A photo tour of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner—coming to an airspace near you in 2014
A photo tour of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner—coming to an airspace near you in 2014
By Kevin Naulls | March 5, 2012
By Kevin Naulls | 03/05/2012
Captain Michael Downey, currently the only Air Canada pilot certified to fly the Dreamliner (Image: David Pike)
On Friday, we went to Air Canada’ s hangar to preview its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the newest airplane in its fleet, which will hit the skies beginning in 2014 (seven more will debut later that year, and another 30 between 2015 and 2019). The plane is being heralded for its capacity to carry up to 17 tonnes of cargo, which is 55 per cent more than the company’s 767-300ER can carry. From the looks of it we can tell you this: overhead storage could fit a human body, and the six-foot-seven first-class clearance means there’s a lot of room to feel smug about travelling business class. Even the windows are 30 per cent larger than those of other aircraft flying out of Pearson, and they can be dimmed at the touch of a button (no more agonizing over shoddy shutters to help you sleep). Between 210 and 290 passengers will fly in each aircraft, and they’re going to feel very, very small (in the best possible way).
121107 (Image: David Pike) First class has a six-foot-seven clearance and a ridiculous amount of leg room (and number of pillows) Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6784-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6784.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6784.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6784/ _mg_6784 0 0
First class has a six-foot-seven clearance and a ridiculous amount of leg room (and number of pillows)
121108 (Image: David Pike) More economy seating Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6819-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6819.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6819.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6819/ _mg_6819 0 0
More economy seating
121109 (Image: David Pike) A sample set-up showing what economy seating will look like. There’s a six-foot-two clearance Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6835-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6835.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6835.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6835/ _mg_6835 0 0
A sample set-up showing what economy seating will look like. There’s a six-foot-two clearance
121110 (Image: David Pike) Yeah, the windows are big Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6823-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6823.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6823.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6823/ _mg_6823 0 0
Yeah, the windows are big
121111 (Image: David Pike) Fueling up Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6775-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6775.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6775.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6775/ _mg_6775 0 0
Fueling up
121113 (Image: David Pike) This is where the crew sleeps. Jealous? Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6845-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6845.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6845.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6845/ _mg_6845 0 0
This is where the crew sleeps. Jealous?
121114 (Image: David Pike) The bathroom (some lucky passengers may join the mile-high club here) Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6849-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6849.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6849.jpg 624 936 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6849/ _mg_6849 0 0
The bathroom (some lucky passengers may join the mile-high club here)
121115 (Image: David Pike) Ailerons and trailing-edge flaps (oh, and some people looking at the plane) Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6855-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6855.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6855.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6855/ _mg_6855 0 0
Ailerons and trailing-edge flaps (oh, and some people looking at the plane)
121116 (Image: David Pike) A rudder, a vertical stabilizer and a way out. Yep, it’s a plane Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6864-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6864.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6864.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6864/ _mg_6864 0 0
A rudder, a vertical stabilizer and a way out. Yep, it’s a plane
121119 (Image: David Pike) Nice curves Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6871-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6871.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6871.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6871/ _mg_6871 0 0
Nice curves
121120 (Image: David Pike) Meet Captain Michael Downey. He’s the only Air Canada pilot who’s able to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the moment Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6877-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6877.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6877.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6877/ _mg_6877 0 0
Meet Captain Michael Downey. He’s the only Air Canada pilot who’s able to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the moment
121121 (Image: David Pike) More cowling. Still beautiful Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6879-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6879.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6879.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6879/ _mg_6879 0 0
More cowling. Still beautiful
121122 (Image: David Pike) A look at the engine’s backside Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6881-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6881.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6881.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6881/ _mg_6881 0 0
A look at the engine’s backside
121123 (Image: David Pike) The <em>Guiness Book of World Records</em> recognized this engine as the “World’s Most Powerful Commercial Jet Engine” Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6882-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6882.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6882.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6882/ _mg_6882 0 0
The Guiness Book of World Records recognized this engine as the “World’s Most Powerful Commercial Jet Engine”
121124 (Image: David Pike) Boeing made this plane Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6887-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6887.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6887.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6887/ _mg_6887 0 0
Boeing made this plane
121125 (Image: David Pike) Only a trained professional should touch this network of wires Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6892-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6892.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6892.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6892/ _mg_6892 0 0
Only a trained professional should touch this network of wires
121126 (Image: David Pike) Hey, big nose Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6905-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6905.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6905.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6905/ _mg_6905 0 0
Hey, big nose
121127 (Image: David Pike) Check out this engine cowling. Beauty Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6894-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6894.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6894.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6894/ _mg_6894 0 0
Check out this engine cowling. Beauty
121128 (Image: David Pike) Here are the stairs that got us into this behemoth Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6913-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6913.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6913.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6913/ _mg_6913 0 0
Here are the stairs that got us into this behemoth
121129 (Image: David Pike) The sweet cockpit, complete with buttons we’d never press (unless we were told to) Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6921-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6921.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6921.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6921/ _mg_6921 0 0
The sweet cockpit, complete with buttons we’d never press (unless we were told to)
121112 (Image: David Pike) Welcome to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6778-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6778.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MG_6778.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/air-canada-boeing-787-dreamliner/slide/_mg_6778/ _mg_6778 0 0
Welcome to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Goes to show how out of touch TL is… Air C does not have first class- Business class or a sthey call it Executive First on the long hauls – ITS NOT FIRST CLASS! Do you really thing Air C will configure the plane this way to give the people in economy class more space ? they will fill it up to the max 290 people!! Check Singapore Airlines who will be the only one to have the bare min seats & create a great flying experience.