up up and away
yesterday was the maiden voyage of the new boeing 787 plane. the first commercial plane to be built from lightweight composite materials (they have been traditionally made from aluminum and titanium, the 787 will emit less carbon emission, use 20% less fuel, is able to carry more passengers and fly longer distances than the older model planes. the 787 was first announced in 2004 but has been delayed multiple times. even though boeing has over 840 planes for the plane, don’t expect to fly on one anytime soon. it will still need to go through a battery of test before it’s put into production which is expected to take another yet.
the first set of planes are going to all nippon airlines, i’d imagine they’d promote their e-flight program along with the new plane.
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