Thomson Airways’ first 787 Dreamliner touched down in Manchester on Friday.
Thomson will be the first UK airline to fly the new Boeing aircraft.
It has planned to start flying the planes last month, but was forced to delay the launch until July after problems with the aircraft’s battery.
The 787 will fly from London Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands and Glasgow airports, on long haul routes to Sanford, Florida and Cancun in Mexico, starting from July 8.
A further three 787s will be delivered this summer.
Thomson Airways MD Chris Browne (pictured above) said: "After much anticipation we are very excited to welcome the 787 Dreamliner to our fleet and as the first airline in the UK to take delivery we hope our customers will enjoy the unique experience of this revolutionary aircraft.
"The introduction of the Dreamliner is a major milestone in our journey of modernising the holiday experience.
"This winter we’ll fly the Dreamliner direct to Phuket in Thailand and from summer 2014 we will be introducing holidays to Mauritius and Puerto Vallarta, flying direct on our new 787 aircraft."
See Thomson’s infographic on the history of flight here.
