Boeing’s Newest Dreamliner Is More of a Regional Aircraft Than Its Predecessors
Photo Credit: Singapore Airlines this week took delivery of its first Boeing 787-10. The airline will use it on longer regional routes. Singapore Airlines
Skift Take
Earlier Boeing 787 Dreamliners revolutionized aviation, allowing airlines to open sexy new long-haul routes. The 787-10 probably won't do that, but it's still an impressive aircraft.
If you were following airline enthusiasts' Twitter or Instagram accounts this week, you may have noticed snazzy photographs of Singapore Airlines' first Boeing 787-10, a new airplane that soon will fly regularly from Singapore to Osaka, Japan, among Asia's longest routes.
You have to credit Singapore Airlines and Boeing for turning the delivery into a marketing opportunity, showcasing new passenger cabins and technology in publications as varied as The Points Guy and Conde Nast Traveler. "I think this might be my favorite Singapore Air business seat," Zach Honig of The Points Guy tweeted.
Let's not get carried away.
The 787-10 is a cost-effective aircraft for airlines, and it could help them turn otherwise marginal routes into money makers, and perhaps let them add new ones. But travelers shouldn't expect too much from this updated 787 because it won't be the flagship of any carrier's fleet. Passengers probably won't find amenities like onboard bars, and they might not even
