Boeing 787-8 Bbj/Dreamliner (B788)
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ICAO B788 Heavy

Boeing 787-8 Bbj/Dreamliner

Twin Jet· 69 globally registered

The BOEING Boeing 787-8 BBJ/Dreamliner (B788) is a BOEING 2-engine jet aircraft classified as heavy wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 144 knots; operating envelope 227,934 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 12,841 flights operated by this type across 351 airframes and 12 carriers. The largest observed operator is WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE (AMX).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
351
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
12
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
12,841
tracked
AVG DURATION
3h 31m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
10.1%
1,293 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
144 kt
Vref range
140–144 kt
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
D

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
197 ft
Length
186 ft
Tail height
56 ft
Wheelbase
75 ft
Gear width
38 ft
Wake category
Heavy

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
502,500 lb
MALW
380,000 lb
Manufacturer model
Boeing 787-8 BBJ/Dreamliner
FAA designator
B788
Registered
69

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of B788

20
06/03/2026
1h 20m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 34m
» Overspeed
06/03/2026
1h 31m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
39m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
6h 42m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
6h 37m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 25m
↻ Go-around
06/03/2026
8h 8m
! Stall

Recent flights

Real flights of B788 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
34m
No alerts
06/03/2026
39m
No alerts
06/03/2026
40m
No alerts
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
06/03/2026
47m
No alerts
06/03/2026
49m
No alerts
06/03/2026
38m
No alerts
06/03/2026
56m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 4m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 3m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 8m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 9m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 10m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 11m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 16m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 11m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 22m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 24m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 21m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 28m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 11m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 30m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 1m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 3m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 29m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 38m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 12m
No alerts
06/03/2026
44m
No alerts
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