The first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, that rolled out of the paint hangar today, features a new, improved livery.
This refreshed look for the Boeing family began with the 747-8 and evolves with the 737 MAX. The new livery retains many of the features of the original 787-8 livery, adding a prominent number on the tail to help distinguish among models within the same product family.
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The 787-9 will complement and extend the 787 family, with a fuselage stretched by 20 feet (6 meters), the 787-9 will carry 40 more passengers an additional 300 nautical miles (555 kilometers), with 20 percent less fuel use and 20 percent fewer emissions than similarly sized airplanes.
Boeing is on track to roll out and fly the 787-9 in late summer. First delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand is set for mid-2014.