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Dreamliner Makes Maiden Commercial Flight

Rob Quinn — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:03:00 CDT

After years of delays, the aircraft Boeing says is the future of aviation made its first commercial flight today, reports the BBC . The 787 Dreamliner, the first jet largely built from lightweight carbon-composite materials, took off on a chartered flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong for All Nippon Airways, the...

Boeing Finally Delivers Dreamliner— Take a Tour

Matt Cantor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:58:26 CDT

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is finally taking off—just three years behind schedule. Yesterday, the much-anticipated jet was officially delivered to its first customer, Japan’s All Nippon Airways. With a ceremony planned for today in Everett, Wash., reporters are getting a look at the nifty features that set the jetliner...

Hey, Obama: Dems Slow Job Growth, Too

Matt Cantor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:36:40 CDT

President Obama has been rightly railing against Republicans for blocking job-creation measures, but they're not the only ones. Boeing is ready to start building its 787 Dreamliners partially in a new South Carolina plant, home to 5,000 nonunion workers. But the National Labor Relations Board wants to leave “those...

Fire Forces Dreamliner to Land

Kevin Spak — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:53:36 CST

Is the Boeing 787 cursed? Boeing today announced that it will ground its entire test fleet of the long-delayed Dreamliner, after a fire forced one to make an emergency landing yesterday. The plane was making its final approach to Laredo, Texas, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin, possibly...

Dreamliner's Upgrades Good for Passengers, Too

Will McCahill — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:56:00 CST

There’s plenty for airlines to like about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner (it goes farther, faster, on less fuel), but you might not have heard about the upgrades it holds for passengers. Via the Christian Science Monitor : Windows aren’t just 65% larger, but passengers can adjust the tint from transparent to opaque...

Dreamliner Wraps Up Test Flight

John Johnson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:41 CST

Boeing's Dreamliner passed its first test today by completing a three-hour flight over Puget Sound. The round trip—rain and wind shortened it by two hours—means Boeing can begin a 9-month certification process with the FAA, reports the Post-Intelligencer . After that, the company can presumably begin shipping the 840...

Dreamliner Finally Takes Flight

Nick McMaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:05:19 CST

Leaving behind a series of woes and delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner took flight on its maiden voyage today, exactly six years to the day after Boeing first offered the jet for sale in 2003. Since then, the jet has been wildly successful in terms of sales, but also the...

Boeing's Dreamliner Takes Off Next Week

Rob Quinn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:58:04 CST

Boeing's Dreamliner will make its maiden flight next week after two years of delays. The high-tech aircraft could be airborne on a test flight of about five hours Tuesday if Seattle's weather permits, reports the Post-Intelligencer . Boeing has much staked on the plane, made of 50% composite material. It's locked...

Problems Sour Boeing's 'Dream Summer'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:10:01 CDT

Boeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today . The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered, and analysts...