British Airways 787-10 identified in Montreal emergency slide incident
The aircraft involved in the September 4 incident at Montreal has been identified as G-ZBLA, a Boeing 787-10, according to Simple Flying.
2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 7, 2026, 5:16 a.m. ET
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Sep 7, 2026, 5:16 a.m. ETFirst report
British Airways 787 Emergency Slide Inflates During Montreal Turnaround
An emergency slide on a British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner inflated accidentally during a turnaround at Montreal on September 4, 2026, colliding with a catering truck, according to Simple Flying. The incident, which occurred during taxi at approximately 10:00 PM local time, delayed the departure of flight BA94 by three hours and 30 minutes. The subsequent rotations, BA189 to Newark and BA188 back, were canceled, and the aircraft was instead rostered onto BA267 to Portland, departing four hours and one minute late, Simple Flying reported.
The aircraft, registered G-ZBLA, is a Boeing 787-10, according to aircraft registry records, which list the registered owner as British Airways Plc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight. Registry records also list the aircraft as built in 2020 and powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-J3 engines.
The cause of the accidental slide inflation has not been determined. The incident remains under investigation.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- G-ZBLA
- Type
- Boeing Company Boeing 787-10 — twin-engine jet landplane
- Engines
- 2 x Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-J3
- Built
- 2020-01-17 (6 years old)
- Operator of record
- British Airways
- Registered owner
- British Airways PlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 167 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 7.5 miles W of Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (CYHU/YHU)
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