Overhead

Boeing

Boeing 787-9

EVA Air Boeing 787-9 B-17889 climbing in a three-quarter view against a clear blue sky, showing its longer body, raked wingtips, and saw-tooth-edged engine pods.
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From below

The view you'll actually get from high overhead.

EVA Air Boeing 787-9 B-17889 banking in a climbing turn against a clear blue sky, showing the underside of the wings, engine pods, and body from a below-quarter angle.
© 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Field marks

  1. Body length sits between the stubby -8 and the visibly longer -10
  2. Same saw-tooth engine-pod edge and four-pane cockpit tells as the rest of the 787 family
  3. By far the most likely 787 variant to show up at a typical airport
  4. Split from the A350-900 by engine-pod edge (saw-tooth here) and cockpit windows (four flat panes vs. raccoon mask)

Specs

Length
62.80 m
Wingspan
60.12 m
Engines
General Electric GEnx-1B / Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
Typical seats
290–296

Size and shape, to scale

Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.

Variant notes

  • The most numerous and most-ordered 787 variant by a wide margin — the family's sweet spot for range and capacity
  • Same wingspan as the -8 and -10; length sits in between the two
  • Flies the widest range of long, thin long-haul routes of any 787 variant

Commonly confused with