787 will make nonstop flights to Asia feasible

When Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner jet takes to the skies sometime this winter, it will represent an envelope-pushing engineering triumph for everything from fuel efficiency to advanced composite materials.
It also will represent Boston's first hope in years for getting regular nonstop service to China, India, and East Asia. By dint of its size and range - and its ability to take off from Logan International Airport's biggest runways with a full load of fuel - the 787 is expected to be the first jet that airlines can profitably fly nonstop between Boston and major Asian cities.
The 787 "opens up a whole new continent for us," says Edward C. Freni, aviation director for the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Logan.
Massport officials are especially optimistic about six cities: Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai in China, Mumbai and New Delhi in India, and Tokyo in Japan.
Not coincidentally, some of the first airlines to order 787s are major Chinese, Indian, and Japanese airlines, including All Nippon Airlines, Air India, and Hainan Airlines.
14/09/07 Peter J. Howe/Boston Globe, United States

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