British Airways, an early adopter of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, is one of three airlines in the world to operate all 3 variants of the family, including 9 of the 787-10, the longest of the bunch. Despite being the largest of the Dreamliners, the 787-10 has the shortest range and thus is commonly used on medium to shorter long-haul, high-density routes. In the case of British Airways, it is commonly used to augment other aircraft on routes to cities that see multiple daily services from the airline, one being Seattle.
Server: Solo
Airline: British Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
Origin: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, Washington (SEA)
Destination: Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom (LHR)
Flight Number: BA48
Route: KSEA-EGLL
Seat: 10K (Club World)
Time En Route: 8 Hours 59 Minutes
Boarding at the Satellite Terminal, where all the long-haul flights are at Seattle
Speedbird 48 Heavy holding short and starting Engine #2
Climbing away from SeaTac with Mount Ranier in the background
Breakfast is served promptly at 7:00 A.M., 37,000 feet over the Atlantic
Approaching the English coast during our descent
Crossing the Thames River
Landing on a rare sunny August afternoon in London
Parked at Terminal 5. Our aircraft is being readied for a flight to Austin, Texas, after the A350-1000 that was supposed to fly the route today went down for tire pressure.