Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight Soon?
May 3, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
Originally supposed to take flight during the summer months of 2007, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is expected to be in the air at some point in the next 90 days. Although Boeing is two years behind their initial time frame goals, they now believe that they will be able to begin officially selling the planes in early 2010.
According to reports, Boeing already has more than 850 orders for the 787 Dreamliner. This aircraft, which is being built with carbon composite in the city of Seattle, Washington, has some features that industry experts believe could make it the most popular type of passenger plane for the next 20 years.
During this testing phase, Boeing will be conducting a plethora of tests to make sure the aircraft is safe and to better understand the benefits of the new design and the new materials being used.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been pushed back for a number of reasons including a union strike and mistakes in production. However, the new time frame of early 2010 seems to be much more feasible.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Image: Flickr)
