787 tracker: every Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying right now
The 787 Dreamliner is Boeing's carbon-composite long-haul twin, efficient enough to make nonstop routes pay that could never fill a 747 or 777. Every 787 a receiver can hear right now is on the map below, with a live split by version and the airlines flying the most.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner at a glance
- First flight
- December 15, 2009, Everett, Washington
- Entered service
- October 26, 2011, All Nippon Airways, Tokyo to Hong Kong
- Structure
- About half of the airframe by weight is carbon-fiber composite
- Engines
- GEnx-1B or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
- Built in
- North Charleston, South Carolina (Everett also built them until 2021)
From batteries to Ahmedabad
In January 2013, after lithium-ion battery fires on two 787s, regulators grounded the whole fleet for about three months. From 2021 to 2022 Boeing largely stopped delivering 787s while it fixed manufacturing flaws, including tiny gaps between fuselage sections. On June 12, 2025, Air India flight 171, a 787-8, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, the type's first fatal accident.
The 787 story tells the whole history, with our documentary.
Which version is which
The 787-8 is the original and smallest. The stretched 787-9 is the most common and flies some of the longest routes in the world, including Qantas's nonstop between Perth and London. The 787-10 is the longest of the three, built for more seats rather than more range. The 787-9 vs 787-10 comparison has the numbers.
Who flies the 787
United, American, ANA, Japan Airlines, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Etihad and Air Canada are among the largest operators, so 787s are spread across almost every long-haul corridor. The airline list above shows who has the most in the air at this moment. The large parts that make up every 787 travel between factories aboard the Dreamlifter.
Questions
Why is it called the Dreamliner?
The name came from a public vote Boeing ran in 2003, in which "Dreamliner" beat options including "eLiner" and "Global Cruiser".
Why does a 787 cabin feel different?
Its composite fuselage can hold a higher cabin pressure, equivalent to about 6,000 feet instead of the usual 8,000 or so, and more humidity. It also has very large windows that dim electronically instead of using shades.
Why isn't an aircraft I know is flying on the map?
Positions come from volunteer ADS-B receivers, which only hear aircraft within roughly 200 nautical miles. Over oceans, deserts and parts of Africa and Asia there are few receivers, so an aircraft can vanish mid-flight and reappear near land. Military and some government aircraft also switch their transponders' public data off.
More live trackers
Positions from the adsb.lol volunteer ADS-B network (ODbL). Aircraft are shown only while a receiver can hear them.