Air France welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in style with a series of sightseeing flights from its Paris/Charles de Gaulle home. Keishi Nukina (KNAviation.net) was among the first passengers to sample the latest addition to the French flag carrier’s fleet.
Air France became a member of the Dreamliner club when it took delivery of its maiden Boeing 787-9 in November. The French flag carrier’s first aircraft, F-HRBA (c/n 38769), also had the honour of being the 500th Dreamliner built.
Since January 9, it has been plying the Paris/Charles de Gaulle-Cairo route ahead of the type’s transatlantic debut on flights between the French capital and Montréal on May 1. Air France also plans to operate the Dreamliner between Paris/Charles de Gaulle and London/Heathrow until October 28.
Discover the Dreamliner Flights
Prior to the aircraft’s entry into service on the Cairo route, Air France operated four two-and-a-half hour ‘Discover the Dreamliner’ sightseeing roundtrips from Paris/Charles de Gaulle on January 7 and 8, to celebrate the special occasion.
Flights AF787 and AF789 let the passengers experience the new aircraft as well as introducing them to different regions of France. On the first…
