The 11 Airlines Operating the Boeing 787-10 in 2026: Ranked

The Boeing 787-10 is the largest variant of the US planemaker's 'Dreamliner' family of modern widebody twinjets, and it has been in the news this week following an order by Delta Air Lines. Indeed, Tuesday saw the Atlanta-based US 'big three' legacy carrier and SkyTeam founding member announce that it had put pen to paper with Boeing on a deal for some 30 examples of the 787-10 Dreamliner, as well as options for another 30. With this in mind, now seems as good a time as any to assess the current state of the Boeing 787-10 fleet, in terms of the airlines that fly the type and how many they have at their disposal. Using data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, we will rank them by the number of flights planned this year. Singapore Airlines Comes Out On Top According to present fleet data made available by ch-aviation, Singapore Airlines is the world's largest 787-10 operator, with 27 units in its fleet and another four on order. Correspondingly, it is unsurprising to see that Cirium's data ranks the Star Alliance member as by far the world's largest user of the type by scheduled flights as well, with a grand total of 26,419 penciled in in 2026. Collectively, these services will offer 8.9 million seats. Data from aeroLOPA shows that Singapore Airlines configures its 787-10s in a two-class configuration with 36 business class and 301 economy class seats. The type's top routes at the carrier link its main hub at Changi Airport (SIN) with Bangkok (BKK) and Denpasar (DPS), with frequencies peaking at six daily round trips in the summer. Singapore Airlines was also the 787-10's launch customer, and its Goh Choon Phong said in 2018 that: "The 787-10 is a magnificent piece of engineering and truly a work of art. It will be an important element in our overall growth strategy, enabling us to expand our network and strengthen our operations." Other Big Hitters Elsewhere, United Airlines ranks second by both fleet size and flights scheduled in 2026, with respective figures of 21 and 11,508. The much lower number of flights than Singapore Airlines, despite the fleet size not being that much smaller, reflects the type's use on long-haul routes at United, whereas its Asian fellow Star Alliance member favors regional routes for the 787-10. Its top routes at United are Newark to Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. EVA Air ranks third in terms of the number of 787-10 flights, having planned 11,064 services with the type in 2026. This puts it just over 1,000 flights ahead of Dutch carrier KLM, with 10,052 787-10 services scheduled, despite EVA Air having the smaller fleet of the two (13 vs 14). EVA Air's top routes with the 787-10 link Taipei with Osaka and Tokyo Narita up to thrice-daily, while KLM flies it twice a day from Amsterdam to LAX and New York. Returning to Asia, 787 family launch customer ANA ranks fifth by scheduled 787-10 flights, with 9,351 services planned in 2026. The Japanese carrier, which flies all three 787 variants, has 10 787-10s in its fleet (plus two on order), and its top route with the type links Tokyo Haneda with Sapporo. Meanwhile, British Airways has more 787-10s than ANA (12 plus 38 on order), but its use on long routes means that only 7,762 flights are planned. The Best Of The Rest Returning to Asia, Vietnam Airlines, which has a grand total of six 787-10s in its fleet, has planned 7,657 flights with the type this year, with the domestic route from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City being its top route. Meanwhile, Korean Air's 13 787-10s (plus 27 on order) will operate 7,407 flights this year, compared to 6,582 for Etihad Airways (which has 10 787-10s in its fleet plus 19 on order) and 4,076 for Saudia (eight plus 21 on order).