Virgin Atlantic receives first Boeing 787

Virgin Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline is the European launch customer for the stretched version of the 787. Virgin Atlantic's first 787-9 touched down at London's Gatwick Airport today following a more than 7,400 km (4,000 nm) nonstop flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington.

787 production goes on

What is going on at the Boeing 787 production line?
The second Dreamliner for Air New Zealand is flying:

The second 787 for @FlyAirNZ / @AIRNZUSA flew today -- in the white livery via @krislhull pic.twitter.com/OTS5d1QTJ5
— Airline Reporter (@AirlineReporter) 14 september 2014

New airline colours on Dreamliners

Production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner seems to make good progress. That means that 787s with the tails of a growing number of airlines are rolling out of the factory. Photographs of them can be found on the internet. Examples are Virgin Atlantic, Avianca and Xiamen Airlines.

Avianca:

What a Beauty! <3 :D Avianca's first #Boeing 787 Dreamliner! :D #Aviation #Avgeek @boeing787tweets @Boeing787_news pic.twitter.com/imQxJm2yq5
— Vaibhav Shah (@Aviation_Freak) 16 augustus 2014