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Boeing 787-8

B787-34745Active

RegistrationETET-AOQ

OperatorEthiopian Airlines

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Boeing 787-8 built in 2012 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for Ethiopian Airlines.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 67,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x GEnx-1B

PropulsionJet

First flight2012

Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEtiopía

OwnerEthiopian Airlines

MSN34745

Hex / ICAO 24-bit040047

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Figures for the 787-9 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 60% the length of a football pitch

Length62.8 m206 ft

Wingspan60.1 m197 ft

Height17.0 m56 ft

Range14,010 km7,565 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight259,228 kg571,499 lb

Maximum payload130,408 kg287,500 lbIts 296 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity296 passengersUp to 420 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,010 km range, from Addis Ababa it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle13,469 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth13,419 km CUNCancún13,209 km LIMLima13,015 km PTYTocumen12,882 km

Beyond its rangeMEXMexico City14,423 km

The type first flew in 2009 (17 years ago) · About 1,150 units built · Still in production

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2012–2026Ethiopian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

ADDAddis Ababa

Main destinations

SINSingapore BKKBangkok FRAFrankfurt am Main BKOBamako CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DLADouala DXBDubai FCORome HKGHong Kong HREHarare JROArusha

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2012

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).

Aug 15, 2012

Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines

Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AOQ.

Jan 16, 2013

Airworthiness directive

On January 16, 2013, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (registration ET-AOQ), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to overheating and thermal runaway of the lithium-ion batteries. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Feb 21, 2016

Incident at Harare-Robert Gabriel Mugabe (HRE) International Airport

On February 21, 2016, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration ET-AOQ), operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Harare-Robert Gabriel Mugabe (HRE) International Airport (Zimbabwe) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Ethiopian Airlines.

Source: Ethiopian Airlines

Dec 21, 2024

Incident near Moscow-Domodedovo (DME) International Airport

On December 21, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration ET-AOQ), operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was involved in an incident near Moscow-Domodedovo (DME) International Airport (Russia) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Ethiopian Airlines.

Source: Ethiopian Airlines

Operators

2012-08-15

Ethiopian Airlines

Registration ET-AOQ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 787-8 · ET-AOQ · Ethiopian Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B787-34745},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B787-34745}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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