takeoff weight
- 502,000 lb (227,930 kg)

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Specifications
| Length | 186 ft 1 in (56.72 m) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 197 ft 3 in (60.12 m) |
| Height | 56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) |
| Fuselage width | 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) |
| Ceiling | 43,100 ft (13,100 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 33,340 US gal (126,206 L) |
| Status | In service |
| Type codes | ICAO B788; IATA 788 |
Who flies it now
American Airlines
237 flights- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Honolulu, Oahu (HNL), 7 flights
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 7 flights
- Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Philadelphia (PHL), 6 flights
- Philadelphia (PHL) to Ferno (VA) (MXP), 6 flights
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Philadelphia (PHL), 5 flights
- Barcelona (BCN) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 5 flights
- Barcelona (BCN) to Philadelphia (PHL), 5 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN), 5 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD), 5 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), 5 flights
- and 64 more routes
United Airlines
71 flights- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Ferno (VA) (MXP), 5 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Munich (MUC), 5 flights
- Ferno (VA) (MXP) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 5 flights
- Munich (MUC) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 5 flights
- Accra (ACC) to Washington Dulles (IAD), 4 flights
- Barcelona (BCN) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 4 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN), 4 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Tokyo Narita (NRT), 4 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Tel Aviv (TLV), 3 flights
- Lagos (LOS) to Washington Dulles (IAD), 3 flights
- and 16 more routes
455 flights by other operators
From flights seen in US airspace in the last 8 days (public flight data).
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