Boeing 787 Dreamliner is Late But Still Wanted

The Boeing Dreamliner is an impressive example of early 21st century design and engineering. The Boeing Dreamliner aircraft is of conventional design with low sweptback wings and two under wing pylon mounted engines.

The design has replaced the Sonic Cruiser program and incorporates some of the advanced design features developed while examining the Sonic Cruiser concept. The Boeing Dreamliner had, meanwhile, by June 2007, secured a tentative order for 50 aircraft from an aircraft leasing company. In October 2007 British Airways announced one of its biggest fleet orders in a decade with a mixed purchase of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

The Boeing Dreamliner provides a business solution for airlines everywhere — offering unsurpassed operational flexibility. Exciting improvements in passenger comfort will change flight forever. The Boeing Dreamliner displays an array of features and qualities that may in time grant it admittance to the classic airliner hall of fame. Two power plants, up to date airframe ideas and build plan with reduced fuel needs and airline biz bottom line friendly economics for operation, support , passenger capacity, range, and load capabilities.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2008, provides passengers with a better flying experience and operators with a more efficient commercial jetliner. Using 20 percent less fuel per passenger than similarly sized airplanes, the 787 is designed for the environment with lower emissions and quieter takeoffs and landings.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It will carry between 210 and 330 passengers depending on variant and seating configuration.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner program came out of the 7E7 study for a conventional aircraft to replace the original Sonic Cruiser program after Boeing decided that program was overly ambitious. Board approval for the Boeing 787 came in late 2003 with full launch and a record order for 50 aircraft from All Nippon Airways. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has booked more than 760 orders or commitments and even though each plane’s price tag runs from $146 million to $200 million (US), is the hottest-selling wide body jet in the world. It is, as the Wall Street Journal states, “a hit” with the fifty two airlines from whom Boeing has obtained firm orders.

Aircraft assembly began in June 2006 with final assembly in May 2007. The first aircraft was rolled out in July 2007 and the first flight is scheduled for sometime in mid 2008. Aircraft manufacturers do more work than you think to build these aircraft. It’s really not that easy.

While Boeing and Airbus now dominate the world airliner market in the not so distant future China will become a fierce competitor. China has emerged as the key catalyst for all of Asia. And with the newly established close economic ties with Japan, China is establishing a sphere of economic and political influence that will give it a huge advantage with airline carriers throughout Asia … when and if it’s able to deliver the goods, of course.

China will not be able to build and test large commercial aircraft all that quickly but still Boeing and Airbus had better start looking over their shoulders. China will have the financial and political clout to dominate the Asian market once they have developed and tested suitable aircraft. For sure, moving way up the technology ladder is a major part of Chinese economic planning.

But for now it looks like Boeing has a winner with the 787 Dreamliner. That is when it can overcome the delays in production.

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