Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (B788)

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — ICAO type designator B788 — is a twin-engined jet aircraft. It seats about 248 passengers, flies up to 13,530 km and cruises around 488 knots. Its card in the Skydex collection is uncommon. In Skydex 7 pilots logged 31 different airframes of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Heard by the network

362 different airframes of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner picked up by 6 Skydex receivers (Baden-Württemberg, Derbyshire, near Arnhem), 15,147 sightings since 25 Aug 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

Operators

Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 4 military (not named), 1 private (not named), 10 without an operator callsign yet.

ICAO type code
B788
Manufacturer
Boeing
Engines
2 × jet
Typical seats
248
Range
13,530 km
Cruise speed
488 kt
Wingspan
60.1 m
Length
56.7 m
MTOW
228 t
Card rarity
uncommon

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Questions

What is the ICAO designator for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner?

B788. It is the ICAO aircraft type designator used in flight plans and in ADS-B aircraft databases.

Who builds the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner?

Boeing.

Which airlines fly the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner?

In the Skydex network it has been heard or caught flying for American Airlines (35 airframes), All Nippon Airways (34 airframes) and Qatar Airways (32 airframes).

How often does the Skydex network hear the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner?

362 different airframes since 2026-08-25, on 15,147 airframe-days, at 6 receivers. The last one was heard on 2026-11-11.

How rare is the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Skydex?

Uncommon tier. Players have caught 31 airframes of the type.