Ben's Air Blog

WestJet Inaugural 787 Dreamliner Flight In March 2019, I flew on WestJet’s inaugural Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight.   WestJet is the third airline in the U.S. and Canada to fly the Dreamliner.   I can proudly say that I have flown on the inaugural 787 flight on all three carriers!

Hainan Airlines San Jose to Beijing Inaugural In February 2015, Hainan Airlines announced that they would start new service between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (SJC) and Beijing (PEK) in June using the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner .  As a resident of the San Jose area and a big fan of the 787, of course I had to fly on the inaugural flight.

Flying on the Inaugural American 787 Dreamliner

Flying on Air Canada's Inaugural 787 Flight In my quest to fly on as many Boeing 787 Dreamliner inaugural flights as I can, hot on the heels of Norwegian’s Oakland to Stockholm inaugural flight came Air Canada’s inaugural 787 flight into service.

I had the pleasure of touring Boeing’s Dreamliner Gallery during Airline Reporter’s Aviation Geek Fest 2013 .  Located in Everett, Washington (near the Boeing Factory at Paine Field), the Dreamliner Gallery is described as an “exercise of the right brain” - designed to enable creativity for airlines’ cabin designers.

Flying on ANA’s inaugural flight from San Jose to Tokyo on board the Dreamliner Photo:  Manas Barooah

Trip Report:  Flying on United’s Inaugural Day of Boeing 787 DREAM)LINER Service