Virgin Atlantic' first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Registration G-VNEW, took its first flight from Paine Field on Tuesday morning, according to a tweet posted by Paine Airport.
The British carrier is expected to take delivery of its first 787-9 in mid-October, when it will become the first European operator of the stretched Dreamliner, and the world's fourth following Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways and United Airlines.
Virgin Atlantic has 15 787-9s on order, with options for a further eight and purchase rights on a further 20. The order is worth up to US$8 billion, which is the largest single 787 Dreamliner order by a European airline.
Virgin Atlantic's 787-9 will make its first revenue flight from London Heathrow to Boston on Oct. 28, to celebrate the carrier's 30th anniversary.
According to the airline, the Dreamliner will be operated on its existing routes from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester to destinations in the U.S., Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It will also be instrumental in introducing new routes like Bangkok, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Due to the long range of the aircraft, both Perth and Hawaii are currently under consideration.
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