Boeing to fly Dreamliner today

Seattle: Boeing Corporation will roll out on Sunday its latest offering — the Boeing 787 Dreamliner — billed as the most economical and fuel efficient jet that will soon make its debut in India with top airlines Air India and Jet Airways placing orders for 27 and 10 aircraft respectively.
Boeing is promoting the jet as a super-efficient airplane with new passenger-pleasing features and several airlines around the world have placed orders and firm commitments for the aircraft.
Boeing claims its latest offering would use 20 per cent less fuel than any other plane of its size. It would carry 210-250 passengers on routes of up to 8,500 nautical miles.
The mid-sized wide-body passenger airliner is scheduled to enter service in 2008 and is being rolled out from Boeing’s Everett facility. Boeing has already received 642 orders from 46 customers. The first delivery would be to All Nippon Airways in May 2008. The company said that between 2008 and 2009, 112 planes would be delivered.
Air India chairman and managing director Vasudevan Thulsidas, who was here to take part in the rollout , told reporters the company would buy 68 passenger jets from Boeing.
08/07/07 PTI/The Hindu

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