British Airways’ 25th Dreamliner, a 787-8 aircraft, touched down at its new Heathrow home on September 29, taking the total number of long-haul aircraft in the airline’s fleet to 238. After it has completed its inspection the aircraft is currently scheduled to take its first customer journey to Montreal, as the BA095 on Sunday October 1.
Captain Stephen Riley, British Airways’ Director of Flight Operations, who flew the aircraft from Seattle to Heathrow, said: “It was a great experience, collecting the aircraft from the Boeing delivery centre and flying it to its new home at our hub, Heathrow. It’s a joy to fly and something really amazing to be part of. All the hard work over the last two-and-a-half years for our delivery team has been well worth it and in just 48-hours our customers will be able to enjoy the aircraft for themselves.”
Nicholas Jones, British Airways’ cabin service director who operated the delivery flight, said: “Being part of the delivery team has been a brilliant experience. It really does have that new car smell!
“We always get such great feedback from our customers about the Dreamliners – they love the special features from the bigger windows that help with motion sickness, to the lower cabin altitude and mood lighting, which help fight jet lag. I can’t wait to get back on this aircraft when it starts flying.”
