@ San Francisco International Airport, CA
October 2019
As our flight waited for traffic to clear for our takeoff, I was afforded a front-row seat to the arrivals. This Dreamliner is on final approach to runway 28L at SFO. United operates 25 of these 787 aircraft in their fleet. United was also the North American launch customer for the 787-9, the second variant of the 787 family which entered service in 2014. Keeping the same wingspan as the 787-8, the -9 was lengthened and strengthened with a 20 ft longer fuselage. As of May 2019, 57% of all 787 orders are for the 787-9, with 452 deliveries. Fuji X-E2s w/18-135mm.
