United receives first Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing delivered today in the United States, the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner for United Airlines - the first company in North America to receive the new aircraft..

United Airlines announced that it will initially use the 787 on international routes to Africa, Asia and Europe. And before starting these routes, the new jet will serve domestic flights.

This was the first of 50 jets of the same model that United bought from Boeing. The configuration is as follows: 36 seats in business class, 72 in premium economy, and 111 in economy class.