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The 787 climbing away from the runway on its first flight

The Boeing 787 celebrates 10 years in the sky

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On a cold, wet 15 December, 10 years ago today the Boeing 787 took flight for the first time. Today, nearly 1000 787 across 3 variants have been delivered to almost 5 dozen airlines.

Track the Boeing 787

You can track all active Boeing 787s below or use Aircraft filter code ‘B78’ to track them all on Flightradar24.com or in the Flightradar24 app. To track 787 subtypes use the following Aircraft filter codes:

787-8: B788
787-9: B789
787-10: B78X

You can also view our production list of all 787s here.

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Landing after a successful first flight
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