Boeing BBJ 787-8
Converted airliner
A new Boeing BBJ 787-8 costs about $290M, indicative list price. Pre-owned, our estimate runs from $179M for a 10-year-old example to $253M for one aged 3. On charter, allow about $23,000 per flight hour for an aircraft in this category. Running one for 250 flight hours a year costs about $5,000,000, before financing and depreciation.
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Specification
- Passengers
- 40
- Range
- 9,945 nm
- Cruise speed
- 488 kt
- Length
- 186 ft
- Wingspan
- 197.3 ft
- Engines
- 2 × turbofan
- Production years
- 2015–
- Indicative new price
- $290,000,000
Drawn to the scale of the largest aircraft in the catalogue
Pre-owned Boeing BBJ 787-8 price
Our valuation by age, for average utilisation with an engine programme in place. Move to a specific aircraft for a figure that accounts for its own history.
- $290M0
- $253M3
- $229M5
- $179M10
Aircraft age
Value a specific aircraftHourly charter rate
Indicative hourly rate for this category, before positioning, ground handling and airport charges.
$23,000
per flight hour
Price a real tripFlown non-stop
All 40 routes we price, non-stop.
- Paris · New York3,276 nm
- London · New York3,109 nm
- London · Dubai3,097 nm
- Paris · Dubai2,953 nm
- Geneva · Dubai2,769 nm
- Paris · Riyadh2,615 nm
- New York · Los Angeles2,215 nm
- Dubai · Male1,699 nm
Measured against the published range less fifteen per cent, the margin operators keep for headwind, routing and a full cabin. A specific flight depends on the day.
Boeing BBJ 787-8: price questions
- How much does a new Boeing BBJ 787-8 cost?
- A new Boeing BBJ 787-8 costs about $290M, indicative list price. It is an order of magnitude: the real price depends on options, cabin completion and the delivery slot.
- How much is a pre-owned Boeing BBJ 787-8?
- Pre-owned, our estimate runs from $179M for a 10-year-old example to $253M for one aged 3. It assumes average utilisation and an engine programme in place; the history of a specific aircraft can move it a long way.
- How much does it cost to charter a Boeing BBJ 787-8 per hour?
- On charter, allow about $23,000 per flight hour for an aircraft in this category. That is before positioning, ground handling and airport charges.
- How much does a Boeing BBJ 787-8 cost per year?
- Running one for 250 flight hours a year costs about $5,000,000, before financing and depreciation. That covers crew, hangar, insurance, maintenance reserves and fuel. Financing and depreciation come on top.
- How many passengers and how much range for the Boeing BBJ 787-8?
- 40 passengers in a typical layout, 9,945 nm of range (18,420 km) and 488 knots in cruise.



