On Sunday July 8th, the Boeing Aircraft Company celebrates the rollout of the first prototype fuselage for it’s new 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This majestic jet represents Boeing’s prospect in the global commercial-aircraft industry that has shrunk to two rival firms, the European consortium Airbus, and Boeing. With Airbus sales surpassing Boeing for the first time some five years ago, substantial pride and fiscal solvency rests on the success of the next generation of airplanes marketed by each company. While visually stunning, the French firm’s behemoth A380 double-decker aircraft has run into substantial delays and cost overruns, while the Dreamliner has secured more orders than any aircraft in history. Boeing has spared absolutely no expense in touting the bells and whistles of this contender.
So what does this fantastic machine of the future look like? Well, at first glance, it’s nearly indistinguishable from most wide-body commercial aircraft manufactured in the last 50 years. Upon slightly closer inspection, we see where all the research dollars were spent. Two words: mood lighting. The Dreamliner indeed!
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