United to benefit from higher-weight Boeing 787-10 variant
An FAA-certified increase in maximum takeoff weight gives the Boeing 787-10 more payload and range, easing a long-standing restriction on where operators such as United Airlines can fly the type.
The FAA has approved a maximum takeoff weight increase for the Boeing 787-10, raising the permitted limit by about 14,000 lb (6,350 kg). The change widens how airlines can use the largest Dreamliner variant.
The 787-10 carries more passengers than the smaller 787-9, but its shorter range has restricted the routes it can fly economically. The increase is meant to loosen that limit. According to the source, operators gain either about five metric tonnes of extra payload or more than 400 nautical miles of additional range.
United Airlines is among the carriers expected to take advantage of the upgrade, known as an increased maximum takeoff weight, or iMTOW, modification, which applies to the 787-10.
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