At the time of this writing there are eight Boeing 787-8s flying. The most important thing to you though is how is the interior configured. The table below gives you a peek at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner seating configuration.
What you will see is that for the most part 3-3-3 is the name of the game in Economy class. Thankfully all the airlines have stepped up their game and installed excellent inflight entertainment systems. Also, while you review their Web sites, note that airlines such as LOT and LAN have special deals on 787 flights. ANA also has a special fare to Tokyo from San Jose to celebrate the new service.
Most notable is ANA’s Business class configuration at 1-2-1 and 1-1-1 in alternate rows. I can’t wait to see it in person as the photos don’t really do it justice at all.
You can find more details about Qatar Airways‘ and All Nippon Airways‘ interiors from my previous reviews.
What are your thoughts about the seating configurations?
Seating Configuration (seatmap) of Boeing 787s in service (Published 21 Nov., 2012)
Seating Configuration (seatmap) of Boeing 787s in service (Published 21 Nov., 2012)
First Delivery Date Airline Total Seats Business Class Business Class Config. Premium Economy Premium Economy Config. Economy Class Economy Class Config. More
11/14/12 LOT Polish Airlines (LO) 252 18 2-2-2 21 2-3-2 213 3-3-3
11/12/12 Qatar Airways (QR) 254 (PDF) 22 1-2-1 N/A N/A 232 3-3-3
9/22/12 United Airlines (UA) 219 36 2-2-2 70 3-3-3 113 3-3-3
9/8/12 Air India (AI) 256 (PDF) 18 2-2-2 N/A N/A 238 3-3-3 More
8/31/12 LAN (LA) 247 30 2-2-2 N/A N/A 217 3-3-3
8/14/12 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) 270 24 2-2-2 N/A N/A 246 3-3-3
3/25/12 Japan Airlines (JL) 186 42 2-2-2 N/A N/A 144 2-4-2 More
12/30/11 ANA (NH) (long haul) 158 46 1-2-1/1-1-1 N/A N/A 112 2-4-2
9/26/11 ANA (NH) (short haul) 222 42 2-2-2 N/A N/A 180 2-4-2








