Boeing 787 Dreamliner

With the delivery of new- generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft scheduled soon, the issue of over $700 million compensation from US manufacturer Boeing for delaying its delivery came up for detailed discussion at the Air India Board meeting on Monday.  

Osaka, Apr 20, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp LCDs are being used in the flight deck of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a state-of-the-art, all-new-commercial airplane. This is the first LCD for aviation usage to incorporate Advanced Super View LCD, a display ...  

The B-1 flight, as any Boeing plane’s first time aloft is known, is not a public event, but there ought to be plenty of witnesses to the dramatic lift-off. “We have more than 6,000 employees on site, and they’ll all be invited to ...  

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Air India board will meet Monday to decide on the induction date of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner into the carrier's fleet and a voluntary retirement scheme for employees, a senior official said Friday. Our board will ...  

Boeing Co. is close to signing a $2 billion deal with Indonesian airline Lion Air for 10 of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, according to Reuters news service. The report indicates that Lion Air was choosing between the Boeing jetliner and Airbus planes, but is expected to sign the order with Boeing next month in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lion Air in November placed the largest commercial aircraft order in Boeing history for 230 planes...  

In 2007, TV anchorman Dan Rather's cable news show examined the question of how safe Boeing's 787 Dreamliner would be in a crash. It was legitimate journalism that led the pack. The Seattle Times later covered some of the same issues surrounding the jet's ...  

Boeing Co ‘s first South Carolina-made 787 Dreamliner lifted off the ground atabout 12:04 p.m. today, a soaring achievement for the company’s North Charleston campus and for the state’s aviation ambitions. The maiden flight will last about ...  

Boeing’s first South Carolina-made 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to prepare for its first take-off around 11:15 a.m., the company said. The actual lift-off time might be closer to 11:30, according to new information. The jet is scheduled to make ...  

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The 787 Boeing Model fin was in town as a part of Boeing's "building dreams" tour. The 13 foot-model is only one third the size of the actual fin and has been signed by people all across the state. The North Charleston based plant ...  

QANTAS has moved to quash persistent rumours that its first batch of Boeing 787s will go to the new international mainline operations. Executives said this week that the first 15 deliveries of advanced aircraft, now back in Australia for a series of ...  

Service begins March 31, 2013. "Our customers will enjoy the direct, nonstop service on our new Boeing Dreamliner aircraft," says Jeff Smisek, United's president and chief executive officer in a press release. United flight 123 will depart Denver daily at ...  

Indonesia's Lion Air is close to signing a deal for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets, with a total list price of $1.9 billion, as the budget carrier aims to tap the long-haul market. Two sources involved in the deal told Reuters that ...  

The new aircraft is well suited to what aviation analysts call "long, thin" routes — long-distance flights with relatively smaller numbers of passengers. With 210 to 290 seats, the Dreamliner is much smaller than the long-haul Boeing 747s ...  

It was a soaring achievement. For the first time, a Boeing Dreamliner made in North Charleston took flight, staying aloft through rigorous testing over the Atlantic Ocean before landing safely back at Charleston International Airport.  

Operations workers for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and All Nippon Airways got their hands on their first 787 Dreamliner on Monday in preparation for All Nippon’s planned nonstop flights between Seattle and Tokyo. People wanting to fly the 787 from Sea-Tac will have to keep holding their breath a bit longer, however. ANA plans to start its Seattle-Tokyo service July 25, but will fly Boeing 777s on the route until near the end of the...