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Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner B789

American Airlines standard livery

Airline

American Airlines

Manufacturer

Gear

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Apple iPhone 15 Pro back triple camera 9mm f/2.8

Achievements

Golden Hour Glory, Ultra-Long-Haul, Winglet Watcher, Boeing Beginner, Dreamliner Hunter, Widebody Wizard

6 badges earned

Photo grade

B

Bronze

Score: 77.0

Nice evening light and clear 787, but tail in foreground distracts from main subject.

Location

Chicago O\'Hare International Airport

ORD/KORD

41.9786, -87.9048

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Chicago O\'Hare International Airport ORD

Insights

Aviation History

One of the most advanced long-haul twinjets, widely used for international routes.

Fleet Rarity

American Airlines is one of the largest operators; the 787-9 is common among major global airlines.

Record Flights

Often flies transpacific and ultra-long-haul routes; no single record flight known.

Safety & Events

Dreamliner models have had some battery fire incidents early in their service, but the 787-9 is not notably accident-prone.

Future Outlook

In active service and core to American\'s long-haul fleet.

Specifications

GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 (varies by airline, American typically uses GEnx-1B)

Engine

60.12 meters

Wingspan

62.81 meters

Length

14,140 kilometers

Range

913 kilometers per hour

Speed

290 passengers (typical 2-class configuration)

Capacity

254,011 kilograms

MTOW

17.02 meters

Height

GEnx-1B: 320–340 kN (72,000–76,000 lbf) each

Thrust

ICAO Chapter 4/14 compliant, ~85 EPNdB (varies by configuration)

Noise