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Boeing 787 Business Class Seat

Boeing 787 Business Class Seat

Boeing, of course, has their model 787 Dreamliner. But their 787 is by no means the way that every 787 looks inside. Have a looksie… The photo below is that of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner model plane, a real plane that Boeing owns and that is in use. It is theirs. And the business class section of this 787 Dreamliner looks inviting. Now feast your eyes below, upon the ugly, cheap, Wal-Mart version that ANA sprang for. They – All...

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Boeing 787 Fact Sheet

Boeing 787 Fact Sheet

The Boeing 787 Program covers many areas of interest, from the market, customers, and airplane technology to manufacturing enhancements and an extensive partner team, among others. Here are some interesting facts and figures on a number of these topic areas: Market size 3,310 units over 20 years (2009-2028) Expectation of sales out of 3,500 units More than half Major program milestones Firm configuration completed – September 2005 Major...

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787 Dreamliner Cockpit

787 Dreamliner Cockpit

The 787 Cock Pit almost looks like something out of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Or maybe something that Steve Jobs designed – and never told us about – before he died. The 787 flight deck features LCD multi-function displays, all of which will use an industry standard GUI widget toolkit (Cockpit Display System Interfaces to User Systems / ARINC 661).The 787 flight deck includes two head-up displays...

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner – Interior

Boeing 787 Dreamliner – Interior

The interior of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was designed to be the best to date.  It is up to you to decide if it really is. As they say, “Pictures are worth a thousand words.” And since a flight on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner will cost no less than $1000 each way on any route, perhaps it will be just the pictures that you’ll be able to look at. The Boeing 787 cabin interior width is approximately 18 feet (550 cm) at armrest, 1...

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the successor to the Boeing 777 (simply called the Triple 7 by those in the know). In 2007, Boeing boasted about the fact that it had received 677 preorders from 47 carriers, making the Boeing 787 Dreamliner the most preordered airplane in commercial aviation history. The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner was delivered to ANA of Japan on September 28, 2011. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin...

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