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Boeing 787-9

B787-39649Active

RegistrationAEA6-BLD

OperatorEtihad Airways

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Boeing 787-9 built in 2015 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for Etihad Airways.

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Young · 11 years · ≈ 52,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x Genx-1b74/75/P1

PropulsionJet

Seats311 (F8 · C32 · Y271)

First flight2015

Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

OwnerEtihad Airways

MSN39649

Hex / ICAO 24-bit896409

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 Abu Dhabi it could fly non-stop as far as:

PTYTocumen13,792 km BOGBogota13,601 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)13,570 kmLAXLos Angeles13,482 km CUNCancún13,466 km

Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland14,220 km

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

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Seating layout

8First

32Business

271Economy

311 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2015–2026Etihad Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

AUHAbu Dhabi

Main destinations

HKGHong Kong BRUZaventem JFKNew York BKKBangkok BOMMumbai CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CGKJakarta DELNew Delhi PEKBeijing SINSingapore YYZToronto

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2015

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).

Jun 6, 2015

Delivered to Etihad Airways

Delivered to Etihad Airways as A6-BLD.

Jun 18, 2017

Incident at Zurich

On June 18, 2017, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration A6-BLD), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the 787 9 aircraft (registration A6-BLD), operated by Etihad Airways, was in the news. Source: Etihad Airways.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Operators

2015-06-06

Etihad Airways

Registration A6-BLD

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 787-9 · A6-BLD · Etihad Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B787-39649}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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