Boeing announces sixth leg of 787 Dream Tour

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing will bring the 787 Dreamliner to seven more cities on the sixth leg of the Dream Tour later this month and continuing into May.

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing will bring the 787 Dreamliner to seven more cities on the sixth leg of the Dream Tour later this month and continuing into May. Stops include cities in the U.K., Norway, Italy and the U.S.

“The Dream Tour has provided us with a great platform to show customers, partners, government officials and other stakeholders just what the team has achieved with the 787,” said Larry Loftis, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “It’s an honor to showcase this airplane as we bring it around the world.”

The airplane will depart from Seattle on April 21. The dates listed below are landing dates for each city or airport. Customers, employees, partners, government officials and other stakeholders will be invited to attend tour events at each location. There are no general public tour opportunities.

April 22โ€“ London’s Heathrow Airport
April 23 โ€“ Manchester Airport
April 25 โ€“ London’s Gatwick Airport
April 27 โ€“ London’s Heathrow Airport
May 1 โ€“ Oslo, Norway
May 4 โ€“ Taranto, Italy
May 7 โ€“ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – Washington, DC
May 11 โ€“ Dallas, Texas
May 14 โ€“ St. Louis, Missouri
More than 44,500 guests from around the world will have toured the airplane at the end of the fifth segment of the tour later this week and the airplane will have logged more than 82,366 nautical miles (152,542 km). The sixth segment will add an estimated 12,750 more guests and an additional 15,500 nmi (28,702 km).

The Dream Tour airplane, ZA003, is outfitted with the 787’s special cabin features including a welcoming entryway, dramatically larger dimmable windows, bigger bins and dynamic LED lighting. The airplane is configured with a luxurious business-class cabin, an overhead crew rest compartment and an economy class section.

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