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Boeing 787-9 · D-ABPD · Lufthansa

Boeing 787-9 illustration in Lufthansa livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 787-9

B787-62729Active
RegistrationDED-ABPD
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by Anna Zvereva shows this registration on a 787-9 Dreamliner.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorLufthansa
2operators
2incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
1photos

Boeing 787-9 built in 2019 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for Lufthansa. Previously flew for Austrian Airlines.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 33,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x Genx-1B
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats294 (C26 · W21 · Y247)
First flight2019
Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationAlemania
OwnerLufthansa
MSN62729
Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C4A04
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Anna Zvereva showing this registration on a 787-9 Dreamliner

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 Vienna it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,518 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,843 kmLIMLima11,271 kmMEXMexico City10,165 kmGRUSão Paulo10,124 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)15,965 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.

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Seating layout

26Business
21Premium
247Economy

294 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

–2019Austrian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
VIEVienna
Main destinations
BKKBangkokDELNew DelhiDXBDubaiIADDullesJFKNew YorkNRTNaritaORDChicagoPEKBeijingYYZToronto
2022–2026Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichBRUZaventemLHRLondonEWRNewarkYYZTorontoYULMontréalIADDullesORDChicagoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdamBKKBangkok

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Aircraft chronology

2019
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).
Jul 26, 2019
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1003N.
Oct 31, 2022
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Aug 21, 2023
Incident at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL) International Airport
On August 21, 2023, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABPD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL) International Airport (Canada) due to a fire on board. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa
May 21, 2025
Incident at Hyderabad
On May 21, 2025, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABPD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa

Operators

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Austrian Airlines
Registration OE-LPH
2019-07-26
The Boeing Company
Registration N1003N
2022-10-31
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABPD

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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MLA

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Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 787-9 · D-ABPD · Lufthansa. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B787-62729 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 787-9 · D-ABPD · Lufthansa}},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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