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The Boeing 787-9 is the stretched, longer-range member of Boeing's Dreamliner family, a twin-engine widebody jet built for intercontinental service. Best known to passengers and operators for its fuel efficiency on long-haul sectors, it has been adopted by major international carriers such as KLM for flights to destinations across their long-haul network.
The Boeing 787-9 is a twin-engine widebody airliner within Boeing's Dreamliner family, developed for long-haul and intercontinental route flying. It is marketed by operators as a fuel-efficient type capable of sustaining lengthy sectors without difficulty, and airlines such as KLM use it across their intercontinental network, with the specific destinations served varying by season.
The Dreamliner name, applied across the 787 family including the -9, came from a worldwide naming competition that Boeing held in 2003. KLM introduced the Boeing 787-9 into its own fleet in 2015, describing the type as the product of hundreds of engineers working together around the world.
Operators highlight the type's fuel efficiency as a key characteristic, stating that long flights present no difficulty for the Dreamliner because of how efficiently it burns fuel over extended sectors.
The 787-9 is flown by international carriers on intercontinental routes; KLM, for example, uses the type on long-haul services to destinations that can vary by season. KLM names each of its Boeing 787-9 aircraft after flowers, with its fleet including aircraft named Sunflower, Carnation, Lavender, Bougainvillea, Dahlia, Mimosa, Jasmine, Lily, Marguerite, a hibiscus-named aircraft, Morning Star, Tulip and Orchid.
