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Boeing 787-8 · N30913 · United Airlines

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Boeing 787-8

B787-35879Active
RegistrationUSN30913
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OperatorUnited Airlines
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
11logbook years
3photos

Boeing 787-8 built in 2014 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for United Airlines.

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Young · 12 years · ≈ 57,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x GEnx-1B
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats243 (C28 · W21 · Y194)
First flight2014
Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerUnited
MSN35879
Hex / ICAO 24-bitA34358
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Washington it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland13,855 kmHKGHong Kong13,102 kmJNBJohannesburg13,095 kmBOMMumbai12,861 kmDELNew Delhi12,059 km
Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok14,160 km

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

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

28Business
21Premium
194Economy

243 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2015–2025United Airlines · 11 years
Main base
IADWashington5 yearsIAHHouston3 yearsORDChicago2 yearsSFOSan Francisco
Also flew to
DENDenverOGGKahuluiLAXLos AngelesHNLHonoluluKOAKonaEWRNewarkMCOOrlando

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025
United Airlines · 31 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)
Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)
2024
United Airlines · 129 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)
Main route of the year: Washington (IAD) → San Francisco (SFO)
64 days inactive
2023
United Airlines · 121 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)
Main route of the year: Kahului (OGG) → Chicago (ORD)
72 days inactive
2022
United Airlines · 63 flights during the year · base Washington (IAD)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Washington (IAD)
104 days inactive
2021
United Airlines · 138 flights during the year · base Washington (IAD)
Main route of the year: Washington (IAD) → San Francisco (SFO)
2020
United Airlines · 76 flights during the year · base Washington (IAD)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Washington (IAD)
67 days inactive
2019
United Airlines · 102 flights during the year · base Washington (IAD)
Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Washington (IAD)
2018
United Airlines · 69 flights during the year · base Washington (IAD)
Main route of the year: Washington (IAD) → Denver (DEN)
30 days inactive
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2015.

Aircraft chronology

2014
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).
Dec 17, 2014
Delivered to United Airlines
Delivered to United Airlines as N30913.
Mar 2020
Parked due to COVID-19
In March 2020, the 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N30913), operated by United Airlines, was parked. Source: BTS.
What happened
The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: BTS (United States Department of Transportation).
Source: BTS
Oct 18, 2023
Incident at Chicago, Illinois
On October 18, 2023, the Boeing 787 aircraft (registration N30913), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to damage during maintenance work. Source: the NTSB (United States).
What happened
United Airlines (UAL) flight 3885, a Boeing 787, struck a hangar with its right wingtip while taxiing to park at Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Illinois. It was a maintenance ferry flight (Part 91) arriving from Newark (EWR). After landing on 10C, UAL maintenance mistakenly told them to turn left onto taxiway YY, sending them towards the American Eagle apron rather than their own. Disoriented, they stopped and queried it; maintenance asked them to enter the American Eagle apron and make a 180° turn. The captain saw no wingspan restrictions on the charts and, after confirming with the first officer that they were clear on the right, followed the taxi line; they heard a loud bang and the aircraft swung right: they had struck the hangar. The wing suffered minor damage and the hangar some 236,000 dollars. The 787 has a wingspan of about 60 m and there were some 30 m from the taxiway centreline to the hangar. Source: the NTSB (United States).
Source: NTSB

Operators

2014-12-17
United Airlines
Registration N30913

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John Taggart from Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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BibTeX

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