Avianca (Bogotá) took delivery of its first B787-8, N780AV (msn 37502), at a ceremony held at Everett on Thursday, December 18. The aircraft, part of an order for fifteen, was subsequently flown to Bogotá.
Once certified and granted an airworthiness certificate by the Colombia civil aviation authority (AeroCivil), the aircraft will make its commercial debut between Bogota and New York JFK on January 16.
Additional airframes will be used to open up flights from Bogota, Cali, and Medellín José Maria Córdova to Madrid Barajas, Barcelona El Prat, and London Heathrow.
