The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner is not only the airline's first wide-body aircraft, but also the first 787 Dreamliner settled in Fujian Province. With the delivery of its first 787, Xiamen Airlines becomes the third 787 operator in China following China Southern Airlines (CZ) and Hainan Airlines (HU).
The 787 Dreamliner will perform its maiden flight MF8107/8 from Fuzhou to Beijing on Sep. 6. The outbound flight MF8107 is scheduled to take off from Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) at 12:30 p.m. and arrive in Beijing at 3:05 p.m., with the return flight MF8108 departing from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) at 4:05 p.m. and landing in Fuzhou at 8:45 p.m. Starting from Sep. 13, the Dreamliner will fly domestic flights from Fuzhou, Xiamen to Beijing by turns, after a week operation on Xiamen-Beijing route from Sep. 7 to 12.
Xiamen Airlines' 787 Dreamliner features a classic three-class configuration with 236 seats - 4 in first class (P), 18 in business class (F) and 214 in economy class (Y). The first class suites offer passengers complete privacy with a small coat closet, making passengers feel like home at 30,000 ft in the air. The business class employs a 2-2-2 seat configuration - all with aisle access. Each seat can be reclined a full 180 degrees into a flat bed. The economy class features a 3-3-3 configuration, with up to 84cm legroom. Besides, each seat is equipped with a power supply, USB port, noise-cancelling headphones and an individual in-flight entertainment screen.
Xiamen Airlines has six Dreamliners on order. The first two 787 Dreamliners will join the airline's fleet in August and October 2014, and the rest four 787s will be delivered in next year. Xiamen Airlines will use the 787 Dreamliners on long-haul international routes from its base Fujian Province to Europe, North America and Australia as early as 2015.
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